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SOCIO-CULTURAL AND SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL POSTMODERNITY IN THE MOVIE WALL-E DIRECTED BY ANDREW STANTON Aditya Chandra Nugroho; Merry Lapasau
INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 5, No 1 (2022): INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/inference.v5i1.6913

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This research has a purpose to analyze the theme elements inside the movie of WALL-E. The theme that is going to be analyzed are the socio-cultural and socio-psychological postmodernity. This research is designed by using the approach of qualitative argumentative research. The data for this research is collected directly from the movie itself, its screenplay and its novel adaptation. The form of the data collected is in narrative and descriptive text, dialogue, symbols and images. The result founds that the elements and themes of socio-cultural and socio-psychological postmodernity truly reigns the movie WALL-E; 1). The socio-cultural postmodernity depiction in this movie shows many aspects such as; the abrupt modern culture and technology, the modern world consumerism, the modern human relationship, and also the government negligence toward its own people. The portion of this theme is 54,8%. 2). The depiction of socio-psychological postmodernity in this movie shows the birth of the agent of change among the society and the abrupt modern world social awareness. The portion of this theme is 29,6%. 3). The pure postmodernity symbols (in a form of either the wordplay or the images used in the movie) that are also shown vividly has the portion of 15,6%. This means that the theme of socio-cultural postmodernity dominates the movie. But alas, due to the connection of every themes of the movie toward postmodern theme, in conclusion, the postmodernity is the theme that truly dominates the movie 100%.
THE CHARACTER AND MORAL VALUE IN “LES MISERABLES” BY VICTOR HUGO Neindisa Radike; Merry Lapasau
INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 3, No 2 (2020): INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/inference.v3i2.6019

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Abstract: The objective of this research is to find out character and moral value in the novel. The method that is used in the research is qualitative that aims to describe the character and moral value in the novel “Les Miserables”. The writer did several steps of extracting the data through reading a whole book carefully, categorizing the characters and kinds of moral values, making table based on the specifications of character and moral value. The findings reveal that there are several characters and moral values presented explicity themselves. This novel has two objectives: to explain about characters in the novel and  analyze about moral value in the novel. 1) One of characters that is more dominant is lover. The value of lover reaches 18.5 % because this novel shows more about love and compassion. 2) Moral values in “Les Miserables”, there are four types of moral value such as love and sincerity, forgiveness, sacrifice, and justice/injustice. Love and sincerity is more dominant than the other elements. The value for love and sincerity reach 42% because it shows more about love and sincerity. Key words: Character, Moral value, Novel.
STYLISTIC-PRAGMATIC OF A FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND SPEECH ACTS IN QUEEN’S SONGS ON A NIGHT AT THE OPERA’S ALBUM Haris Diar Rizki; Merry Lapasau
INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching Vol 4, No 1 (2021): INFERENCE: Journal of English Language Teaching
Publisher : Universitas Indraprasta PGRI

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30998/inference.v4i1.6846

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Abstract: The research was conducted to analyze stylistic pragmatic of figurative language and speech acts in Queen's songs on A Night at The Opera. The method of study is descriptive analysis. The result shows that: 1) there are six kinds of figurative language Metaphor 14 times, hyperbole 40 times, personification 19 times, simile three times, metonymy once, and synecdoche. The most dominant type of figurative language is hyperbole, which occurs 40 times. 2) 3 types of speech acts occur in this song: 12 songs, which are those 20 lines of lyrics are considered imperatives. However, there are only a few lyrics using interrogative and the rest using exclamative. 3) There are four occurrences of illocutionary acts found in the song. They are representatives, directives, commisive, and verdictives. Representative is dominant—perlocutionary acts with 14 times of occurrences. Directive occurs three times. Verdictive occurs in a relatively small number, two occurrences. The lowest type of illocutionary act is commisive as it occurs only once. Keywords: pragmatic; figurative language; speech acts; song analysis