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AN ANALYSIS OF COMMISSIVE SPEECH ACTS USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN WOMEN-CENTRIC MOVIES Ashfiya, Hamadah; Degaf, Agwin
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 7, No 1 (2023): September 2023
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v7i1.4857

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This study explores the usage of commissive speech acts in the women-centric movies "Little Women" and "Enola Holmes." It employs Searle's classification of speech acts (1979), along with Hymes' social structure theory (2001) and Brown Levinson's politeness theory (1987). The analysis uncovers various types of commissive speech acts in movies set in the nineteenth century. Furthermore, it reveals that the employment of commissive speech acts and the politeness strategies employed by the characters are significantly influenced by the social structure of their respective societies. These findings contribute novel insights to the existing theories and extend the scope of sociopragmatics research, particularly in evaluating movies within academic settings. The study suggests conducting further research encompassing diverse cases, exploring other aspects of speech act studies, and engaging in comparative or cross-cultural analyses.
Negotiating Islamic Marriage Values in the Digital Age: An Analysis of Generation Z Muslims through the Lens of Maqashid al-Usrah Fadhilah, Nur; Masruchah, Siti; Sa'adah, Mazro'atus; Hidayati, Nuril; Ashfiya, Hamadah
Ulul Albab: Jurnal Studi dan Penelitian Hukum Islam Vol 9, No 1 (2025): Vol. 9, No. 1, October 2025
Publisher : Universitas Islam Sultan Agung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30659/jua.v9i1.48228

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Digital platforms have increasingly reshaped the ethical and relational landscape of Muslim youth, raising concerns about how online environments influence their understanding of Islamic values, particularly in relation to marriage. In response to this issue, the present study investigates how Muslim Generation Z interprets and negotiates Islamic marital ideals within the digital sphere, focusing on TikTok as a contested arena for ethical and religious discourse. Guided by Jamaluddin Athiyah's framework of maqashid al-usrah, the research explores how Muslim Generation Z constructs and represents marriage values—including affection and mercy, financial maintenance, protection from harm, and justice within the household—and how algorithmic mediation influences these interpretations. Employing a qualitative design that combines netnography, discourse analysis, and in-depth interviews with 15 informants, this study integrates digital observations and documentary evidence. The findings reveal that TikTok serves both as a platform for ethical affirmation and as a site of normative distortion: while affection and mercy are expressed through acts of care, financial anxieties and distorted portrayals of patience risk normalising injustice. The novelty of this study lies in the application of maqashid al-usrah to digital ethnography, offering new insights into the intersection of Islamic ethics and algorithmic culture. Scientifically, it contributes to the field of Islamic family law studies by demonstrating the adaptability of maqashid-based frameworks to digital contexts. The study recommends promoting digital literacy rooted in Islamic ethics to strengthen family resilience and safeguard moral integrity in the digital age.
The Mourning Period (Iḥdād) for Widowers: A Gender and Sociological Perspectives Fadhilah, Nur; Nihayah, Nihayah; Anshor, Ahmad Muhtadi; Ashfiya, Hamadah
Sawwa: Jurnal Studi Gender Vol. 20 No. 2 (2025): October
Publisher : Pusat Studi gender dan Anak (PSGA) Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21580/sa.v20i2.25653

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Despite extensive scholarship on female mourning practices (iḥdād), male mourning within Islamic legal and gender studies is largely overlooked, creating a significant gap in understanding how widowers manage grief culturally and religiously. This study focuses on the neglected male mourning practices in Islamic contexts and how widowers navigate their grief. Through a qualitative method involving in-depth interviews with five widowers, alongside observations and document analysis (in the form of local prayer books, memorial schedules, and religious guidance texts), the data was thematically analyzed using the Braun and Clarke framework, combined with phenomenological insights to uncover emotional and ethical patterns. The findings indicate that widowers engage in ethical negotiations—such as postponing remarriage and avoiding social gatherings—that reflect an interplay between Islamic teachings and Javanese cultural norms. This research suggests that the Qira'ah Mubādalah perspective offers a valuable interpretive framework that situates these mourning practices within a context of reciprocal ethics rooted in spirituality, which has broader implications for gender ethics in contemporary Islamic discourse.
MORALIZING WAR AND CONSTRUCTING ENEMIES IN TRUMP’S 2025 IRAN SPEECH Degaf, Agwin; Ashfiya, Hamadah
PARADIGM: Journal of Language and Literary Studies Vol 8, No 2 (2025): Paradigm: Journal of Language and Literary Studies
Publisher : Department of English Literature, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18860/prdg.v8i2.36758

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The growing intersection of political communication and ideological persuasion raises concerns about how language is used to legitimize state violence. Although previous research has addressed themes of populism and nationalistic rhetoric, limited attention has been given to how wartime speeches function as discursive practices that construct moral legitimacy for military intervention. Addressing this gap, this study investigates how Donald Trump’s June 2025 Iran speech constructs the enemy, moralizes war, and normalizes pre-emptive military violence. Using qualitative critical discourse analysis, the study examines both the transcript and delivery of the speech through Van Dijk’s socio-cognitive model of discourse, focusing on the ideological square and micro-level strategies such as actor description, metaphor, hyperbole, euphemism, presupposition, religious authority, victimization, and lexicalization. The findings show that the speech constructs a polarized moral framework in which the United States and its allies are represented as morally virtuous and divinely sanctioned, while Iran is framed as an irrational and existential threat. Military aggression is legitimized through hyperbolic glorification, religious invocation, euphemistic framing of destruction, and the strategic omission of civilian suffering, presenting war as a moral necessity rather than a political choice. While limited to a single case and not supported by corpus-based analysis, the study contributes to the literature on wartime political discourse by extending Van Dijk’s socio-cognitive model to contemporary conflict rhetoric and identifying a morally framed adaptation of the burden argument, shifting from economic to security and ethical justification. These findings underscore the ideological power of political language in shaping public consent for military action and highlight the need for sustained critical scrutiny of wartime political communication.