Metaphor translation towards Cilinaye manuscript

Authors

  • - Sarwadi A senior lecturer in STIKES Qamarul Huda Bagu, Central Lombok, Indonesia

Keywords:

Metaphor, Translation, Cilinaye Manuscript

Abstract

Cilinaye manuscript was one script in Sasak language that was written on Aksara Jejawen or it was known as Akasara Hanacaraka. It has a remarkable meaning especially a metaphorical expression due to be not everyone has an ability to use metaphors however everyone can understand its meaning in the same culture and language unlike Suku Sasak  (Sasak  Tribe). The present study was intended to find out what metaphors were found in Cilinaye manuscript and the concept of metaphor found on it. The results of the present research included 1) The meaning of metaphor in Sasak language can mean different with the use of the same symbol when attached by morpheme e.g. 'lauk daye' attached morpheme 'be' become 'belauk bedaye'. 2) The concept of metaphor according to Ching. Ed. (1980) includes human, animate, living, objective, terrestrial, substantial, energy, cosmic, and being is not completed due to in the data analysis, the researchers found there are metaphors that use directions like bottom up, front behind, east west, south north.

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Published

2017-07-31

How to Cite

Sarwadi, .-. (2017). Metaphor translation towards Cilinaye manuscript. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 3(4), 49–59. Retrieved from https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/ijllc/article/view/217

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4: July 2017

Section

Research Articles
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