Wacana: Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Vol. 22, No. 2

Language use and tourism in Yogyakarta; The linguistic landscape of Malioboro

da Silva, Anna Marietta (Unknown)
Tjung, Yassir Nasanius (Unknown)
Wijayanti, Sri Hapsari (Unknown)
Suwartono, Christiany (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Apr 2021

Abstract

The present study provides a depiction of Malioboro through language presentation, language preference and sign informativeness. Seven hundred and twenty-nine public signs were examined and analyzed. Analysis was limited to words. A survey on language preference and sign informativeness, clarity and visibility to both local and foreign visitors also conducted. Findings show the dominance of Indonesian language in Malioboro linguistic landscape; 73% of the signs were in Indonesian and all non-commercial signs used Indonesian. Only 15% of the entire signs use English and less than 5% of the signs contain Javanese script or Romanized Javanese. Mainly targeting Indonesian speakers, the LL of Malioboro presents an exclusiveness and reflects a language policy implementation. The survey shows an indication of having both Indonesian and English in Commercial, Regulatory, and Infrastructure signs, most of which are informative.

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Journal Info

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publication:wacana

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science Social Sciences

Description

Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia. It invites original articles on various issues within humanities, which include but are not limited to philosophy, literature, archaeology, ...