Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2021 - 2026
1.94
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal Musamus Journal of Language and Literature Journal of English Teaching and Applied Linguistics (JETAL) Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat (ABDIRA) DEIKTIS: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Riwayat: Educational Journal of History and Humanities Nusantara Journal of Multidisciplinary Science ACCELERATION: Multidisciplinary Research Journal AKSELERASI: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat
Ekfindar Diliana
Universitas Musamus Merauke
Religion Aerospace Engineering Arts Humanities Computer Science & IT Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Nursing Public Health Social Sciences Other

Published : 11 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 11 Documents
Search

 1   2 
PRESUPPOSITIONS IN POLICE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS IN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CASES: A FORENSIC LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS Ekfindar Diliana; Dina Mariana Br Tarigan; Nova Lina Sari Habeahan
JETAL: Journal of English Teaching & Applied Linguistic Vol 8 No 1 (2026): September
Publisher : English Education Department at FKIP Nommensen University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36655/jetal.v8i1.2663

Abstract

This study examines presuppositions embedded in investigators’ questions in a police interview concerning a child sexual abuse case. Using a qualitative descriptive approach within forensic linguistics, the study analyzed one official police interview report (Berita Acara Pemeriksaan [BAP]), comprising 19 investigator questions and 19 corresponding witness responses. Data were analyzed using Yule’s (1996) presupposition theory by identifying and classifying presupposition triggers. The findings identified four types: existential, structural, lexical, and factive. Structural presupposition was dominant, accounting for 9 of 19 occurrences (47.37%), followed by existential (26.32%), lexical (15.79%), and factive (10.53%). Investigators predominantly used WH-question constructions that presented aspects of the alleged event, participants, chronology, and circumstances as given. Non-factive and counterfactual presuppositions were not identified based on Yule’s (1996) criteria. The findings demonstrate that presupposition analysis reveals how linguistic structures organize and frame information in police interview questions and contribute to legal narrative construction. The study highlights the importance of neutral question formulation to minimize unnecessary linguistic assumptions and support fair and reliable investigations involving vulnerable witnesses.
Co-Authors Dina Mariana Br Tarigan Dina Mariana Br. Tarigan Dina Martha Jambormias Evelin Giovani Halimah Anggun Nurrani Hanova Rani Eka Retnaningtyas Katarina Tawurutubun Marsela Wandawon Muhammad Saiful Fahmi Nova Lina Sari Habeahan Nova Lina Sari Haheahan Pertiwi, Sri Ananda Ranta Butar Butar Ricardo Goncalves Klau Santy Monika Seli Marlina Radja Leba Seli Marlina Raja Leba Survey Sijabat Tobias Nggaruaka Veronika Dorotea Adongo Kaize Zem Santo