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The Semiotics of a Manggarai Wedding: Language and Meaning Maria Ndia, Yustiana; Yee, Cheng Ching; Carral, Frederic; Selvarajan, Saraswathy; Suwannarat, Junyawan
Journal of Language, Literature, and Educational Research Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): June
Publisher : Cahaya Ilmu Cendekia Publisher

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37251/jolle.v2i1.2731

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Purpose of the study: This study aims to describe the forms, meanings, and semiotic functions of language in the traditional wedding discourse of the Flores culture in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Methodology: The research uses a qualitative descriptive approach. Data were collected through structured interviews and participatory observation, supported by documentation such as photos and field notes. Data analysis was conducted using qualitative descriptive techniques and the referential equivalence method (metode padan referensial). Main Findings: The study identified unique semiotic forms in both linguistic units (words, phrases, sentences, discourse) and non-linguistic elements (symbols, objects, participants) throughout the wedding stages. These elements carry specific cultural meanings and functions, reinforcing social bonds, cultural identity, and communication within the Manggarai Barat community. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research provides a semiotic analysis of Manggarai Barat wedding rituals using Halliday’s sociosemiotic framework, which has not been extensively applied in previous studies on Flores culture. It contributes to the preservation and linguistic documentation of local oral traditions and enriches the study of language-culture correlations in Indonesia.
Ethnolinguistic Encoding of Cosmology and Social Hierarchy in Sundanese Life-Cycle Ritual Discourse Hadiati, Diah Nur; Nursafitri, Restuti; Al-Dhamari, Gamal Abdo Nasser; Selvarajan, Saraswathy
Journal of Language, Literature, and Educational Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): June
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37251/jolle.v3i1.2831

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Purpose of the study: This study aims to describe and analyze the linguistic forms, ritual lexicons, and cultural meanings embedded in Sundanese life-cycle ceremonies using an ethnolinguistic approach to reveal how language reflects cultural concepts, belief systems, and social structures. Methodology: This study employed a qualitative descriptive design with an ethnolinguistic framework. Data were collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, documentation study, audio recording, and field notes. Purposive sampling was applied. Data were analyzed using lexical classification, semantic analysis, pragmatic analysis, cultural interpretation, and triangulation techniques. Main Findings: The findings reveal that Sundanese life-cycle rituals contain structured ritual lexicons across pregnancy, birth, childhood, marriage, and death phases. These lexicons function as symbolic-cultural representations encoding cosmology, agrarian metaphors, religious syncretism, and social hierarchy through undak usuk basa. Ritual language operates as a semiotic system preserving collective memory and worldview. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study offers a comprehensive ethnolinguistic mapping of Sundanese life-cycle ritual lexicons by integrating semantic, pragmatic, and cultural analyses in one framework. It advances knowledge by demonstrating how ritual language systematically encodes cosmology, social hierarchy, and ecological cognition within contemporary cultural contexts.
Co-Authors Al-Dhamari, Gamal Abdo Nasser Carral, Frederic Hadiati, Diah Nur Maria Ndia, Yustiana Nursafitri, Restuti Suwannarat, Junyawan Yee, Cheng Ching