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A STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN RADAR TARAKAN AND RADAR KALTARA NEWS HEADLINES Muhammad Ilham Ilham; Rita Kumalasari
JURNAL KONFIKS Vol 12 No 4 (2025): KONFIKS
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26618/ns18xr41

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Figurative language is an important stylistic resource in news headlines because it enables information to be conveyed concisely while maintaining contextual meaning and rhetorical salience. This study aims to identify, classify, and describe the use of figurative language in the news headlines of Radar Tarakan and Radar Kaltara. The study employed a qualitative descriptive approach. The data consisted of news headlines published on page A1 of Radar Tarakan and page B1 of Radar Kaltara from 15 selected publication dates in the July 2020 editions. The data were collected through documentary observation and transcription and were analyzed through data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing, and verification. The analysis focused on three major groups of figurative language: comparative, contrasting, and satirical figures of speech, comprising eight forms: metonymy, personification, hyperbole, pars pro toto, litotes, paradox, satire, and cynicism. The findings show that comparative figures of speech were the most dominant form identified in the analyzed headlines, consisting of metonymy, personification, hyperbole, and pars pro toto. Contrasting figures of speech occurred in the forms of litotes and paradox, while satirical figures of speech occurred in the forms of satire and cynicism. The findings indicate that figurative language in news headlines functions as a linguistic strategy for condensing information, emphasizing particular aspects of reported events, and constructing more expressive and contextually meaningful headlines. This study contributes to the fields of stylistics and journalistic language by providing an account of figurative language use in regional newspaper headlines.  
Membangun Jembatan Literasi: Pendampingan Kesadaran Membaca Melalui Teknik Read Aloud Pada Masyarakat Pesisir Tanjung Pasir, Kota Tarakan Erna Wahyuni; Muhammad Thobroni; Nurul Hanna Fauziyyah; Dwi Cahyono Aji; Muhammad Ilham Ilham; Iva Ani Wijiati; Asih Riyanti; Inung Setyami; Ade Armansa; Siti Fatonah; Rita Kumala Sari
Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Patikala Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): Jurnal PkM PATIKALA
Publisher : Pusat Pengembangan Pendidikan dan Bakat Indonesia/Education and Talent Development Center of Indonesia (ETDC Indonesia)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.51574/patikala.v5i3.4421

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Low literacy awareness in coastal communities is a structural problem that impacts children's language and cognitive development from an early age. The coastal community of Tanjung Pasir, Tarakan City, faces limited access to reading materials, minimal family reading practices, and low parental involvement in children's literacy activities. This community service activity aims to build reading awareness through contextual, participatory, and coastal environmental-based read-aloud techniques. The implementation method consists of four stages: (1) survey and coordination with the community; (2) community service team discussions to prepare materials and activity tools; (3) implementation of the mentoring activities; and (4) reflection and evaluation of the activities. The results of the activity indicate an increased understanding of parents about the importance of reading aloud, more expressive read-aloud practice skills, and a growing awareness that reading can be done using simple learning resources in the local environment. This program contributes to building a family literacy bridge and fostering an early literacy ecosystem in coastal areas.