Domestication and Foreignization in the Translation of English Non-Material Cultures in 'The World Is Flat' into Malay

Norhazlina Husin

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3764

Authors

Norhazlina Husin Academy of Languages Study, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3764

Keywords:

Domestication, Foreignization, Strategies, Procedures

Abstract

Translation strategies play a vital role in translating cultural items. Appropriate translation strategy used will ensure that the translation produced is understandable. The translation strategies used may incline towards domestication or foreignization. This paper discusses the translation of 169 English non-material cultures in The World is Flat to Malay in light of the translation strategies used within the framework of Venuti's foreignisation and domestication strategies (1995). This study reveals that the translation of non-material cultures inclines more towards foreignisation than domestication.

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