Pagsasalin ng Nobelang ‘Lidia’ ni Juan Crisostomo Soto mula sa Wikang Kapampangan tungo sa Wikang Filipino

Abstract

One of the notable works considered in Kapampangan literature is  the novel ‘Lidia’ by Juan Crisostomo Soto, recognized as the Father of Kapampangan Literature, which was published in 1907. The purpose of this study is to come up with a suggested translation of the novel ‘Lidia’ by Soto from the Kapampangan language to the Filipino language as a contribution to national literature. Using the process and method of prose translation according to Abueg, Batnag, and Petras, the translation of the work went through three processes—salita-sa-salita (word-for word) translation, diwa-sadiwa (meaning based), and revising the translation according to the consultant’s comments and suggestions. Five methods of translation emerged from this process as follows: (1) words that have no equivalent in the target language; (2) idioms in the natural flow of translation; (3) adapting the translation to the target language context; (4) considering the context and environment of the time of translation; and (5) the natural flow of the translation in the target language. From this, the research developed a suggested translation of the novel ‘Lidia’ that went through an intensive and complex translation process that can contribute to national literature.