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A COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF WORD FORMATION IN THE ARCHIPELAGO WITH POLITICS SECTION OF THE JAKARTA POST Rara Silvany Aulia; Ayu Melati Ningsih; Vera Kristiana; Risnawaty Risnawaty
PHILOLOGY Journal of English Language and Literature Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): Philology: Journal Of English Language and Literature
Publisher : Fakultas Sastra UMN AL Washliyah

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.32696/pjell.v6i2.6908

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This study aims to identify and compare the word formation processes found in the Archipelago and Politics sections of The Jakarta Post based on George Yule’s (2010) theory. A qualitative descriptive method was applied to analyze data collected from six online news articles published in 2025, consisting of three articles from each section. The findings show that several word formation processes were used in both sections, including borrowing, compounding, blending, conversion, acronym, derivation, and multiple processes. A total of 118 word formation items were found in the Politics section and 116 items in the Archipelago section. Among all types, derivation was the most dominant process, accounting for 46.61% of the data in Politics articles and 79.31% in Archipelago articles. The Politics section contained more acronyms, compounds, and conversions, while the Archipelago section relied more heavily on derivational forms. The study concludes that different news sections tend to use different linguistic patterns depending on their topics and communicative purposes. These findings contribute to the understanding of morphology, particularly the use of word formation processes in media texts.
Eco-Consciousness and Human-Nature Relations in Contemporary British Drama: An Ecocritical Study of Selected Plays Ayu Melati Ningsih; Vera Kristiana; Dewi Nurmala; Risnawaty Risnawaty
Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies Vol. 8 No. 2 (2026): Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies
Publisher : Universitas Lancang Kuning

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31849/pbwkdn65

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Environmental crisis has become a lived condition that reshapes cultural imagination, ethical reasoning, and everyday language about the more-than-human world. Despite the rapid growth of ecocriticism, contemporary British drama remains comparatively underexamined, since existing work often prioritizes novels and climate fiction or focuses narrowly on theatrical performativity and environmental symbolism rather than the textual construction of eco-consciousness across multiple plays. To address this gap, this qualitative descriptive study investigates how eco-consciousness and human nature relations are articulated in three contemporary British plays, Colder Than Here by Laura Wade, Greenland by Moira Buffini et al., and Earthquakes in London by Mike Bartlett, focusing on how dramatic texts construct eco-consciousness and human–nature relations. Methodologically, the research employs qualitative close reading and systematic coding of dialogues, monologues, stage directions, and setting descriptions, guided primarily by Garrard’s ecocritical concepts and informed by Buell’s environmental criticism. The findings reveal convergent patterns across the corpus: anthropocentric ideology is normalized through everyday language that frames nature as a resource for development; ecological awareness and environmental ethics surface through characters’ moral reasoning, grief, and responsibility narratives; and human–nature interconnectedness is dramatized as an affective and social condition in which ecological loss disrupts relationships, well-being, and imagined futures. By combining comparison with close textual evidence, the study offers an original contribution to ecocriticism and contemporary drama studies, demonstrating how British theatre provides a distinctive cultural arena for articulating ecological anxiety, ethical deliberation, and sustainability discourse within the wider environmental humanities.
Co-Authors Adinda Putri Maharani Adinda Putri Maharani Adinda Putri Maharani Aisyah Butar Butar Amira, Shopia Ananda Pasha Salsabila Anggia Sari Lubis Arfanti, Yulia Asnawi Asnawi Azzarah, Nurhalimah Bancin, Fiti Pransiska br Barus, Cahaya Mutiara Br Ginting, Lisa Septia Dewi Cynthia Syahni Cynthia Syahni Dahlia Sirait Dapot Tua Manullang Desniarti, Desniarti Devendran A/L Ramachandran Devi Melani Devy Pratiwi Dewi Nurmala Dewi Nurmala Diana Sopha Diana Sopha Dinar Azizah Arifin Dinda Yarshal, Dinda Elfrida, Irfin Emce Ida Hutabarat Erlinda Erlinda Fadhilah, Ihsan Fadila Afza Hayani Fadilla Afza Hayani Fahreza, Mas Andika Fatria, Fita Fendry Gabriel Hardi Tambunan Harianja, Greace Harianto II Hutahuruk, Laurentia N. Imaniar Imaniar Indah Purnama Irawan, Fadhilah Jumino Suhadi Juwita, Putri Khairani Khairani Khoiriah, Nikmatul Mahir, Abdulrohman Marbun, Mega Sari Marisa Marisa Mhd. Dani Habra Mimi Rosadi Misla Geubrina Mohd Haizzan Bin Yahaya Muhammad Danial Muhammad Danial Muhammad Ferry Hidayat Muhammad Kiki Wardana Muhandra, Aisyah Putri Mulia Rahman Kandau Muzayyanah, Ismi Alfi Nabila, Nurul Nasuha Ibnu Salam Nazir Hidayat Nirmawan Nirmawan Novita Adelia Harahap Nur Hafni Nurhafni Siregar Nurlaili Nurlaili Nurmairina Ovami, Debbi Chyntia Pasaribu, Miranda Valentin Br Purba, Elda Naida Putri Puspitasari Putri, Diajeng Amelia Rani Mahraini Rara Silvany Aulia Ratna Sari Dewi Ratna Sari Dewi Raudah Raudah Risnawaty Risnawaty Risnawaty Risnawaty Ritonga, Agustina Fitriani Ritonga, Dita Aidana Ritonga, Farhan Ardian Rosalina Pane Safina, Wan Dian Sahbin Boangmanalu Samoh, Nik Asma' Sari, Wulan Tahnia Sari, Wulan Tanisa Shafira Ramadhani Lubis Shahna Rizkya Balqis Siallagan, Sri Susanti Sihaloho, Sagita Br Sihombing, Edy Gunawan Silvany, Rara Simanjuntak, Ivena Br Siregar , Annisa Siregar, Horia Siregar, Muhammad Hatta Siregar, Riska Safitri Sitepu, Natasyah Br Sopha, Diana Sri Hartati Sukmawati Sukmawati Sultan Nico, Rifky Surbakti, Rori Sandri Dewi Br SUTIKNO Syafrida, Nazwa Tarihoran, Rezky Khoirina Tasnim Lubis Vera Kristiana Vera Kristiana Vera Kristiana Vera Kristiana Vera Kristiana Vera Kristiana Vira Aprilia Wahyudi Maherza Wijayanthi, Tresna Yani, Pinka Yani, Sarah Syafra Yayuk Yuliana Yayuk Yulia Sari Harahap Zebua, Mesra Belinda Zulfitri Zulfitri Zulfitri Zulfitri, Zulfitri Zulmihani Harahap Zumarnis, Wan Azizah Azra