A Stylistic Forensic Analysis of Mahira’s Suicade Notes

Ester Febrina Br Sitepu (University of North Sumatra)
Klara Christin Manao (University of North Sumatra)
Niche Orinda Br Sitompul (University of North Sumatra)
Anita Lasmaria Situmeang (University of North Sumatra)
Saranovayanti Lumban Gaol (University of North Sumatra)
Indah Riah Ukur Surbakti (University of North Sumatra)
Rahmadsyah Ranggkuti (University of North Sumatra)

Journal on Education
Vol 6 No 1 (2023): Journal On Education: Volume 6 Nomor 1 Tahun 2023

This research aims to analyze forensic stylistics which depicts a female student who left a suicide note. This research not only focuses on stylistic forensic analysis, but also deals with linguistic elements and their influence on the social environment. This research uses qualitative methods. The focus of stylistic analysis in a forensic context is the understanding and interpretation of language that is difficult to understand. The content of the forensic linguistic text of a student's suicide note is a problem regarding writing that is not appropriate to the context, therefore this research also proposes several main categories of writing, namely writing discrimination, author identification, author characterization, and determination of author intent. Apart from that, the vocabulary used in these notes is not usually spoken by Mahira.