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Journal of Language and Literature
ISSN : 14105691     EISSN : 25805878     DOI : https://doi.org/10.24071/joll
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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Functions of Indirectness in American Idol Judges Comments Raynesta Mikaela Indri Malo
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 16, No 2 (2016): October
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Indirectness is one of the most efficient ways to communicate each other. People useindirectness in communication for different purposes. The most discussed and discovered purposeacross cultures is for politeness; people use language in indirect way to prevent hurting othersfeelings. In many cultures, indirectness is highly valued because saving face and harmony in socialrelationships are highly respected. This study is a descriptive study which is aimed at analyzing thefunctions or the purpose of using indirectness or indirect language in one of the rarely discussedrealm of language use, a TV show, specifically, American Idol. The findings also reveal the strategiesused in order to perform the functions. The data is limited to the audition of American Idol seasoneight (8) which was held in 2009. There were 7 recordings for the 8 cities of audition. The totalnumber of data used in this study was 50 indirect comments. The result shows that there were 3functions of the use of indirectness in the comments of the judges. The functions were (i) being ironic,(ii) being polite, and (iii) giving hints.Keywords: indirectness, politeness, judges comments
The Subjectivity of Forced-migrant in Poems of and by Refugees Nurhadianty Rahayu
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 20, No 1 (2020): April
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Refugeesperilous experiences force them to flee home for safety. Their arrival from home country tothehost country is not only often reduced to beastatistical number in factual reports but also seen as threats to national well-being. The study aims to provide the argument that poems provide a symbol of resistance towards refugeesgiven fate,and offer a platform for them to create their authentic version of knowledge.Poems are chosen to be analyzed in this study as they can mediate the refugeesunique experiences and their struggle to cope with the changing condition. The study argues that poemsof and by refugees can serve as strategic means of preserving memories that connect them with their past,which shape their present andconstructan alternative subjectivity against objectification and stereotypes pinned to them. Poemsanalyzed in this researchareHomebyWarsanShire,The IcebreakerbyYovankaPaquetePerdigao,andEmpathyby A.E. Stallings. Those excerpts areinterpretedthrough Feminist Refugee Epistemology (FRE),which according to Espiritu (2018),reveals the hidden political forces within the site of intimate domestic interaction in each refugees unique experiences and queer sociality.The study concluded that poemsof and by refugees couldfacilitate the forced-migrantsaspiration and create alternativeknowledgeas opposedto their common objectification in mass-media reports.
Translation Procedures of Harsh Language and Their Correlation to the Visual in The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Janis Ramadhanti Saputri; Andika Wijaya
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 22, No 2 (2022): October
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Comics are media that people of all ages can enjoy, and while some comics have age restriction, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is a comic that targets both young and old readers. As it is the story of Scrooge McDuck’s rise to success, the comic depicts aggressiveness not only physically through violence and facial expression but also verbally through the usage of harsh language. The objective of this research is to analyze (1) the translation procedures that are used in the comic The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and (2) their correlation with the visual elements of the comic. This research uses Vinay and Darbelnet (1958/1998) theories on translation procedures by basing the utterance of harsh language on theories proposed by Ljung (2011) and Ford (2016). This research uses the qualitative descriptive method, and the data were taken by setting the limitation on the character’s facial expression at the time of the utterance of harsh language. From this research, it can be concluded that the translator utilizes many translation procedures to translate the harsh language, in particular the reduction procedure. This research also shows that translation procedures are utilized to reduce the element of verbal aggressiveness, yet the procedures that are used do not influence the intention behind the utterance as the aggressiveness has been presented through the visuals.
Literary Theory in Indonesian English Department: between Truth and Meaning Paulus Sarwoto
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 15, No 1 (2015): April
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Literary theory in Indonesian English Department is faced with the questions of the integrity of theory and compatibility with local context. The integrity of theory found in other social sciences is absent in literary theory since it makes use of theories of other disciplines in such a way that it departs and yet relates to those theories in a new trajectory. Ecumenical posture should be the paradigm when approaching the plurality of literary theory. The compatibility with local context has to be understood in the interconnectedness of theory in the network of global academic conversation. The decision to use or not to use certain theory should not be driven by xenophobic views or the failure to understand the complexity of theory. In this perspective, truth and meaning are never singular.Keywords: theory, ideology, humanism, literature
The Contrastive Componential Analysis of the English Verb to love Tia Xenia
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 19, No 1 (2019): April
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It has been commonly understood that a word is rich in synonyms; however if those synonymous words are analyzed comprehensively, it shows that they do not exactly denote the same meaning. In order to distinguish one meaning to the other meaning, the features of each synonym are classified to obtain the distinctive features. The aims of this study are to identify the distinctive features of the lexical items that are synonymous with the English verb to love and to explain the polysemy of that English verb. The English verb to love was taken as the object since it is a basic general English word that appears frequently in everyday contexts. To analyse the data, the researcher listed down the synonyms of to love. After that, those synonyms were contrasted to obtain the distinctive features. By comparing the meanings of to love to the distinctive features obtained, the polysemy could be found and explained. This paper shows that there were sixteen synonymous verbs, 29 distinctive features that were classified into seven major features, and six polysemy of the English verb, to love.Keywords: meaning, componential analysis
From Tripitaka to Isan Phaya: On Common Characteristics of Existence Amporn Sa-ngiamwibool; Somchai Srinok
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 17, No 2 (2017): October
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Phaya, or a philosophical verse of local people in northeastern Thailand or locally called Isan whose culture is intimate to that of Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, is believed to be influenced by Buddhist Dhamma. It is, therefore, interesting to analyze how the local Isan philosophers borrowed ideas from the source and composed this valuable cultural heritage, with a specific focus on the theme of common characteristics of existence, consisting of anicca (impermanence), dukkha (suffering) and anatta (non-self). 252 existing verses were explored with a focus on common characteristics of existence. The findings revealed that the essence of the verses was literally borrowed from the source, Tripitaka, and figuratively adjusted for literary purposes. Implications of this analysis reassure that phayas are a truly cultural and religious heritage for the two countries.Keywords: Tripitaka, Isan phaya, common characteristics of existence
A Study of English Proficiency Test among the First Year University Students Ignasia Yuyun; Meyling Meyling; Naftalia Laksana; Demus Abenedgo
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 18, No 1 (2018): April
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The study aims at analyzing the English skills in an English Proficiency Test (EPT) shown bystudents at tertiary level or university students, particularly the first year university students (freshmen).The study centers around the students English skills represented in English Proficiency Test, which arethen related to the students common problems investigated in this study. The three sections in EnglishProficiency Test analyzed in this study including listening, structure and written expressions, andreading. This study revealed reading skill was the major problems faced by the first year of universitystudents, particularly, in reviewing overall reading text. To solve this problem, the cognitive strategies,particularly the top-down reading strategies are suggested to anticipate the authors purpose, previewthe text, think about what one already knows about the topic, skim for main points, etc. An effectivereading strategies training which is more focused and explicit should be regularly practiced andenhanced since it can significantly boost reading proficiency and language acquisition.Keywords: English Proficiency Test, university student
A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of Political Speeches: The Case of Donald Trump’s 2016 Election Speeches Mohamed Elsanhoury; Abeer M. Refky M. Seddek; Névine M. Sarwat; Riham. E. A. Debian
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 20, No 2 (2020): October
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This paper investigates the different verbal and non-verbal meaning making resources manifested in the speeches of Akron, Ohio and Phoenix, Arizona delivered by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign in 2016.  The way verbal and non-verbal resources combine or interact intersemiotically unravels how Donald Trump attempts to affect his audience and reveal his populist leadership. For that end, the researcher carried out an analysis that is divided into two sections. Section one is devoted to a ‘themes’ analysis to isolate the overarching themes and illuminate the major topics addressed by President Donald Trump to seek his audience’s support. Section two follows SF-MDA which relies on Halliday’s systemic functional linguistics (Halliday, 1978, 1994; Halliday Matthiessen, 2004/2014) for the analysis of verbal meaning- making resources and Kress and Van Leeuwen’s visual grammar (1996/2006) for the analysis of non-verbal resources. The analysis reveals that both verbal and non-verbal meaning-making resources, in terms of representational, interactive and compositional meanings, work intersemiotically to deliver a full account of meaning and unravel Donald Trump's populist leadership.
The Use of Taboo in Djenar Maesa Ayus Mereka bilang, saya monyet! Tri Septa Nurhantoro
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 14, No 2 (2014): October
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This paper concerns on the use of taboo expressions in a literary work: Djenars Mereka Bilang Saya Monyet!, which is about eighty. Based on those data, those expressions can be grouped into their categories and degrees of politeness-impoliteness. Those categories are: comparison with animal, bodily effluvia, bodily organ, mental defect, disease, torturing-rapingkilling, sexual activity, sexual-related behavior, consumption, place and verbal insult. Meanwhile, the degrees of politeness-impoliteness are: euphemism, orthophemism and dysphemism. It is expected that the reader of this paper can comprehend the use of taboo, particularly in a literary work. Keywords: taboo, politeness, impoliteness
Bilingualism in Indonesian Children's Language Acquisition Aulia Apriana; Adi Sutrisno
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 22, No 2 (2022): October
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Language acquisition and development are two important phases in a child’s life. Hundreds of ideas have been tested to build a scientific explanation for how children may understand and produce the languages of their environment. Language intake, exposure volume and duration, and grammatical complexity all appear to have a role in influencing children's language development. These intricacies become even more complicated as children differ greatly from one another. It's on top of the several languages the children pick up along the route. Some children speak only one language (monolingual), whereas others speak multiple languages (bilingual). Apart from the endless debate about whether being bilingual is a blessing or a curse, it is fascinating to study how those children finally end up being bilinguals, either through acquisition or learning. Therefore, this article aims at portraying the phenomenon of bilingualism in Indonesian children’s language acquisition by looking at the strengths and weaknesses of being bilinguals, the important factors in second language acquisition and learning, and the strategies for second language acquisition and learning. In conclusion, to be bilingual, a child has undergone a very long process. Even though some experts are still debating whether bilingualism is beneficial or even harmful for their cognitive, psychological, and linguistic competence, children nowadays are created to be bilinguals even since they were born. As a result, those children grow up as multilingual children who are ready to cope with the dynamic of the environmental changes around them.