AN ANALYSIS ON TRANSLATION SHIFTS: CROSS-

LINGUISTIC STUDY BETWEEN ENGLISH AND

INDONESIAN TRANSLATION VERSIONS OF HOLY QURAN

SURAH AL-ARAF

THESIS

By:

SRI WAHYUNI NINGSIH

201210100311222

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

AN ANALYSIS ON TRANSLATION SHIFTS: CROSS-

LINGUISTIC STUDY BETWEEN ENGLISH AND

INDONESIAN TRANSLATION VERSIONS OF HOLY QURAN

SURAH AL-ARAF

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Education

By:

SRI WAHYUNI NINGSIH

201210100311222

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2016

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillah, all praises be upon Allah SWT, the Most Gracious and

Most Merciful, due to His blessing, this challenging thesis can be finished

properly in the right time. Peace and blessing also be upon Muhammad SAW, the

last prophet in the world. In its final accomplishment, I am totally realize that this

thesis is still imperfect. Thus, I openly welcome all criticism and constructive

suggestions from all parties as the betterment of this thesis.

Obviously, I would like to express my gratefulness and appreciation to my

first advisor, Mister Puji Sumarsono, S.Pd., M.Ed. and my second advisor, Ma’am

Laela Hikmah Nurbatra, S.Pd., M.EdLead. for their patience, advices and supports

during guiding me in finishing this thesis. Furthermore, my great gratitude

addressed to my thesis examiners, Ma’am Rina Wahyu Setyaningrum, S.Pd.,

M.Ed. and Mister Adityo, S.S., M.A. for their valuable suggestions so that I can

make this thesis is better than before.

Additionally, my countless gratitude is dedicated for both of my parents,

Ibu Malikah and Bapak Suparlan, who ceaselessly offer me with everlasting and

peaceable affections. Moreover, my boundless appreciation goes to the one and

only my elder brother, Imam Malik, for his endless supports and nice affection.

Henceforth, I would like to express my wholehearted gratitude to Mister

Riski Lestiono, M.A. and also all of the lecturers who help me in conducting this

thesis.

Lastly, I would like to express my thankfulness for all of my collegial

friends: Dewi Khoirun Nisa Hartono, Dwi Sari Kurniawati, Mustaghfiroh, Dita

Fitriana, Siti Nur Cholila, Nur Lailatul Fithriyah, Firda, Ambika Putri Perdani,

Nafisa Hamdiyah, and Tedy bakhtiar Kurniawan, for their endless help during I

accomplish this thesis.

Malang, August 7, 2016

Sri Wahyuni Ningsih

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TABLE OF CONTENT

APPROVAL ………………………………………………………………… iii

MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS ………………………………………….. v

STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY ……………………………. vi

ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………. vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ………………………………………………….. viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………………………………………… ix

APPENDIX ……………… …………………………………………………. xi

LIST OF THE TABLES ……………………………………………………. xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1

1.2 Statements of the Problem ................................................................... 4

1.3 Purposes of the Study ........................................................................... 4

1.4 Significances of the Study .................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation ........................................................................... 5

1.6 Definition of the Key Terms ................................................................ 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Translation ............................................................................................ 7

2.2 Translation Shifts ................................................................................ 8

2.2.1 Level Shift ................................................................................... 8

2.2.2 Category Shift ............................................................................. 9

2.2.2.1 Structure Shift ....................................................................... 9

2.2.2.2 Class Shift ............................................................................. 9

2.2.2.3 Unit Shift ............................................................................... 10

2.2.2.4 Intra-system Shift .................................................................. 10

2.3 Translation in Holy Quran ................................................................... 11

2.4 Surah Al-Araf ....................................................................................... 11

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................... 14

3.2 Research Object ................................................................................... 15

3.3 Research Instrument ............................................................................. 16

3.4 Data Collection ..................................................................................... 17

3.5 Data Analysis ....................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

4.1 Research Finding .................................................................................. 19

4.1.1 Category Shift Found in English and Indonesian Versions of

Holy Quran Surah Al-Araf ......................................................... 19

4.1.1.1 Unit Shift ............................................................................ 20

4.1.1.2 Structure Shift ................................................................... 23

4.1.1.3 Class Shift .......................................................................... 26

4.1.1.4 Intra-system Shift ............................................................... 28

4.1.2 The Dominant Category Shift Employed in the English

and Indonesian Translation Versions of Holy Quran

Surah AL-Araf ......................................................................... 29

4.2 Discussion ............................................................................................ 30

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................... 34

5.2 Suggestions ......................................................................................... 35

REFERENCES ………………………………………………………………

APPENDIX ……………………………………………………………….

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APPENDIX

Appendix 1 A table of category shifts found in English and Indonesian versions of

Holy Quran surah AL-Araf

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