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AlphabetAlphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies
Published by Universitas Brawijaya
ISSN : 2615630X     EISSN : 26156296     DOI : 10.21776/ub.alphabet
Core Subject : Humanities, Education, Art, Social,
Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences
Alphabet is an open-access, biannual journal aimed at advancing and disseminating the state-of-the-art knowledge on language, literary and cultural studies. It instills the etymological spirit of the word alphabetos which means learning or lore acquired through reading. Reading, in this context, shall be understood as a process of critically examining or questioning the existing ideas and issues so as to offer alternative answers. In choosing articles for publication, Alphabet prefers manuscripts that present new ideas in the disciplines, originated from empirical, theoretical, and methodological research within both a single discipline and those that sub- or multi-disciplines. It encourages a high standard of scholarship, written in clear and straightforward organization without requiring that authors alter their analytical style and writing voice.
Arjuna Subject : Ilmu Sosial - Kajian Budaya
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Paradox of Becoming Wealthy in J. Blakeson's I Care a Lot Az Zahra Sekar Ayu Arumbinang; Melania Shinta Harendika
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.03

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The American dream is a national ethos that originated in the United States of America and is widely known and believed by people all over the world. In order to create their American dream, particularly the dream of becoming wealthy, traditional American values are required. In the midst of fulfilling one American dream, a person may unknowingly create a paradox by doing things that are believed to be true but are ironically incorrect. The paradox of becoming wealthy can be found in a person's endeavor by following traditional American principles or inside its actual profession by engaging in a criminal action, sometimes known as a crime. The paradox appeared in the movie I Care a Lot by J. Blakeson which tells the story of Marla Grayson, a court-appointed guardian for the elderly who uses her wards as a weapon to achieve her American goal of being wealthy, and Dr. Karen Amos, a physician who sells personal information about her patients in order to get rich. Both committed a crime and transgressed conventional American principles of material prosperity and hard effort.
The Use of Bilingualism in Sidoarjo Linguistics Landscape Dini Azmillah; Usep Muttaqin
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.04

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This article aims to present a case of bilingualism, the use of two languages together, in the Sidoarjo linguistic landscape. The data consists of advertisements, street signs, shop names, and other signs collected from three different neighbourhoods in Sidoarjo, Masangan Kulon, Legok, and Taman Pondok Jati. The data are first collected by taking pictures of the signs, which are then classified, and analyzed. It is found that people in those areas utilise two different combinations of languages on different kinds of signs. These combinations are Indonesian and English and Indonesian and Javanese. The order of the languages varies depending on the type of sign. The researcher also found that the most dominant sign found containing bilingualism is shop signs, and the area with the most signs is Taman Pondok Jati. The finding also shows that the most frequently occurring kind of bilingualism in the study is the use of Indonesian and English combinations.
Prabu Brawijaya Spiritual Characteristics in Tari Brawijaya Andika Putra Pradana; Scarletina Vidyayani Eka
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.05

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Dance, in particular, demonstrates a semiotic process. This happens in dance when choreographic signs, such as ritualistic, magical, or religious movement expressions, are encoded. Dance "interprets" the world, and the choreographic sign exposes its object. Dance movement also serves as a point of convergence for various codes that the choreographer wishes to convey. This research focused on Tari Brawijaya, an iconic dance of Universitas Brawijaya, and attempted to examine the meaning of the king’s movements (kiprah) in it. This is a dance created to represent Universitas Brawijaya. Descriptive qualitative was used to provide a detailed explanation of the meaning of the movement. Pierce's triadic model was used to analyse the king’s movements in Tari Brawijaya. The result of the study shows there are eleven movements done by the king in Tari Brawijaya including Adeg Grudha, Lumaksana Njajag, Sabetan, Ulap- ulap, Ogek lambung, Udal Rikma, Laku telu, Besut, Kibar sampur, Penthangan, Adiraga. In addition, the meaning of each movement of the king depicts his spiritual characteristics. Those spiritual characteristics are brave, strong, powerful, wise, authoritative, making decisions wisely, and a leader who can provide help and enlightenment to others. We suggests to the future researcher to conduct a similar study about the semiotic meaning of Tari Brawijaya by analysing the other aspects of the dance, such as costume, music, and make up, or the other characters
Evil Society in Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The One Who Walk Away from Omelas” Karomatus Khansyah Ameliyana Putri; Shalimar Noor Rania; Sinta Permatasari; Sufi Ikrima Sa’adah
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.01

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This research analyzes the evil society portrayed in Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.” The analysis focuses on how the citizens of Omelas commit such an inhuman act in the name of the city’s prosperity, thus, comes the term evil society. This research is descriptive and qualitative in nature. The data are taken from the description of the confined child and the people of Omelas. To elaborate on the portrayal of evil society within the story, the researchers employ Staub’s (1999) concept of evil actions. The concept details the definition of evil and its roots. The findings show that the evil society in the short story is identified by the evil acts that the society commits: the child sacrifice, the citizen’s ignorance, and the abiding laws.
Indonesian Speakers’ Perspective in Distinguishing Gender Based on Indonesian Vocabularies Arifiandi Setya Rahman; Dimas Ragil Ayu Pamungkas; Nurkhofifah Rizkyah Aziza; Nadhifa Zulfa Indana Rahman
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.06

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Language and gender are related in the practice. According to Coates (1998), language simply reflects social divisions and inequalities. The gender distinction in many languages spoken worldwide, in practices are separated into gendered and genderless languages, which means language differences between men and women are a mirror of social differences, and these differences will persist as long as society perceives men and women as being different and unequal. We can observe this in various languages that have gender classifications in their vocabulary and also the use of different words by looking at the gender and number of interlocutors who speak the language, which has indeed been determined by generations by the speakers and also the committee of the language hall of the language. This research will proves that Indonesian speakers which known as a Genderless Language, showed their differences in judge nonsense words either masculine or feminine or also cannot identify. Therefore the data were taken by Interview with a Questionnaire which contains sentences.
Mini Magazine as an Elicitor to Enhance Students’ Creativity in Writing Yuni Astuti; Istiqomah Wulandari
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.01.02

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Expressing ideas in the form of written expression is usually challenging for many students in ESL/EFL classes. Along with the acquisition of the second language (L2), to write in L2 students might experience some social and cognitive challenges. For instance, Students may have little confidence to write in L2 compared to that of their first language. Moreover, language proficiency in L2 adds on to the quality of good writing. Some quandaries may contribute for this situation, in writing; students may face common issues such as: grappling with grammar aspects, choosing the appropriate vocabularies, copping with punctuation and mechanics, making coherence and cohesion, and generating ideas (Al Badi, 2015; Younes & Albalawi, 2015). Thus, the researchers are going to stimulate thdents' creativity in writing via mini magazines to help students in generating their ideas and sharpen their writing skills. By assigning the students to make mini-magazines, the researchers believe that it will have a positive impact on the students' writing skills and language proficiency.

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