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Journal : Linguistica

GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR IN BRUNO MARS’ SONGS Joynet Tabita Niarta Manurung; Busmin Gurning
LINGUISTICA Vol 3, No 1 (2014)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v3i1.1219

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ABSTRACT This study deals with the types of ideational metaphor in Bruno Mars’ Songs. The objectives of this study are to find out the metaphorical codes applied in Bruno Mars’ songs and the reason of the writer to use metaphorical codes in the songs. The data are the song lyrics of Doo-Wops & Hooligans taken from internet. This research is conducted by using descriptive qualitative design to explain the grammatical metaphor coding. The finding shows that there are six types of ideational metaphor occur in the album, they are: material process, mental process, relational process, verbal process, behavioral process and existential process. The study shows that Material Process is the dominant which presented the action, activity, doing or happening to tell about Bruno Mars’ experiences.     Keywords: Grammatical Metaphor, Linguistics, Descriptive Qualitative Design
COHESIVE DEVICES USED IN THE HEADLINE NEWS OF THE JAKARTA POST Vany Tarsidasari Jambak; Busmin Gurning
LINGUISTICA Vol 3, No 1 (2014)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v3i1.1220

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ABSTRACT The study deals with the types of cohesive devices used in Headline News of The Jakarta Post. The objectives of study are to identify and to derive the types of cohesive devices dominantly used in headline news of the Jakarta Post. The data are taken from headline column of The Jakarta Post from online edition. There are seven articles which are analyzed in this study. This research is conducted by using descriptive method. The findings show that there are 162 references, 4 substitutions, 34 Ellipsis, 349 conjunctions, and 36 lexical cohesion occur in this study. The most dominant type of cohesive devices is conjunction because the writer would like to connect ideas within the text to make its readers easy to understand. Then the writer would like to make their news more informative. Keyword        :  cohesion, cohesive device, The Jakarta Post.
THE ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS IN NARUTO’S COMIC SCRIPT M. Afdillah Damanik; Busmin Gurning
LINGUISTICA Vol 3, No 3 (2014)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v3i3.1805

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ABSTRACT The study deals with the types of illocutionary acts used in Naruto’s comic script. The objectives of study were to find out the illocutionary acts, describe the most dominant type of illocutionary acts and elaborate the reason for the illocutionary acts. The data were the dialogue of Naruto to his addressees in comic Naruto. This research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative method and limited on the utterances produced by Naruto to his addresses. The findings show that there are 81 Representatives utterances,28 Expressives,27 Directives, 5 commissives and 1 Declarative. There a son of Representatives most dominantly used is Naruto gave more statements and information about his believes and the facts of the situation in the story. He often represented his believes about what happens to be the case of the conversation with others characters in the story. He also described himself and the situation of the story.   Keyword :  speech acts, illocutionary acts, comic.
The Meaning of Tepak Sirih Tradition In Tanjungbalai Malay Wedding Ceremony Ade Irma Marpaung; Zainuddin Zainuddin; Busmin Gurning
LINGUISTICA Vol 8, No 1 (2019): JAN-MARCH
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v8i1.12744

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This study is concerned at finding the meanings of Tepak Sirih tradition in Tanjungbalai Malay wedding ceremony. either it is the meaning of offering tepak sirih and the meanings that found in all objects that needed to practice tepak sirih tradition. This study also concerned on how and why the meanings realized in practicing tepak sirih. The research method used in this paper is descriptive qualitative method which is related to the grounded theory where the meanings are elaborated by using Roland Barthes’s Semiology Theory. The interview was assisted by two interviewees who are expert about Tanjungbalai Malay culture and tradition and they are the speakers in every ceremony of Malay in Tanjungbalai. The results showed that offering tepak sirih have different meaning in different event. Merisik, meminang and Hempang pintu are three events that use tepak sirih tradition in Tanjungbalai Malay wedding but only hempang pintu which uses tepak sirih in the wedding ceremony.  The writer found There were 11 dennotative meanings, 7 connotative meanings and two myths in all objects that needed in doing tepak Sirih tradition. The reason Tepak sirih is seen as the tool of communication or the opening speech in Tanjungbalai Malay wedding ceremony lies on the history of Tanjung balai Malay living in the past.Keywords: Semiotic or Semiology, Tepak sirih, Tanjungbalai Malay
AN ANALYSIS OF INTERPERSONAL FUNCTION IN MARIO TEGUH’S FACEBOOK STATUS Melva Akmala; Busmin Gurning
LINGUISTICA Vol 3, No 2 (2014)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v3i2.1230

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ABSTRACT The objectives of the study were to describe the types of interpersonal function and the dominant type of interpersonal function used in Mario Teguh’s Facebook Status. This study was in descriptive quantitative method. This study dealt with the analysis of interpersonal function in Mario Teguh’s Facebook status. The data were the statuses of Mario Teguh and Mario Teguh’s Facebook account was used to take the statuses of his. The statuses were analyzed and classified based on the Speech Function and Mood as part of the interpersonal function. There were 200 Speech Function and 196 Moods as part of the interpersonal function in the selected statuses. The findings indicate that both all types of Speech Function and Moods are used in Mario Teguh’s Facebook Status. They were Statement, Question, Command, and Offer for the Speech Function, and Declarative, Interrogative, and Imperative for the Moods. It was found that the most dominant type of Speech Function is Statement (69.5%) and the most dominant type of Moods is Declarative (71%). It was seen that Mario Teguh mostly used Speech Function of Statement and Declarative Moods to share his ideas to the readers. Keywords: Speech Function, Moods.