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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.
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Women's Language Features of Dalia Mogahed at Tedtalks in View of Islamic Speaking Ethics Dini Aulia Rahmah; Zuliati Rohmah; A. Dzo’ul Milal
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.01

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This paper investigates women's language features and their functions in the speech by Dalia Mogahed, a Muslim woman, at TEDTalks based on Lakoff’s and Pearson's theories. The researchers deal with Dalia's utterances focusing on the women’s language functions in view of speaking ethics in Islam. This study aims (1) to analyze the functions of women’s language features, and (2) to examine their relationship with the Islamic speaking ethics used by Dalia Mogahed. The researchers use a qualitative approach in conducting this study. The findings demonstrate that Dalia applies some women's language features and functions. Her speech contains women’s language features, i.e. lexical hedges, rising intonation on declarative, empty adjectives, intensifiers, hypercorrect grammar, avoidance of strong swear words, and emphatic stress. They are used for the functions of starting a discussion, expressing feelings, and softening utterances in compliance with Islamic speaking ethics. Consistent with the speaker’s characteristics and constrained by the situational contexts, the speech by Delia is sublime, straightforward and uncomplicated, honest and truthful, effective, gentle, and polite. In conclusion, language use is constrained by various contexts including genders, communicative purposes, and personal characteristics.
Analysis of Funny Metaphor Used in Instagram’s Captions Muhammad Fitriyanto; Ismara Vernanda; Vita Lutfiah; Yudhistira Taufiqi Mulyana; Husnul Athiya
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.06

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This paper aims to examine the metaphors used in "Awreceh.id" Instagram captions that the researchers considered as funny. Metaphors are often used in everyday life consciously or unconsciously, especially in terms of expressing things to make it funny. Metaphors are not only used in speech but also usually found in many writings in everyday life, such as using metaphors to make captions in Instagram posts. The researchers chose funny metaphors because there are different semantic reasons. Apart from that, other funny metaphors can also be interpreted linguistically for semantic and pragmatic reasons as they depict funny references and would even be funny without the metaphorical medium and a bit of pun. The researchers used a descriptive qualitative method to depict and describe the metaphors contained in the captions of Awreceh.id's Instagram content from January to March as additional elements used to make the content more entertaining. In collecting data, documentation methods and techniques of screenshots, transcripts, and notes were used. Based on the problem, this study examines the use of Lakoff and Johnson's interpretation of the metaphor in the Instagram caption of the amusing account "Awreceh.id." Following a classification of the data by Lakoff and Johnson based on the sort of conceptual metaphor used, a description of the metaphor's intended use is provided. The researchers analyzed the types of conceptual metaphors commonly used in instagram captions by community on millennial awreceh.id account followers based on Lakoff and Johnson's theory of metaphors. In explaining the research results, formal and informal methods were used. According to the analysis's findings, the Instagram captions for the account "Awreceh.id" contained structural metaphors, orientational metaphors, and ontological metaphors. It means that the use of conceptual metaphors in constructing the captions is necessary in terms of making it more entertaining.
Character Development in Sophie An-derson’s The House with Chicken Legs Rissa Jauza Hasanah
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.02

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Sophie Anderson’s The House with Chicken Legs is a children’s novel which has distinctive character development and a story archetype. The combination of those aspects is interesting to study. Hence, this paper aims to explain the main character’s development which is analyzed in the framework of one of Christopher Booker’s the seven basic plots theory, namely voyage and return. The result of the study reveals that the voyage and return story archetype employed in The House with Chicken Legs has shaped the development of the main character of the novel, Marinka. Marinka’s character has changed from being selfish and ignorant to becoming more appreciative, selfless, and open-minded. Based on the result, I suggest future researchers use the seven basic plots theory to determine intrinsic elements in novels which belong to the scope of children literature
The Use of Expressive Speech Acts by A Tourette Syndrome in Front of the Class Movie Nestiani Hutami; Nurul Khasanah Rahmawati
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.03

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Expressing feelings or emotions is as important as meaning in speaker’s utterances. It is more interesting when the speaker is a Tourette syndrome sufferer. This study aims to examine how Expressive speech acts are used by the main character, Brad Cohen, in Front of the Class movie suffering from Tourette syndrome to communicate with other people around him. The study employs a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were taken from the utterances of the main character that further were classified into six Expressive speech acts proposed by Searle. The results of this study show two conditions which are either how relaxing or how stressful the main character interacts with other people. The Expressive speech acts that Brad uses to express his relaxing feeling are ‘thank’, ‘congratulate’, and ‘welcome’. On the other hand, the Expressive verbs that Brad uses because he feels upset or stressful are ‘thank’ ‘apologize’, ‘condole’, and ‘deplore’. Moreover, one Expressive verb that seems to fit into both situations is ‘thank’. In this case, it depends on the situation although eventually its purpose is the same which is expressing gratitude.
The Association of the Secret, Guilt, and Ego Defence Mechanism in the Novel and Then There Were None Shafira Aulia
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.04

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And Then There Were None is about ten strangers who are lured to a remote island on August 8th, 1940s. Each of these ten characters harbor deep secret that they have been complicit in the deaths of other person(s) but either escaped justice or deemed innocent. The theme of guilt played in this novel an important role in the novel because it showed how the characters’ minds worked. Fictional character is designed to closely resemble real human beings, and thus their minds can be psychologically analyzed just like real people using Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theories. Using this theory, this study psychoanalyzed four characters from the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. The objective of this study is to identify the correlation of secret and guilt that affect the characters’ psyche and elicited the use of defense mechanisms. The findings of this study showed that the characters’ conscious act of keeping secret has unconscious repercussions on their psyche. The characters kept secret that they have been complicit in the death of other people, and thus the guilt from that event is repressed into the unconscious mind. The defense mechanism is then employed to keep the upsetting guilt hidden and away from consciousness. The repressed guilt slowly builds up and manifests in various symptoms until it finally resurfaces to the conscious mind.
The Gay Culture in I Told Sunset About You Series as Depicted by Teh and Oh-Aew’s Character Alda Shavira Ramadhani; Luly Prastuty
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 3, No 2 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2020.03.02.05

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender are referred to as LGBT. LGBT includes a range of gender identities and sexual orientations. Gay means liking the same gender (men) or homosexuals. This article aims to learn about gay culture represented by the two main characters, Teh and Oh-Aew, in the series titled I Told Sunset About You (2020). The characterization theory from Joseph M. Boggs and Dennis W. Petrie was applied with the qualitative method in the data source to collect and analyze the data. This article aims to demonstrate the gay culture that the main character represents. Based on their portrayals, Teh and Oh-Aew demonstrate that they are gay. There are two positions in a gay relationship: the top role is more superior and masculine, while the bottom is more inferior and feminine. Teh has a top role in a gay relationship in the series I Told Sunset About You (2020), and Oh-Aew as a bottom. In conclusion, Teh shows the gay culture by changing his appearance into a more masculine one by styling his hair and changing his clothes to attract Oh-Aew's attention. On the other hand, Oh-Aew also shows the gay culture when he meets Teh by using accessories and woman's clothes. Therefore, the writer hopes this article will enrich the readers’ knowledge to raise understanding of the gay culture.

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