Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS)
Vol 3, No 1 (2024): Journal of English Literature and Linguistic Studies (JELLS) - Nov 2024

WOMEN’S LANGUAGE IN JENNY HAN’S SERIES “THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY”

Anggraeni, Yuni (Unknown)
Iskandar, Iskandar (Unknown)
Bakri, Fitriyani (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 Nov 2024

Abstract

This research discusses the language of women contained in the series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'. This research aims to analyze the female language contained in the series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' by using Lakoff's theory (1973 & 1975) to analyze ten features of women’s language. The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method. The researcher analyzed the women’s language in the series 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' which amounted to 7 episodes and lasted about 45 minutes each. The result of this study shows that 10 features of female language were found in the series. The features of women’s language including lexical hedges or fillers, tag questions, rising intonation on declaratives, empty adjectives, precise color terms, intensifiers, hypercorrect grammar, ‘superpolite’ forms, avoidance of strong swear words, and emphatic stress. The reason women use the features of the female language is because to cover themselves from self-confidence or make them feel confident when using these features. From the 10 data observed, the researcher concludes that some features have similar purposes but different uses.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jell

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JELLS is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting the studies of English language, English literature, and English language teaching. It publishes conceptually and/or empirically based studies in those three major ...