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Analysis of Idiomatic Expressions Used in the Novel "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" Maharani, Putri Dwi; Meilinda, Lina
Jurnal Bahasa Inggris Terapan Vol. 11 No. 2 (2025): Oktober 2025
Publisher : Jurusan Bahasa Inggris - Politeknik Negeri Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.35313/jbit.v11i2.5888

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This research entitled Analysis of Idioms Used in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland aims to identify idioms, classify them into idiom types based on Lim's (2004) theory, classify the clues used to guess the idiom meanings, and analyse the meaning from the context. The object of this research is a novel by Lewis Carroll entitled Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The subject of this research is idioms. The result shows that there are 113 idioms categorised into 6 types of idioms, including phrasal verb idioms, prepositional phrase idioms, idioms with verbs as keywords, idioms with nouns as keywords, idioms with adjectives as keywords, and idiomatic pairs. The type of idioms with nouns as keywords is the most widely used with 45.1% of the total. The idioms that have been identified are then interpreted using 2 clues, namely linguistic and non-linguistic. Most of the idioms were identified using linguistic clues with 81%. Some idiom dictionaries are used as linguistic clues, while non-linguistic clues consider idioms based on cultural aspects, situations, experiences, and habits. The interpretation of the meaning is then adjusted to the context of the story in the novel.
Verbal-visual evaluation in disaster reporting: Attitudinal analyses of hard news in The Jakarta Post Meilinda, Lina; Komarawan, Yulizar; Rahmah , Ilma Yullinda
JOALL (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature) Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): February, 2026 (On Process)
Publisher : UNIB Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33369/joall.v11i1.45946

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Disaster news helps the public understand crisis events and is often presented as factual and objective because it is classified as hard news. However, disaster reports still contain evaluative elements that shape how events and social actors are perceived. These evaluations are expressed through both language and news photographs. This study examines how such evaluations are constructed in disaster reports from The Jakarta Post through the interaction between written texts and accompanying news photographs. The study draws on Appraisal Theory, as proposed by White and Martin within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics. It analyses attitude resources in hard news reporting, realised through verbal and visual modes, and their intersemiotic relations. The data consist of eleven hard news articles, purposively selected 2024 that meet specific inclusion criteria. Both verbal and visual elements were analysed qualitatively, supported by simple frequency counts to identify dominant patterns. The findings show 185 attitude instances distributed across three types. Negative appreciation is the most common (47%), followed by negative affect (24%). These are mainly used to show physical damage, loss, and human suffering. In contrast, positive judgment makes up 29% of the data and is used to present institutions, such as government agencies and rescue teams, as responsible and effective. News photographs support these meanings by showing destruction, danger, and humanitarian action. Across text and images, repetition and extension strengthen evaluative meanings and create a consistent viewpoint. The study shows that disaster reporting is evaluative and multimodal. Therefore, it highlights the need for critical multimodal literacy to understand how meaning is constructed through language and images.