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Journal : Linguistica

TYPES OF PROCESS IN PITBULL’S SONG LYRICS Florentina A. S; Sri Minda Murni
LINGUISTICA Vol 2, No 3 (2013)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v2i3.934

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ABSTRACT This article deals with types of process in Pitbull’s song lyrics. The objectives of this article is to find the types of process in Pitbull’s song lyrics, the dominant process in Pitbull’s song lyrics, and to investigate the implication of dominant process with hedonictics life style. Fiftheen songs were taken as the data and analyzed by descriptive qualitative method. The findings of this article showed that six types of process are found in the Pitbull’s song lyrics. The most dominant process was mental process, it implied that the songs lyrics in Pitbull’s song expressed hedonistics life style which are dealing with the process of sensing which covering thinking, feeling, and emotions which happened inside human beings.   Keywords: process, song, Pitbull, descriptive qualitative, hedonistics
ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS IN STAND-UP COMEDY Giel Utami Putri; Sri Minda Murni
LINGUISTICA Vol 1, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v1i2.666

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ABSTRACT This research was conducted to discover the types of illocutionary acts, the most dominant type of illocutionary acts, the implication of the dominant type of illocutionary acts, and which utterances show the function of stand-up comedy in stand-up comedy performances in Indonesia. It was based on descriptive design by applying both quantitative and qualitative method. This study took ten performances of stand-up comedy which is taken randomly from the internet and there were 1378 illocutionary acts in ten stand-up comedy selected. The findings show that all types of illocutionary acts were used in stand-up comedy and the percentages were: 55.9% of representatives, 22.9% of directives, 16.2% of expressives, 3% of declaratives and 2% of commissives. There was another function of stand-up comedy in addition to entertaining, informing, and criticizing, which is insinuating. The most dominant illocutionary acts type found was representatives. It means, in delivering their material, the comics dominantly convey their belief that some proposition is true and they also indirectly provoke the audience to believe their words. Keywords: Illocutionary Acts, Stand-Up Comedy.
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER IN SHERLOCK HOLMES II: A GAME OF SHADOWS MOVIE Sri Devi Arista; Sri Minda Murni
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.v3i1.1222

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ABSTRACT This research focused on language functions used by the main character in “Sherlock Holmes” movie. The aims were to find the use of language functions and describe the dominant types of language functions used in “Sherlock Holmes” movie. The data were the dialogue of the main character in “Sherlock Holmes” movie in the first forty minutes of the movie. The research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research. The findings show that there are six types of language functions used by the main character in “Sherlock Holmes” movie. They are expressive, directive, referential, metalinguistic, phatic, and poetic. The most dominant type of language function is metalinguistic. It means that the main character conveys code analysis by asking questions to the people so that he might invent clue for the sake of his investigation.   Keyword : Language Functions, Sherlock Holmes, Movie.
THE APPLICATION OF PEER FEEDBACK STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ WRITING ACHIEVEMENT IN NARRATIVE TEXT Muhammad Ibrahim Siregar; Sri Minda Murni
LINGUISTICA Vol 2, No 1 (2013)
Publisher : State University of Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v2i1.707

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ABSTRACT This study concerned on the application of peer feedback strategy to improve students’ achievement in writing narrative text. The objective of this study was to investigate to what extent the application of Peer Feedback strategy in teaching improved students’ narrative writing achievement. This research applied classroom action research. Subjects of this research were the first year students of SMA Negeri 18 Medan class X-1consisted of 34 students. This research was conducted in two cycles. Each cycle was organized in four steps, namely Planning, Action, Observation, and Reflection where Cycle II was the improvement of Cycle I. Quantitative data (writing test) and qualitative data (observation sheet, questionnaire sheet, field note) were collected. Findings showed that students’ mean score improved from Post-Test in Cycle I to Post-Test in Cycle II. Students’ mean score in Post-Test in Cycle I was 68.08, and in Post-Test in Cycle II was 74.70. The data gathered from observation sheet and field note showed that students’ expression and enthusiastic also improved. Thus, it was found that the application of peer feedback strategy in teaching significantly improved students’ achievement in writing narrative text. It is suggested that English teachers apply this strategy in teaching narrative text writing. Keywords: Peer Feedback Strategy, Writing, Narrative Text.