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Gun Ownership Legality and Its Power in American Society Jones, Dennis Ivan
NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture Vol 2, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12928/notion.v2i2.2861

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This research is under a descriptive qualitative method. Therefore, library research was used to compile primary data. The primary data was taken from the documentary film, and the secondary data was taken from sources such as books, articles, and journals. Method of American studies or interdiciplinary approach was also apllied with theories to analyze the problem formulation in this research. They were American politics towards gun laws, sociological theory, and popular culture. The result shows that American policy towards gun legality  is less tight and it give many bad impacts to  American society. The rules that have been made by the American government still  considered  weak and make American justify any illegal way to get their own gun easily. Therefore, the American government is supposed to improve the laws of gun ownership legality to decrease the impacts of gun problems.
Depicting the politeness strategy of Tower of God’s author Nurazizah, Enggar; Tur, Ajar Pradika Ananta; Evans, Martin Asta; Jones, Dennis Ivan
Journal of Religion and Linguistics Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Religion and Linguistics
Publisher : Association for Scientific Computing Electrical and Engineering (ASCEE)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31763/jorelv1i1.3

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Politeness strategy does not merely connect to reality between several persons but in imagination of one person as well like depicted in webtoons. This research contributes to give insight how to elaborate the politeness strategy expressed by one person, as author, in form of utterances. By using qualitative approach, the data were analyzed descriptively and concluded to get the line of politeness strategy. The results of the analysis in this study will be briefly describing 4 types of politeness strategy found in the conversations between the characters of the Tower of God season 1. Firstly, Bald on-record which consist of giving orders, making requests, giving warnings, and giving statements. Secondly, positive politeness which consist of seeking agreement and avoiding disagreements, making offers, promises, optimism, giving gifts (understanding and cooperation), showing flock loyalty, etc. Thirdly, negative politeness which consist of apologize for coercion, be indirect, pessimistic, minimize imposing, use questions, pay respects. Fourthly, off record which consist of ironic, vague and ambiguous, incomplete. Meanwhile, there are 4 functions found in Tower of God season 1.