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Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies
Published by Universitas Diponegoro
ISSN : -     EISSN : 2614039X     DOI : 10.14710/culturalistics.v6i2.14886
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Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies is a peer-reviewed triannual scientific journal published by Department of Linguistics, Diponegoro University, Indonesia. It publishes articles in the field of cultural, literary, and linguistic studies.
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The Influence of Parental Attachment on Charley’s Personality Development in Mitch Albom’s For One More Day Cristyvilda Priskila; Ratna Asmarani
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 9, No 2 (2025): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (December
Publisher : English Literature Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v9i2.29912

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This research thesis discusses the influence of different attachment patterns on the personality development of Charley Benetto in Mitch Albom's For One More Day. The objectives of this research are to identify Charley’s patterns of attachment to his parents, to analyze how insecure attachment influences his personality, and to analyze how secure attachment contributes to his personality development. This research thesis uses a psychological approach, employing John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory and supported by Elizabeth Hurlock’s Personality Development Theory. This research thesis employs a library research method. The primary data source is For One More Day, while secondary sources include scholarly books and journals related to attachment and personality development. The findings of this research thesis indicate that Charley’s insecure attachment to his father causes him to constantly seek his father’s approval, leading him to neglect his mother's love and make choices he regrets. In contrast, his secure attachment with his mother helps him to be confident, able to confront problems, develop emotional regulation, rebuild his broken relationships, and break free from his insecure attachment. These personality changes occur due to a change in self-perception, motivation driven by a deep internal desire to change, and a change in crucial individuals.
Myth, Semiotics and Ideology: Carol Ann Duffy’s ‘from Mrs Tiresias’ and ‘Medusa’ Zümrüt Altındağ
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
Publisher : English Literature Study Program, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.22160

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Many modernist poets treated myth as the logos and regarded the revival of myth as the miraculous remedy to the trauma of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. T. S. Eliot (1975) in his reflection on James Joyce’s Ulysses, ‘Ulysses, Order, and Myth’, celebrates myth as the unifying element, the transcendental signified, of the fragmented western world.  However, in the contemporary poststructuralist world, feminist critics, many women poets and writers reject the redemptive function of myth and its rationalisation of the subordination of women. Carol Ann Duffy is one of the contemporary British poets, who challenges the alliance between myth and phallogocentric discourse and attacks the representation of women in the western masculinized mainstream literary canon. By manifesting the ideological background to myth construction, with the poems published in The World’s Wife (1999), Duffy assumes an active role in the second wave feminist project of rewriting the patriarchal myths. In light of the semiological decoding of myth proposed by Roland Barthes in Mythologies, this papers analyses Duffy’s reduction of myth into systems of signification in the poems ‘from Mrs Tiresias’ and ‘Medusa.’
Novice Translators’ Perceptions of AI-Assisted Translation Sulistya Ningrum; Almira Fidela Artha; Tahan Sihombing; Serli Meilina; Mutiara Ramadhani
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.30355

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This study investigates how novice translators perceive and engage with AI-assisted translation tools, emphasizing their emerging AI literacy and its impact on translation learning. Twelve undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory translation course participated in semi-structured interviews, sharing their experiences with tools such as Google Translate, DeepL, ChatGPT, and Gemini. Data were analyzed thematically to identify patterns in tool usage, perceived benefits and concerns, and attitudes toward AI’s role in learning. The findings indicate that novice translators actively experiment with multiple AI tools, often combining them strategically to support vocabulary, grammar, phrasing, and text naturalness. Participants appreciated AI’s efficiency and scaffolding potential but expressed concerns about overreliance, skill erosion, cultural inaccuracies, and ethical or privacy issues. Despite these concerns, they consistently viewed AI as a supportive resource rather than a replacement for manual translation, emphasizing the importance of human judgment, critical evaluation, and post-editing. Instructor guidance also played a role in shaping responsible AI use, with mixed stances encouraging careful, reflective engagement. The study underscores the need for translation curricula to incorporate AI literacy, enabling learners to leverage AI’s benefits while maintaining foundational skills, autonomy, and ethical awareness. These insights highlight the potential for human-centered, hybrid approaches in AI-integrated translation education.
SENTENCE PATTERN ANALYSIS OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN A NEWS ARTICLE: A TRANSFORMATIONAL–GENERATIVE GRAMMAR PERSPECTIVE ON “DEADLY STROMS RAVAGE ASIA, KILLING MORE THAN 600” Devi meilia permata sari; Aisyah Kusuma Wardani; Abdul Syukur; Sigit Wibowo; Eny Maulita Purnama Sari
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.30943

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Abstract: This study uses Noam Chomsky's Transformational–Generative Grammar to examine phrase patterns in a news item, with an emphasis on the distribution of active and passive constructs at the surface structure level. The information came from an Egypt Independent news item headlined "Deadly Storms Ravage Asia, Killing More Than 600 with Hundreds Missing." This study used a qualitative descriptive method to identify 40 sentences that were carefully categorized into passive patterns (S–V–O–Actor and S–V–C–Actor) and active patterns (S–V–O, S–V–O–C, and S–V–C). A thorough analysis of how syntactic structures are implemented in news discourse and how surface sentence patterns represent the communicative objectives of journalistic writing is made possible by this classification.The results show that active sentence structures predominate in the news story under analysis, with the S–V–O pattern occurring most frequently, followed by the S–V–C pattern, and the S–V–O–C pattern occurring less frequently. This dominance implies that direct reporting of events and actions is given priority in the news content, making it simple for readers to identify agents, procedures, and impacted businesses. Passive constructs, on the other hand, are less common and are mostly employed to highlight victims, results, or effects of events rather than the agents. This is consistent with journalistic techniques to preserve neutrality and concentrate on impact. These results are in line with Abdul-Munem's (2025) research, which contends that active voice constructs are more common than passive ones in news writing because they offer efficiency, clarity, and immediacy. From a transformational generative standpoint, the preference for active surface structures shows that thw communicative demands of conveying factual occurrences functionally inspire and affect syntactic choices in new discourse.
INTIMACY AND THE THIRST FOR SOFT MASCULINITY: FANFICTION AND K-POP FANS IN INDONESIA Nurul Laili Nadhifah
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.24825

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Fanfiction is a medium for K-Pop fans to portray the idea of their perfect people in the form of their idols. Driven by intimacy formed through parasocial relationship, those fans create stories in an alternative universe, where their idols are not idols anymore but mere humans in certain plots of the story. Since fanfiction about K-Pop idols is common in Indonesia even since the 2nd generation of idols, this study is focused on the characteristics of male characters in Indonesian fanfiction based on Korean Idols. The data, which are fanfictions with the highest ratings, taken from Wattpad as one of the most famous fanfiction sites. Analyzing fanfictions using parasocial relationship and the soft masculinity concept is related to the real condition of society in Indonesia nowadays; this research tries to dig deeper into why soft masculinity is something that those K-Pop fans are longing for. The findings show that indeed, parasocial relationship between idols and fans plays role in pushing K-Pop fans to write fanfinction. Moreover, gender inequality within patriarchal society also triggers female K-Pop fans to write about characters who possess the traits of soft masculinity like tender charisma, purity, and politeness.
Identifying social class differences through speech style analysis in ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Fiolina Salsabila Maharani; Dwi Wulandari
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.32800

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This study aims at analyzing the relationship between speech style and social class in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014). This study employs a qualitative method to analyze the language style of the main characters Eggsy and Harry, who are from the lower social class and upper class, respectively. Through note-taking and thematic analysis, the writer gathered 489 total utterances from both characters. Harry’s speech consists of 226 utterances, and primarily consists of the Consultative style (124 utterances), and all employ standard grammar emblematic of his upper social class. However, Eggsy’s 263 utterances consist of the Casual speech style (153 utterances) the most and include speech that contains non-standard grammar (11 utterances), reflecting his lower social class. Additionally, the study finds that the Function social factor significantly influences both characters’ speech; Harry prioritizes message conveyance and sincerity, while Eggsy’s speech emphasizes self-expression and defense.  The study discovers that the difference in the dominant speech styles is indicative of their social class in the way they employ the speech styles in places and contexts that do not require it.
The Struggles of Asian Immigrants in the Documentary “Being Asians in America (2022)” Andika Heka Putra; Sukarni Suryaningsih, M.Hum.
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.33583

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Documentary films are one of the media which are able to represent social reality while building public understanding of the experiences of minority groups. This study aims to analyze the representation of the struggles of Asian immigrants in the documentary Being Asians in America (2022) produced by the Pew Research Center. The research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with the film text analysis method. The research data in the form of dialogues, narratives, and scenes related to the experiences of Asian immigrants were then analyzed using the perspective of Critical Race Theory to uncover power relations, discriminatory practices, and representational politics built in the film. The results show that this documentary represents the experience of Asian immigrants as a complex process, from the arrival of Chinese, Japanese, Sikhs, and Pakistanis to the United States to their struggles with stereotypes, discrimination, hate crimes, physical violence, language barriers, and limited access to social and economic opportunities. On the other hand, the film also shows various adaptation strategies carried out by immigrants through education, entrepreneurship, community solidarity, and the preservation of cultural identity as a form of resistance to marginalization.
AN ANALYSIS OF SLANG WORDS IN THE SONG GOD’S PLAN BY DRAKE Asti Nur Cahyani; Siti Lutfiah; Erlita Priha; Eny Maulita Purnama Sari
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.30938

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This research aims to analyze the slang words used in God’s Plan by Drake, focusing on their types, meanings, and functions within the song’s context. The study employed a qualitative descriptive method, using the lyrics as the primary data source. A total of 50 slang words were identified and categorized into 18 types of word formation. The findings reveal that 10 types appear in the song: clipping (20%), variation (16%), final combining forms (12%), compounding (12%), prefixes and suffixes (12%), blending (6%), acronyms and initialisms (6%), coinage (4%), derivation (4%), multiple processes (4%), and conversion (4%). These slang words serve to create an informal tone, convey social identity, reflect cultural and geographical context, and maintain rhythmic and stylistic flow in the lyrics. The absence of other types, such as borrowing, reduplicatives, elliptic rhyming slang, reversed forms, back formation, infixes, and onomatopoeia, indicates selective linguistic choices by Drake. Overall, the study concluded that slang word in “God’s Plan” by Drake functions as a deliberate linguistic and sociocultural tool, enhancing expressiveness, stylistic effect, and audience engagement in contemporary hip-hop music. 
Identifying language style used by the main characters in the movie Lost in Translation Siti Dwi Wulandari; Yuni Sari Amalia
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.25493

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Language styles in communication can be categorized by their degree of formality. This phenomenon can be seen in both real life communication and different types of media that involve social interaction. One media that showcases the diverse language styles people use in their communication is movies. This study aimed to analyze the language styles employed by the main characters in the film Lost in Translation using Martin Joos’ theory of language styles and identified the social factors influencing these styles using Janet Holmes' framework. To conduct the study, the researchers applied a qualitative descriptive method. The data was obtained from a conversation involving two main characters of Lost in Translation movie, named Bob Harris and Charlotte. The findings reveal 67 data of language styles in the movie, categorized as follows: 4 formal styles (5.9%), 8 consultative styles (11.9%), 45 casual styles (67.9%), and 10 intimate styles (14.9%). Furthermore, 94 data of social factors influencing language style were identified, there are 23 data of participant (24.4%), 49 data of topic (52%), 4 data of setting (4.2%), and 18 data of function (19%).
Semantic Changes and the Social Media Images in Twitter Gaming Community’s Slangs Lovely Queen Vidinta Lucentius; Nurina Azyyati; Aisah Aisah
Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistic Studies Vol 10, No 1 (2026): Culturalistics: Journal of Cultural, Literary, and Linguistics Studies (June 20
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/ca.v10i1.28912

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Language in digital spaces evolves rapidly, resulting in various changes, including semantic changes. This study examines slangs in the Twitter Gaming Community, a group particularly prone to language change, focusing on patterns of semantic change and identifying the dominant types of semantic change. Such changes can also reflect the community’s social identity. Using Luján's (2010) framework, which includes amelioration, pejoration, metaphorical extension, broadening, and narrowing, this study found that pejoration was the most dominant pattern (35.7%). This indicates a change toward evaluative and competitive discourse. These pejorative pattern changes suggest a linguistic culture shaped by hierarchy, performance, and judgment. Overall, the findings show that slangs in Twitter gaming community demonstrates not only semantic flexibility but also reflect the social dynamics, values, and identity of the gaming subculture within the broader digital media context.Keywords: Semantic Change; Slang; Twitter; Gaming Community; Pejoration; Luján Theory

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