Table Of ContentRELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS ANALYSIS OF AHMAD FUADI’S 
NEGERI 5 MENARA IN ANGIE KILBANE’S THE LAND OF 
FIVE TOWERS 
 
A THESIS 
Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements  
to Obtain the Sarjana Sastra Degree  
in English Language and Literature  
 
 
 
 
by 
Fairuzzamani Inayatillah 
09211144018 
 
 
 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM 
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS 
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY 
2016
RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS ANALYSIS OF AHMAD FUADI’S 
NEGERI 5 MENARA IN ANGIE KILBANE’S THE LAND OF 
FIVE TOWERS 
 
A THESIS 
Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements  
to Obtain the Sarjana Sastra Degree  
in English Language and Literature  
 
 
by 
Fairuzzamani Inayatillah 
09211144018 
 
 
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM 
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS 
YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY 
2016 
 
 
 
 
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APPROVAL SHEET
RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONSANALYSIS OFAHMADFUADI'SNEGERI
5MENARA IN ANGIE KILBANE'S THELAND OFFIVE TOWERS
ATHESIS
By
Approvedbythe consultants onJuly22, 2016
First Supervisor Second Supervisor
Andy BayuNugroho, S.S., M.Hum. RachmatNurcahyo, S.S, M.A.
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RATIFICATION
RELIGIOUS EXPRESSIONS ANALYSIS OF AHMAD FUADI'SNEGERI
5MENARA IN ANGIE KILBANE'S THELAND OFFIVE TOWERS
ATHESIS
FairuzzamaniInayatillah
09211144018
Accepted by the board of examiners of Faculty of Languages and Arts of
Yogyakarta State University on August 10, 2016 and declared to have
fulfilled the requirements for the attainment ofthe Degree ofSarjana Sastra
in English Languageand Literature.
Board ofExaminers
Position Name
Chairperson
Secretary :Rachmat Nurcahyo, S.S., M.A.
FirstExaminer : Drs. Suhaini M. Saleh,M.A.
Second Examiner : Andy Bayu Nugroho, S.S., M.Hum.
ti Purbani M.A.
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PERNYATAAN
Yangbertandatangandi bawahini, saya:
Nama :Fairuzzamani Inayatillah
.NIM :09211144018
Program Studi :Bahasadan SastraInggris
Fakultas :Bahasadan SeniUniversitas Negeri Yogyakarta
menyatakanbahwakarya ilmiahini adalahhasil pekerjaan sayasendiri. Sepanjang
pengetahuan saya, karya ilmiah ini tidakherisi materi yang ditulis oleh oranglain,
kecuali bagian-bagian tertentu yang saya ambil sebagai acuan dengan mengikuti
tatacaradan etikapenulisankaryailmiahyanglazim.
Apabila temyata terbukti bahwa pemyataan ini tidak benar, sepenuhnya
menjadi tanggungjawab saya.
Yogyakarta, 29 Juni 2016
Penulis,
cMr
Fairuzzamani In~atillah
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Mottos 
 
 
So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny? 
(Ar-rahman : 13) 
 
 
There is a path for me in this big world. 
 
(Infinite, Footsteps) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Dedication 
 
 
This thesis is especially dedicated to: 
 
 
My Parents and Siblings 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
 
  Alhamdulillahirabbil’alamin, praise and gratitude be to Allah SWT, the 
Almighty  and  the  Merciful,  who  has  given  blessing  and  opportunity  to  the 
researcher to accomplish this thesis. Shalawat and greeting are presented to the 
Prophet Muhammad SAW, who has guided mankind with kindness. 
  The researcher realizes that it is impossible to finish the thesis without any 
help, support, encouragement, and advice from others. Therefore, she would like 
to express her gratitude and appreciation to the following people: 
1. her beloved parents (Pak Lutfi Effendi and Ibu Siti Shoimatun) and siblings 
(Farikhah, Fathia) who always give her the best support, affection and prayers 
to finish the thesis; 
2. her academic supervisor, Ibu Nandy Intan Kurnia, S.S., M.Hum who has given 
guidance and encouragment; 
3. her first and second supervisors, Bapak Andy Bayu Nugroho, S.S., M.Hum and 
Bapak Rachmat Nurcahyo, S.S.,M.A who have patiently given helps, advices, 
guidance, corrections and willingness to her in completing the thesis; 
4. all  of  the  lecturers  in  English  Language  and  Literature  Study  Program  of 
Yogyakarta  State  University,  who  have  wholeheartedly  transferred  much 
knowledge to her;  
5. all of her friends in the English Language and Literature of 2009 who cannot 
be mentioned here name by name, especially her classmates in G class and her 
classmates in Translation concentration; 
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6. her close friends, especially Ayu, Nina, Senja, Rosma, Hilma, Rissa and Mia 
for their encouragement. 
Finally, the researcher has done her best in completing this thesis. As she 
realizes  that  it  is  still  far  from  being  perfect,  suggestions  and  opinions  are 
welcomed and expected from the readers. 
 
 
 
       Yogyakarta, June 29th 2016 
 
          Fairuzzamani Inayatillah 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
TITLE PAGE  .......................................................................................................  i 
APPROVAL SHEET  ..........................................................................................  ii 
RATIFICATION  ................................................................................................  iii 
PERNYATAAN  ..................................................................................................  iv 
MOTTOS  ..............................................................................................................  v 
DEDICATIONS  .................................................................................................  vi 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  ..............................................................................  vii 
TABLE OF CONTENTS  ...................................................................................  ix 
LIST OF TABLES  .............................................................................................  xi 
LIST OF FIGURES  ..........................................................................................  xii 
LIST OF ABREVIATIONS  ............................................................................  xiii 
ABSTRACT  ........................................................................................................  xv 
 
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION  .........................................................................  1 
A.  Background of the Problem ..............................................................................  1 
B.  Identification of the Problem .............................................................................  3 
C.  Focus of the Problem .........................................................................................  4 
D.  Formulation of the Problem ..............................................................................  5 
E.  Objectives of the Study ......................................................................................  5 
F.  Significance of the Study  ..................................................................................  6 
 
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL 
FRAMEWORK  ..................................................................................................... 7 
A. LITERATURE REVIEW  ................................................................................... 7 
1. Translation in General  .................................................................................... 7 
2. Boundary between Translation Method, Strategies and Techniques .............. 8 
3. Translation Techniques ................................................................................... 9 
4. Domestication and Foreignization  ................................................................ 13 
5. Religious Expressions ................................................................................... 14 
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Description:Fuadi's Negeri 5 Menara into its English version The Land of Five Towers by  finally tying it into our deepest memory by writing it down. (TLFT.P124).