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Pragmatic Functions of Humor in Indonesian Podcasts: Implications for Intercultural Competence in Language Learning Sari, Lusi Komala; Melan, Melan; Onwuagboke, Bede Blaise Chukwunyere
Pelita : Jurnal Kajian Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 1 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/pelita.v5i1.3447

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This study explores the strategic functions of humor in an Indonesian podcast conversation between Raditya Dika and Pras Teguh. While humor in digital media is widely discussed, its pragmatic and cultural dimensions in Southeast Asian podcast discourse remain underexamined. Using a pragmatic linguistic framework and cultural discourse analysis, this study reveals that humor fulfills three key functions: building social rapport, mitigating face-threatening acts, and maintaining discourse coherence. The analysis draws on five major theories: incongruity, superiority, relief, general theory of verbal humor, and multimodal strategies. Methodologically, the study integrates verbal and non-verbal cues in naturalistic podcast data to capture how humor operates in spontaneous, informal interactions. The findings also show that intertextual references, cultural expressions, and soft stereotypes embedded in jokes reflect Indonesia’s high-context communication style and function as identity negotiation tools in the digital public sphere. This research contributes a Southeast Asian perspective to digital humor studies and highlights humor’s pedagogical value. It suggests that podcast-based humor, when contextually analyzed, can support language instruction by enhancing learners’ pragmatic awareness, intercultural sensitivity, and communicative competence.
Code-Mixing and Bilingualism in Indonesian Language Classrooms: A Case Study of Seventh-Grade Students in Riau Sari, Lusi Komala; Nusen, Isfy Aprilian; Onwuagboke, Bede Blaise Chukwunyere
Pijar : Jurnal Penelitian Bidang Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 1 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/pijar.v5i1.3396

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This study explores the forms, functions, and social meanings of code-mixing and code-switching in a digital youth podcast broadcast on the TikTok platform. Adopting a descriptive qualitative approach and grounded in Grosjean’s critical sociolinguistic framework, the research analyzes the transcript of a conversational podcast episode featuring two Indonesian teenage girls discussing the topic of boyfriends versus best friends. The analysis reveals that code-mixing serves not only as a communicative strategy but also as an identity marker, a symbol of modernity, and a medium for expressing social solidarity among urban female youth. Conversely, code-switching is employed to mark topic shifts, emphasize emotions, and manage interpersonal dynamics during the podcast interaction. These bilingual practices reflect a process of glocalization, wherein youth flexibly mobilize multilingual resources within digital, media-rich contexts. The study underscores the pedagogical relevance of integrating authentic, digitally mediated discourse into language learning to enhance multilingual literacy and critical awareness. It also contributes to bilingualism studies by highlighting how identity and symbolic power are constructed through everyday linguistic practices in online spaces.
Investigating Code Mixing as a Feature of Bilingualism in Indonesian Language Education Novarisa, Krisna; Sari, Lusi Komala; Mgbemgasha Apakama, Lusi
Paidea : Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Indonesia Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 1 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/paidea.v5i1.3329

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In the teaching and learning process, Indonesian is formally used as the language of instruction. However, students frequently incorporate regional or foreign languages during classroom interactions, both within and beyond the classroom context, often without regard for the appropriateness of the language variety used. For students, the primary concern is that the intended message is conveyed and understood. This study aims to examine the forms of code mixing and identify the factors that influence its occurrence in Indonesian language learning among seventh-grade students at State Junior High School 2 Bangko Pusako, Rokan Hilir Regency. Employing a qualitative case study approach, data were collected through non-participant observation of classroom conversations. The findings indicate the presence of code mixing during the learning process, with two types identified: inner code mixing (27 instances) and outer code mixing (7 instances). The factors contributing to code mixing include role identification (1 instance), interlocutor (1 instance), language function and purpose (9 instances), and speaker-related factors. These findings highlight the linguistic dynamics in multilingual classrooms and suggest a need for pedagogical strategies that acknowledge and manage students' bilingual or multilingual practices.
Conversational Implicature In Tampan Market Transactions: A Pragmatic Perspective For Language Learning Sari, Lusi Komala; Putri , Desvia Mulya; Apakama, Lusi Mgbemgasha
Educare : Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Vol. 5 No. 1 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 1
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/educare.v5i1.3391

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This study aims to examine the violations and adherence to conversational maxims in verbal transactions between sellers and buyers at traditional markets in the Tampan District, Pekanbaru, using a pragmatic approach based on Grice’s theory of maxims. Through a descriptive qualitative method, data were collected via participant observation and direct recordings of natural conversations, which were then analyzed using contextual discourse analysis techniques. The findings reveal that violations of the maxims of quantity, quality, relevance, and manner are often carried out intentionally to generate conversational implicatures that are persuasive, polite, and adaptive to social norms. Sellers use maxim violations to persuade, guide consumer choices, or enhance the symbolic value of their products, while buyers employ them to negotiate subtly, maintain politeness, or foster social closeness. These findings indicate that both violations and adherence to maxims are not forms of pragmatic deviance, but rather represent complex and functional communication strategies. Interdisciplinary analysis reveals that this phenomenon is closely related to the concepts of politeness (Brown & Levinson), social impression management (Goffman), microeconomic negotiation, and reflections of local cultural values. Therefore, this study not only contributes to the field of pragmatic linguistics but also enriches understanding in intercultural communication, language education, and social anthropology. The implication is that integrating pragmatic awareness and real-life communicative strategies into classroom instruction can help students develop more adaptive, context-sensitive language skills for authentic social interaction.
Persuasive Diction in Presidential Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Prabowo Subianto’s National Speech Sari, Lusi Komala; Apakama, Lucy Mgbengasha
Konstruksi Sosial : Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu Sosial Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 2 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/konstruksisosial.v5i2.3807

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This study analyzes the use of persuasive diction in President Prabowo Subianto’s state address during the post–2024 Presidential Election transition period in Indonesia. The study aims to fill a gap in research on lexical strategies in formal political discourse in Indonesia. Employing a qualitative approach through Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), thematic analysis was conducted on the speech transcript to uncover linguistic mechanisms that construct political legitimacy, leadership identity, and national narratives. The analysis focuses on patterns of lexical choice, including evaluative terms, collective references, and the construction of future-oriented visions. The findings identify four main categories of persuasive diction: nationalistic, moral-evaluative, futuristic-visionary, and egalitarian diction. These categories operate complementarily to enhance the persuasive power of the speech and reinforce leadership legitimacy during the political transition period. This study demonstrates that lexical choices in state addresses are not neutral but function as systematic ideological strategies. The findings contribute to political discourse studies in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and are relevant to the development of critical media literacy, political rhetoric analysis, and the understanding of leadership construction in contemporary democratic contexts.
Humor and Linguistic Creativity through Code-Switching: A Pragmatic-Sociolinguistic Analysis of Indonesian–English Youth Podcasts Sari, Lusi Komala; Ardana, Sindi; Onwuagboke, Bede Blaise Chukwunyere
Konstruksi Sosial : Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu Sosial Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 3 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/konstruksisosial.v5i3.3811

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This study examines the use of humor, code-switching, and linguistic creativity in Indonesian–English bilingual podcasts oriented toward adolescents, with a particular focus on their pragmatic functions in digital communication, social interaction, and audience engagement. Grounded in sociolinguistic and pragmatic perspectives, particularly Gumperz’s (1982) theory of interactional code-switching and the General Theory of Verbal Humor proposed by Attardo and Raskin (1991), the study explores how bilingual practices are mobilized in podcast discourse. Employing a qualitative discourse-pragmatic approach, selected podcast excerpts are analyzed to identify patterns of humor including situational humor, self-deprecating humor, wordplay, and absurdity as well as strategic code-switching and linguistic creativity devices such as metaphors, neologisms, and creative categorization. The findings indicate that humor and code-switching function synergistically to convey social meanings, articulate speaker stance, and enhance audience appeal, while linguistic creativity expands the expressive potential of the discourse. These findings contribute to the growing scholarship on humor and code-switching in the Indonesian digital media context and offer practical implications for podcast-based language pedagogy aimed at fostering bilingual competence and pragmatic awareness.
Economic-Pragmatic Interaction in Traditional Market Transactions: An Analysis of Seller–Buyer Conversations at Pasar Kodim Pekanbaru Sari, Lusi Komala; Akbar, Muhammad; Apakama, Lucy Mgbemgasha
Konstruksi Sosial : Jurnal Penelitian Ilmu Sosial Vol. 5 No. 4 (2025): Volume 5 Nomor 4 Tahun 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.56393/konstruksisosial.v5i4.3813

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This study investigates economic-pragmatic interactions in traditional market transactions, focusing on seller–buyer conversations at Pasar Kodim. Using a qualitative approach, data were collected through direct observation, audio recordings, and brief interviews with sellers to capture natural dialogues, negotiation patterns, and social dynamics. The analysis revealed that sellers employ pragmatic strategies, including persuasive speech acts and flexible pricing, while buyers use questions and clarifications to ensure fairness and optimal outcomes. Politeness strategies, such as warm forms of address and inquiries about personal background, foster social rapport and facilitate negotiation, reflecting positive politeness in action. The study also highlights the integration of cultural and economic values, as sellers emphasize the benefits of locally produced goods over imported products, thereby linking transactional language to national identity and socio-cultural norms. Findings demonstrate that traditional market communication involves a synergistic combination of linguistic, economic, and social considerations, where effective transactions rely on both strategic language use and interpersonal harmony. The study contributes to the understanding of economic-pragmatic behavior in natural contexts, offering insights for sociolinguistics, pragmatic analysis, and market communication strategies. Implications include the potential application of language-based approaches to enhance negotiation effectiveness and promote local products in culturally resonant ways.