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Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
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Death-Related Conversational Implicature in Genshin Impact: A Pragmatic Analysis of Hu Tao's Character Dialogue in the Papilio Charontis Story Quest Muhamad Rizky Ramadhan; Deni Suswanto; Toneng Listiani
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 11, No 3 (2026)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v11i3.2678

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Death is a sensitive topic commonly expressed through indirect language such as euphemism, metaphor, and irony, yet how conversational implicature systematically conveys death-related meanings within a single character's discourse in interactive digital narrative remains theoretically unaddressed. This study examines how death-related conversational implicatures are realized in Hu Tao's dialogue in the Papilio Charontis story quest of Genshin Impact, which Gricean maxims are flouted to generate them, and how these implicatures convey indirect references to death. Employing a qualitative descriptive approach grounded in Grice's (1975) Cooperative Principle, data were collected through document analysis of the quest transcript and analyzed by identifying indirect expressions, determining maxim violations, and interpreting death-related meanings through pragmatic inference. The analysis of 33 utterances reveals that metaphorical expression, euphemism, and irony are the dominant strategies, with the maxim of manner most frequently flouted, and 32 of 33 implicatures classified as particularized. The findings confirm that Grice's framework is applicable to interactive digital narratives and that conversational implicature functions as a core mechanism of character identity construction in video game discourse.
Figurative Language in The Stone Roses Self-Titled Album: A Habitus Perspective Rizky Roy Rizwaanshah; Deni Suswanto; Dian Nurrachman
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 11, No 4 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v11i4.2962

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This study examines the use of figurative language—specifically metaphor, symbol, and personification—in five songs from The Stone Roses’ self-titled album (1989): “Bye Bye Badman,” “Waterfall,” “Made of Stone,” “This Is the One,” and “I Am the Resurrection.” Employing literary criticism as its methodological approach, the study classifies each figurative expression using Perrine’s (1992) framework and interprets its meaning within the lyrical context. To extend the analysis beyond textual description, the study also applies Bourdieu’s (1990) concept of habitus, which explains how repeated social experiences shape enduring ways of perceiving, thinking, and acting. This sociological perspective is relevant because figurative language not only conveys aesthetic meaning but also reflects socially embedded dispositions and collective experiences encoded in the lyrics. The findings reveal that metaphor is the dominant device, transforming emotional states such as resilience, confinement, and dominance into concrete imagery, while symbols broaden these meanings into representations of instability and authority, and personification portrays the surrounding environment as an active participant in emotional experience. Through the lens of habitus, these recurring figurative patterns represent textual expressions of resistance, social constraint, and aspirations for transformation, demonstrating how literary and sociological perspectives together provide a richer understanding of song lyrics.
Saussurean Semiotic Analysis of Visual Meme Literal Wordplay Assyifa Putri Azzahra; Ujang Suyatman; Deni Suswanto
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 11, No 4 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v11i4.2575

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This study aims to analyze the linguistic-semiotic mechanisms in visual memes featuring literal wordplay in English. The data consist of five visual memes, Butterfly, Catfish, Eggplant, Fireworks, and Bookworm, collected from digital platforms such as Google Images, Pinterest, and Facebook. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach, using Ferdinand de Saussure’s semiotic theory as the primary framework, alongside Victor Raskin’s Script-based Semantic Theory of Humour (SSTH). The results show that memes break words down into their literal elements and visualize them, thereby creating a clash between conventional meaning and literal-visual meaning, emphasizing the arbitrary nature of signs in language and triggering incongruity that produces a humorous effect. This study contributes to linguistic semiotics by emphasizing that the arbitrariness of signs is not just a theoretical concept, but an active mechanism that enables the reinterpretation of meaning in language. 
Co-Authors Assyifa Putri Azzahra Dian Nurrachman Muhamad Rizky Ramadhan Rizky Roy Rizwaanshah Suyatman, Ujang Toneng Listiani