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HelloTalk Users’ Interpretation of Language Cues: A Mixed-Method Case Study Borneo, N. Aini Hasyim Munthe; Harahap, Mutiara Salsabila; Siregar, Deasy Yunita
EXCELLENCE: Journal of English and English Education Vol 5 No 2 (2025): EXCELLENCE (In Press)
Publisher : English Education Study Program FKIP Universitas Alwashliyah Medan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.47662/ejeee.v5i2.1300

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As language learning shifts to digital platforms, the absence of non-verbal signals creates linguistic ambiguity that risks intercultural misunderstanding. This study examines how HelloTalk users interpret language registers and apply Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) within a mixed-purpose digital ecosystem. Using a Concurrent Mixed-Method approach, data were collected from ten B2+ users via Likert scales and thematic analysis. Findings reveal strong register awareness for serious topics (mean=4.30), yet significant ambiguity exists when interpreting formal language in casual chat (s=1.29), hindering pragmatic interlanguage development. Qualitatively, the primary barrier to decoding cues is not linguistic structure, but phonetic factors such as non-standard accents and rapid speech. The study concludes that effective accommodation is constrained by these phonetic hurdles and conflicting digital cues. These results offer critical insights for Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) development, highlighting the need for interfaces to better mediate paralinguistic elements in peer-to-peer digital interactions.
EXPLORING LINGUISTICS IDENTITY FROM BRUNEI TO MEDAN: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY VIEW Borneo, N. Aini Hasyim Munthe; Daulay, Sholihatul Hamidah
JALC : JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTIC AND STUDIES OF CULTURAL Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): May
Publisher : Rahis Cendekia Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.65787/jalc.v4i1.633

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This study uses an autoethnographic approach to investigate the role that language plays in the formation of linguistic identity between Brunei Darussalam and Medan, Indonesia. It investigates how speakers adjust across multilingual and cultural borders, drawing on Decolonial Linguistics (Kelley, 2020) and Linguistic Identity Theory (Pavlenko & Norton, 2020). Self-interview data from a qualitative introspective case study highlight significant variations in pragmatics (kita, jua), pronunciation (A/E sounds), and vocabulary (kereta, lalu). Although these differences first led to misunderstanding, they eventually promoted linguistic awareness and identity negotiation. The results demonstrate that the speaker preserved cultural roots while creating a hybrid language identity that combined aspects of Indonesian and Bruneian. The research emphasizes autoethnography as an introspective method for comprehending the intersections of language, power, and belonging in Southeast Asia.
Co-Authors Daulay, Sholihatul Hamidah Harahap, Mutiara Salsabila SIREGAR, DEASY YUNITA