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Journal of Language and Literature
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ISSN : 14105691     EISSN : 25805878     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24071/joll
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art,
Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
Journal of Language and Literature presents articles on the study of language and literature. Appropriate topics include studies on language, translation, and literary texts. To be considered for publication, articles must be in English.
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Cracking the Code of Musical Language: Making Sense of Rihanna’s “Diamonds” through Semiotics Diko, Mlamli
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.8704

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This article applies semiotics as a theoretical framework to uncover the observable layers of meaning that are interwoven in Rihanna’s song “Diamonds”. By examining the linguistic, visual, and musical elements of this song, this scholarly discourse aims to unearth the symbolic significance of “Diamonds” and their implications for contemporary popular music. Over and above this, it is to underscore that there is an intricate relationship between linguistics and musicology, hence the necessity to form an interdisciplinary dialogue. Ultimately, three notable findings are evident. First, the semiotic examination of Rihanna’s “Diamonds” reveals that the recurring motif of diamonds symbolizes more than just material wealth. Rather, diamonds serve as powerful metaphorical expressions of fortitude, strength, and enduring love. Second, through semiotic exposition, the use of light imagery, among others, conveys themes of conviction, optimism, and clarity. By the same token, references to shining bright like diamonds evoke notions of enlightenment and transcendence, sharply contrasting with the darker elements explored in the song’s lyrics. Third, this scholarly evaluation unmasks the synergistic relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic elements in “Diamonds”. Conclusively, the combination of words and music solidifies the overall message and emotional resonance of the song, creating a more immersive and impactful experience for the listener.
Salience and Erasure in the Indonesian Government Climate Change Discourse: A Corpus-Based Ecolinguistics Study Suryani, Diana Sri; Suhandano, Suhandano
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.9739

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Climate change is a global phenomenon and has become a challenge to world society. According to that, this study examines linguistics strategies used in the erasure of climate change discourse through ecolinguistics lenses. This study used a specialized corpus that was built through 224 articles from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) website, which was collected with the keywords perubahan iklim ‘climate change’, krisis iklim ‘climate crisis’, and ketahanan iklim ‘climate resilience’. The data was analyzed using Sketch Engine using keywords, concordance, and collocations features. Then, the analysis of data was conducted manually through semantic categorization. This paper used Stibbe’s the void and the mask framework for its analysis. The major themes found in this paper are the government and its activities as a part of international organizations. This paper also found that KLHK used several linguistics strategies to demonstrate climate change, including abstract terms and nominalization to obscure the social actors. Also, the theme of nature, such as non-human species are completely erased from the discourse. These results show that climate change discourse on KLHK’s website is contrary to the ecosophy of ecolinguistics that encourages highlighting the importance of non-human species in such discourse. It is clear that KLHK takes non-human species for granted in their climate change discourse compared to human activity in their discourse.
The Good German? German Colonial Fantasies in Indonesia in Rudolf Utsch’s Trilogy Liyanti, Lisda; Tambunan, S.M. Gietty; Tjahjandari, Lily
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.9408

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The relationship between Germany and Asia is characterized by its complexity and uniqueness. Unlike other European nations, Germany established close connections with Asia by drawing inspiration from its rich cultural heritage. Germany’s historical background, being overpowered and defeated by France at the beginning of its formation to nationhood, led German thinkers and philosophers to seek sources of national self-identity other than those imbued with antiquity and Western culture. Germany's perception of itself about the East (as well as other regions) can be understood through the lens of German colonial fantasies, which depict Germany as a benevolent colonizer capable of establishing harmonious colonies. This concept of colonial fantasy is dynamic and evolves in line with German historical stages. In this study, we will examine Rudolf Utsch's three-part series of German adolescent adventure texts set in Indonesia by employing a textual analysis approach and focusing on the concept of colonial fantasy by Susanne Zantop. The research outcomes suggest that both German characters were depicted as benevolent colonizers, yet their efforts to establish a harmonious colony proved unsuccessful. Several biases stemming from colonial fantasies are discovered, including gender bias, the marginalization of local characters, and an imbalance in the portrayal of space and location.
Realization of French Connected Speech: A Comparative Study between Indonesian FLE Students and Native Speakers Kusrini, Nani; Sajarwa, Sajarwa; Cholsy, Hayatul
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.11196

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This study aims to explain the realization of French external sandhi, namely liaison, enchaînement, and élision in FLE (French as a Foreign Language) students with Indonesian as their first language (L1), and the factors influencing the realization. To determine the extent of mastery of Indonesian students, this study compared the realization of two groups of Indonesian students with different study hours and the realization of native speakers. This study involved 44 FLE students divided into two groups (27 students in Group I and 17 in Group II) and 11 native speakers. The instrument text for oral reading was compiled considering all these three phenomena theoretically and the students' competence level. It contains sequences of words potentially connected by all three. The data collection technique was carried out by recording the text reading once. The use of PRAAT software supported data analysis. The study results indicate the mastery of Indonesian speakers in élision liaison enchaînement consonantique enchaînement vocalique. The realization level of the students is much lower than that of native speakers. Several factors include the absence of similar phenomena in L1, segmentation ability, use of rhythm, differences in the orthographic systems, and interference, namely the presence of silent consonants and grapheme h, which are not pronounced in French, differences in the transparency of phoneme-grapheme relationship in the two languages and the quality of input.
Self-Otherings and Reimaginings of Postcolonial African Women in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013) Mumtazah, Jauza Maryam; Rahayu, Lina Meilinawati; Adipurwawidjana, Ari Jogaiswara
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.10545

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah (2013) presents a narrative that shifts between different temporalities and spaces, a movement that is particularly experienced by its main character, Ifemelu, as she navigates through her Nigerian, American, and her newly found black identity. Similarly, the novel’s narrative attempts to showcase other postcolonial African women like Ifemelu, as well as their ambiguous identities and othered representations. Through this article, we examine the workings of Ifemelu’s narration as it shifts from one space to another, specifically from Nigeria to America and vice versa, through a narratological method. We will then focus on how these specific spaces occupied by Ifemelu and other African women, or what Ogundipe-Leslie calls “women’s spaces and modes, " work with the bodily experiences of the women and the black Atlantic world at large. Throughout the novel, the hair salon is the women’s space that the narration keeps returning to, serving as a bridge between the story’s past and present. However, a more constant form of women’s spaces also occurs through the narrative body itself, specifically through the narrative form of online blogs that showcase Ifemelu’s attempt to find familiarities with other black people of the diaspora. From this article’s analysis, we argue that the hair salon and the narration of the online blogs, as “micro-African” spaces, serve as mediums to reclaim and re-write the contingent and negotiated identities of postcolonial African in the new black Atlantic world.
Pronunciation Errors in Producing English Bilabial Consonants Sounds by Korean Speakers Dewi, Julia Purnama; Malini, Ni Luh Nyoman Seri; Adni, Nissa Puspitaning
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.10133

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Every language has a unique system of vowel and consonant sounds, for example, English has five (5) vowels and 21 consonants. Others like in Korean language, it has ten (10) vowels, and nineteen (19) consonants. Since every language has a different set of vowel and consonant systems, it might affect to the differences in the pronunciation of each sounds in each of the languages. Cho (2020) theory states that pronunciation errors result from the transfer of Korean phonological processes to English and the inability to acquire English phonological processes. This study observed three Korean natives, live in South Korea, and have no history of a mother tongue other than Korean. The three participants also came from different backgrounds and English-speaking experiences. The data were taken by recording and examining some English words contained and related to English bilabial consonant sounds. The voice recordings were analyzed to find the differences in their pronunciation applying the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) according to the standard English pronunciation. The finding showed that 1) the Korean speakers were able to pronounce the English Bilabial plosive and nasal /p, b, m/ at the beginning and middle of the word, but there was a tendency to add an extra vowel when the Bilabial consonant plosive /p, b/ placed at the end of the word, 2) the voiceless bilabial plosive /p/ was taken as a substitution consonant for the words that contained fricative consonant /f/, 3) the voiced labial-velar approximant /w/ was not pronounced correctly by having the two lips moving closer, but it was pronounced by either sounding the vowel [ʊ] first or [o] first. Those errors were caused by the different sound systems in Hangeul that influences the speakers’ English pronunciation.
The Resistance of Subaltern Class against Patriarchal Hegemony in Cantik Itu Luka by Eka Kurniawan Shofa, Ghefira Zahira; Istiani, Imas
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.9598

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This study aims to examine patriarchal hegemony in the novel Cantik Itu Luka (Beauty Is a Wound) by Eka Kurniawan using the theories of Gramsci and Walby regarding colonial culture and ideology that controls the women who are classified as the subaltern classes under male power in various aspects of life. According to Spivak’s theory, subaltern class is an individual or social group that is marginalized under dominating power economically, socially, and culturally. This study also uses postcolonial approach by Tyson which serves to examine and respond to colonial influence on social structure, identity, and cultural continuity. The study of patriarchal hegemony in Cantik Itu Luka examines three main aspects: (1) the manifestation of patriarchal hegemony in the subaltern class; (2) the psychological and emotional impact of patriarchal hegemony on subaltern women; and (3) the forms of resistance against hegemonic. The research data are quotations from the novel contained in the form of words, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs that interpret the issue of patriarchal hegemony obtained from narration, dialog, characters' thoughts, and storyline. The data collection used literature study techniques, whereas the data analysis used qualitative descriptive techniques. The results of this study resulted in the discovery that patriarchal hegemony greatly influences society's ideology about subaltern women, all forms of community attitudes in the form of objectification, subordination, and marginalization of subalterns cause impacts, responses, and resistance by subaltern classes.
An Autobiography but Not Quite: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as a Parody Gustian, Rizki Puji
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.10552

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This article examines Ernest J. Gaines' The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1972) as a parody and critique of dominant cultural narratives. Combining close reading with biographical criticism, which contextualizes the novel through Gaines’ socio-cultural background as an African American author. Drawing on Bakhtin’s and Hannoosh’s theories of parody and Gates’ concept of chiasmus, the analysis explores how the novel imitates, transforms, and subverts its targets. Bhabha’s notion of mimicry situates parody within postcolonial discourse, while Genette’s theory of frequency analyzes the novel’s repetitive narrative structures. Ashcroft, Griffiths, and Tiffin’s concepts of appropriation and abrogation address Gaines’ use of English, shaped by his identity as a Black writer from Louisiana and his California education. Bakhtin’s heteroglossia highlights the novel’s polyphonic structure, reflecting its diverse voices. Ong’s theories of orality and literacy contrast Louisiana’s oral traditions with Gaines’ literary techniques. Interviews with Gaudet and Wooton reveal the influence of white literary traditions on Gaines, situating him within African American literary frameworks. Loomba’s critique of colonial discourse positions the novel as a subversive response to white supremacy. Thus, the objective of this study is to demonstrate that Gaines uses parody in the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as both a literary form and an ideological tool to challenge hegemonic narratives and amplify African American voices.
From Page to Screen: The Plot Transformation of Roald Dahl's Matilda into Matthew Warchus's Movie Kusumayanti, Dina Dyah; Setiani, Ferina Windi; Wardhani, Yanuaresti Kusuma
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.10309

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This article discusses the adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel Matilda (1988)into the movie Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical (2022), directed by Matthew Warchus. This research focuses on the transformation of intrinsic elements, which is the plot of the novel to the movie. The transformation of the novel into the movie is classified as the telling-to-showing mode. The transformation from written text to audio-visual media involves changes such as subtractions and additions, which are influenced by the differences in the mediums of expression. The three main issues discussed in this article are (1) the transformations of the plot in the novel into the movie, (2) the ideology reflected in the works by the author and the adapter, and (3) the motives of the adapter. This research uses a comparative method with Linda Hutcheon's Theory of Adaptation and Roland Barthes's semiotics. The findings show the ideology of patriarchy by the author in the novel and the ideologies of children's education rights and feminism by the adapter in the movie. Furthermore, this study reveals the motives of the adapter, which include personal motives, as reflected in the ideological changes, and economic lure motives, demonstrating how creative and commercial factors shape the adaptation process.
On Female Subjectivity and Power: Gender Politics and Occupational Sex Segregation in The Conductor Liao, Hung-Chang; Wang, Ya-Huei
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 25, No 1 (2025): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/joll.v25i1.9846

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Research has shown that gender inequality persists at managerial levels, with an increasing number of women occupying middle and lower managerial positions while men dominate higher managerial roles. This phenomenon, often referred to as the “glass ceiling,” represents an invisible barrier characterized by gender biases that prevent women from attaining high-level positions within organizations. A notable gender gap remains in the professionalization of the classical music field, particularly in orchestral conducting. To understand how gender politics and occupational sex segregation affect women’s career development, workplace relationships, and gender relations, this study conducts qualitative research using latent-content analysis of the film The Conductor. It examines how women experience occupational sex segregation under gender politics and societal norms. The findings reveal that deep-rooted gender norms and biases within male-dominated professions not only limit women’s access to leadership roles but also reinforce occupational segregation. By highlighting the struggles of women in breaking barriers, the studyexplores the potential for women to cultivate their own female subjectivity, empowering them to overcome occupational sex segregation and affirming their significance in male-dominated professions. This research has some limitations as it focuses on the narratives of an individual female in the film and hence cannot adequately represent the diverse experiences of women in different occupations. Future research may compare and analyze real-life cases from different occupations and cultural backgrounds to gain a comprehensive understanding of gender dynamics.

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