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An Analysis of Transitivity of the Main Character “Barbie” in the Barbie Movie Ketaren, Selfiyani; Pasaribu, Tiara Kristina; Sihite, Jubil Ezer
Journal of Language Education (JoLE) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Maret
Publisher : Merwin Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.69820/jole.v3i1.271

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This study aims to find out the types of processes that occur and the realization of the transitivity system in Barbie films. With the transitivity system, the writer can find out the characters and messages conveyed in the film through the main character describing her thoughts and feelings. This thesis uses the theory of Systemic Functional Grammar by M. A. K Halliday by using descriptive qualitative method. The data in this study is from the Barbie movie script, which focuses only on the utterances of the main character, Barbie. The results of the analysis showed that in this movie there were all types of transitivity (6 types) processes. The types of transitivity consist of the relational process (140 data) with percentage 44%, material process (79 data) with percentage 25%, mental process (63 data) with percentage 20%, behavioral process (22 data) with percentage 7%, verbal process (11 data) with percentage 3%, and existential process (2 data) with percentage 1%. The relational process is the most common process in this study. Carrier and attribute are the most common participants that appeared in clauses. For circumstance, location is the most common circumstance in clauses, both temporal and spatial location. The relational process indicates that through the role of Barbie, it can be seen this movie provides a detailed explanation of the relationship between one and the other like Barbie's relationship with Ken and also with her creator, Ruth Handler. The movie’s script has a good structure because the type of participant and the process have a balance of occurrence in the clause.
Investigating Satirical Interpretation of Netizen Comments on Tiktok Toward Megawati Simamora, Era Mita Theresia; Pasaribu, Arsen Nahum; Sihite, Jubil Ezer
Journal of Language Education (JoLE) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Maret
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.69820/jole.v3i1.278

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Freely to express opinions is one of the reasons netizens use social media as a forum for expressing themselves. Through the comments column, netizens on TikTok use elements of satirical language to criticize, satirize Megawati with a sense of humor using polite and even vulgar language. The aim of this research is to discuss the satirical interpretation of people's comments on TikTok towards Megawati. The data was taken from 50 netizen comments on the official TikTok account Inilah.com. The results of this study show that there are three types of satire used by netizens to criticize Megawati, namely Horatian Satire, Juvenalian Satire and Manippean Satire, and netizens use Horatian satire as the dominant type with a percentage of 58% of all data analysis. In clarifying the data, the writer use descriptive qualitative research with analytical description method. The data were analyzed using Harmon and Holman's theory. For practical purposes, it is hoped that the results of this research can become a new model for the study of satire. Theoretically, satire is not only used on social media but also elsewhere as a way for people to express their opinion about a subject and show that people are wiser in using their language for a particular purpose.