THE UNNATURALNESS OF THE TRANSLATION OF INDONESIAN TOURIST RESORTS SIGNS INTO ENGLISH IN PARAPAT AND BUKIT LAWANG
Iis Aprianti, S.Pd, Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A., Dr. Anni Holila Pulungan, M.Hum
ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUISTICS STUDY PROGRAM
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
Abstract
This research dealt with the common phenomena unnatural translations in public signs of tourist resorts in Parapat and Bukit Lawang. The objectives of this study is to find out the unnatural Indonesian-English translation of public signs at the two tourist resorts (Parapat and Bukit Lawang). This research applied qualitative research design. The data were collected through observation by taking pictures. The findings of this study showed that There are only five grounds unnatural translation found both in Parapat ad Bukit Lawang
Keywords: Unnatural Translations, Tourist Resorts, Public Signs, Qualitative Research
Topic: Social,Language and Cultural Education