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Voloshinov's philosophy of ideological signs as a frame for Halliday's social semiotics Paulus Kurnianta; M. Mukhtasar Syamsuddin; Rr. Siti Murtiningsih
Diksi Vol. 34 No. 2026: DIKSI (SEPTEMBER 2026)
Publisher : Fakultas Bahasa, Seni, dan Budaya, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/diksi.v34i2026.97398

Abstract

This study aims to reconstruct the philosophical basis of Halliday’s Social Semiotic, since he draws no constructs from the philosophical tradition of language. His semiotics is a theoretical reflection rather than a systematic philosophical idea and thus requires philosophical legitimacy. The fundamental questions are: what is Halliday's formulation of the nature of language, and what is the adequate philosophical construct? To answer these, the researcher employed a philosophical methodology to analyze the underlying concepts and assumptions and align them with existing philosophical constructs. Halliday departs from empirical linguistics and discovers a semiotic fact, metafunction. This finding rejects the internal-external dualistic tradition. Meanwhile, departing from the Marxist philosophy of language, Voloshinov introduces the concept of ideological sign to refute Saussure's structural semiotics and, simultaneously, to overcome the langue-parole antinomy. His synthesis arises from the fact that language is a semiotic material for consciousness (inner sign) as well as for meaning (outward sign). This parallel leads to the proposition that metafunction is an ideological sign that semiotizes grammatical structures, enabling a speaker to unconsciously choose an option based on their context for their own interests.