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All Journal MATAPENA: Jurnal Keilmuan Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya ELITERATE : Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies
Sufina Zahra Rambe
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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POWER AND DESPAIR THROUGH THE LENS OF INTERPERSONAL METAFUNCTION: A MOOD AND MODALITY ANALYSIS OF DENIS VILLENEUVE’S PRISONERS (2013) Sufina Zahra Rambe; Uswatun Hasanah Lubis; Fathia Naziva
ELITERATE : Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2026): ELITERATE : Journal of English Linguistics and Literature Studies
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Universitas Negeri Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26858/eliterate.v5i2.86360

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This research aims to analyze mood and modality in the dialogues and to explore how interpersonal metafunction reflects power and despair. The audience of Prisoners movie often focused on the father-daughter relationship between Keller and Anna which overlooks the significance of character interactions in constructing meaning. This study applies a descriptive qualitative method using selected scenes from the movie script focusing on Keller and Loki. It applies Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics, particularly the interpersonal metafunction, along with Rotter’s Locus of Control theory to examine how power and despair are constructed by linguistic choices. The findings show that obligation is the most dominant type of modality, with Keller’s dialogue highly dominated by obligation, reflecting his tendency to control situations. Keller also shows a dominance of internal Locus of Control, indicating his refusal to be passive, while Loki demonstrates a balance between internal and external control. In terms of mood, Keller frequently uses declarative and imperative sentences, while Loki often uses interrogative forms
BAGAIMANA IDIOM MEMENGARUHI KEPUASAAN PENONTON DALAM FILM ‘THE TRUMAN SHOW’ Sufina Zahra Rambe; Uswatun Hasanah Lubis; Fathia Naziva; Nashwa Hawanu Fero
MATAPENA: Jurnal Keilmuan Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): Desember 2025
Publisher : Indonesian language and literature education program Majapahit Islamic University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36815/matapena.v8i2.4395

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This work analyzes how idioms in The Truman Show influence the psychological response of audience. The analysis uses Boatner & Gates semantics theory in order to provide the theoretical background regarding idioms while using Leon Festinger's theory of Cognitive Dissonance to draw the psychological connection. Although there are many studies on semantics and psychological dissonance, there has yet to be a study that connects semantics and psychological response through the Truman Show. Using a descriptive qualitative method, 25 idioms were identified from the movie script: Lexemic idioms (44%), Phrase idioms (24%), Frozen idioms (24%), and Proverbs (8%). The dominance of Lexemic idioms requires audiences to interpret both literal and figurative meanings which evokes their psychological engagement. Keywords: Idioms, Cognitive dissonance, Semantics
Co-Authors Fathia Naziva Nashwa Hawanu Fero Uswatun Hasanah Lubis