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Phonological Simplification in K-Pop English Lyrics: Connected Speech in Aespa's Title Tracks Anggi Rizky Firdhani; Listya Arum Ridhawati; Faza Hannan Purinanda; Mentari Antika Putri
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Terapan Vol. 12 No. 1 (2026): April 2026 [IN PROGRESS]
Publisher : Jurusan Bahasa Inggris - Politeknik Negeri Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35313/jbit.v12i1.6840

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The growing presence of English in K-pop lyrics has drawn attention to how Korean singers produce English in professional recording contexts. This study analyzes phonological simplification in the English lyrics of Aespa's title tracks, focusing on the types and frequencies of connected speech processes present in their recordings. Using a qualitative descriptive approach, the data consist of five title tracks released between 2023 and 2025: Spicy, Supernova, Armageddon, Whiplash, and Dirty Work. Audio recordings were transcribed using narrow IPA transcription and compared against General American citation forms, with each phonological difference coded as a connected speech process based on predefined categories from connected speech theory. The analysis identified 77 tokens across six process types. Reduction (45.5%) and elision (27.3%) are the most frequent, while substitution (14.3%), lenition (6.5%), assimilation (5.2%), and linking (1.3%) occur less frequently but appear consistently across all five songs. These findings show that phonological simplification in Aespa's English singing is systematic rather than random, shaped by both the natural tendencies of English connected speech and the influence of Korean phonological patterns. This study contributes an empirical account of how English is phonologically adapted within a K-pop performance context.
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Trump’s Speech on Voter Fraud Claims Faza Hannan Purinanda; Anggi Rizky Firdhani; Khoirun Nisaa' Arnoi; Mentari Antika Putri
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Terapan Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Oktober 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35313/jbit.v11i2.6730

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Claiming that “this may be the most important speech I’ve ever made,” this speech was one of the most noteworthy turning points of the 2020 United States presidential election. This paper aims at analyzing Trump’s speech on voter fraud claims that was released on December 2, 2020 from a critical discourse perspective. This descriptive qualitative research describes and investigates the main features, the main points of concern, and the objectives tried to achieve by delivering the speech. The result of the study shows that the main features of Trump’s political discourse include simplicity, repetition, parataxis, frames, deictics, hyperboles, inarticulation, and hearsay evidence. These features reflect Trump’s personality as well as his supporters’ characteristics. Regarding the main points of the discourse, there are several issues, including pandemic, swing states, mail-in ballots, and rigged system, that Trump tries to convey. There are also further implications or objectives that Trump tries to achieve by releasing the speech: keeping loyal supporters and avoiding prosecution.
MODULATION TECHNIQUES USED IN THE SUBTITLES OF A NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY SERIES FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE SEASON 7 Wasthu Wardhana Chandra; Yessy Purnamasari; Mentari Antika Putri
Jurnal JOEPALLT (Journal of English Pedagogy, Linguistics, Literature, and Teaching) Vol. 14 No. 2 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Suryakancana

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35194/jj.v14i2.6703

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Translators might find it a challenge when translating fast paced and spontaneous dialogues, in which literal translation may produce unnatural or contextually inappropriate expressions. Thus, this study investigates the use of translation techniques, particularly modulation, in the subtitles of Netflix docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 7. This study aims to identify the types of modulation techniques and to discover the most dominant subtype applied by the translator. By employing a qualitative method, the data were collected from the English Indonesian subtitles provided in the docuseries, focusing on episode 1 and 2. The findings indicate that out of ten strategies, five modulation technique are applied across 38 analyzed data. Explicative modulation is the most dominant technique (47.3%), followed by negative of opposite (26.3%), active for passive (15.7%), reversal of terms (7.8%), and change of symbol (2.6%). The study contributes to translation research by examining how modulation technique is applied in non-fiction audiovisual media to convey implicit and emotionally nuanced expressions in natural-sounding subtitles.