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The construction of modalities in Indonesian and English folktales Surjowati, Ribut; Wirawati, Bekti; Kusnowati, Siti; Wijaya, Wiemphy; Syahputra, Bintang Yusma Dian
LingTera Vol. 11 No. 2 (2024)
Publisher : Department of Applied Linguistics, FBSB, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/lt.v11i2.69564

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This paper aims to describe the types of modality expressions in English and Indonesian folktales and to examine the extent to which these two groups of writers express modality differently. This study was conducted as descriptive qualitative research, focusing on the use of modalities in Indonesian and English folktales. A total of 30 folktales were collected from the United States, Britain, and Indonesia as the data sources. The data were analyzed based on the theories of Nuyts (2002) and Bybee (1994). The results show that native English writers tend to express deontic modality primarily through modal auxiliaries such as shall, should, can, could, must, and may. However, epistemic meanings are conveyed not only through modal auxiliaries but also through adjectives, adverbs, and lexical verbs, with lexical verbs being the most frequently used. In contrast, non-native writers used fewer varieties of modality expressions, including modal auxiliaries, adjectives, adverbs, lexical verbs, and multi-word units, often relying on the same types of expressions across the folktales. Unlike deontic modality, the folktales are rich in epistemic modality, as the writers used a wider range of expressions to convey these meanings.
Politeness strategies in Oprah Winfred’s talk show “Adele one night only “: gender and cultural pragmatics study Surjowati, Ribut; Kusnowati, Siti
Rainbow : Journal of Literature, Linguistics and Culture Studies Vol. 13 No. 1 (2024): April 2024
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v13i1.2383

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The purpose of this paper is analyzing the types of politeness strategies employed by Oprah Winfred (OW) in her interview with Adel, a famous American singer, in her program called Adele One Night Only. it is descriptive qualitative study within the framework of pragmatic study. 12 data were obtained from YouTube which presented a talk show entitled “Adele One Night Only” hosted by Oprah Winfrey. The data were analysed using Brown’s and Levinson’s (1987) theory of politeness.  The analysis started by exploring the forms of negative politeness from the host’s utterances, and continued to the forms of negative politeness. In each of the analysis, the writer explained the host’s hidden purposes and the expectations from the interviewee and the correlation between gender, culture and types of politeness strategies used from the point of communication aims and cultural values.The findings shows that OW used positive politeness with eight different strategies and  negative politeness with 4 different strategies. The politeness strategies employed by OW were meant to build friendly and warm communication as if they are intimate friends and these findings support the theory that most women like talking which aims to keep in touch, especially with friends and relatives.
Co-Authors Ribut Surjowati Syahputra, Bintang Yusma Dian Wijaya, Wiemphy Wirawati, Bekti