Saturday, August 25, 2007

Filem* means film*


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Filem means "film."

Salience:The word "filem" does not appear at all in the Target Text, but appears frequently at other websites and blogs, in association with the word "pengambarran," a word that appears twice in the Target Text.

At the CRI Online wesbite, for example, we find the title, "Penggambaran Filem Rasmi Sukan Olimpik Beijing:"

Filem rasmi petama sukan Olimpik diterbitkan pada tahun 1912 bagi Sukan Stockholm di Swiden. Selepas itu, penggambaran filem telah menjadi satu tugas dan mesti ditugaskan oleh setiap jawatankuasa penganjur Sukan Olimpik. Filem rasmi Sukan Olimpik biasanya akan menggambarkan pertandingan sukan Olimpik atau cerita mengenai sukan Olimpik dan merupakan catatan sejarah yang penting. Malay.CRI.CN
The word filem is a cognate with the English word "film" and appears in in Malay blogs and websites discussions the making and publication of documentaries, films and other television and movie programming.
Ketika penggambaran hendak disambung, Mokhtar pula membawa cerita bahawa Zulkifly cuba merosakkan Mazni. Sekali lagi Pak Halim mengamuk dan kali ini langsung tidak membenarkan Mazni berlakon. Manakala para krew filem pula diserang oleh Pak Mokhtar dan rakan-rakannya kerana mengambil gambar di kawasan kampung itu. Kerja filem terpaksa dihentikan dan pengarah mengambil keputusan supaya rombongan itu balik sahaja ke Kuala Lumpur. Bagaimanapun, kedatangan Cikgu Mahazan telah mengubah keputusan itu. Sultanmuzaffar
Here is a second example of the usage:
Irwin, kelahiran Melbourne memulakan siri popular itu pada 1992, malah pernah membintangi beberapa filem selain membantu pembangunan taman hidupan liar Zoo Australia yang diasaskan ibu bapanya, Bob dan Lyn Irwin. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Haiwan Nigeri Park, Malaysia

However, the word "filem" has never been used at Kifli Bujang's blog, which might mean that it is a word used with respect to movies and documentaries, but not with respect to news programming.

The word "filem" appears in the name of the website Filem Malaysia, and in the description:

Filem Cereka:


Senarai lengkap filem cereka disusun mengikut abjad dan tahun tayangan. Jumlah keseluruhan filem cereka yang disenaraikan ialah sebanyak 868 buah judul filem. Filem Malaysia,

The word "filem" also appears in the name of the website "Filem Negara Malaysia," where a graphic depiction of movie film makes the purpose of the website evident.

If the word "filem" applies only to movies and not to television, and/or not to television news, then that might explain why the word never appears at Kifli Bujang's blog, since he participates in news programming for television.