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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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Treatment of Gender in The Knight’s Tale, Pararaton, and Arok of Java Eta Farmacelia Nurulhady
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2022)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21776/ub.alphabet.2022.05.02.01

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This article compares the representations of gender dynamics in a medieval English tale, Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale, an Indonesian translation of Paraton, a medieval Javanese text, and its twenty-first century Indonesian adaptation, Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s Arok Dedes, which is translated in English as Arok of Java: A Novel of Early Indonesia. The feminist reading of the three texts aims to analyze the treatment of gender in patriarchal society in medieval and modern eras, both in Western and Eastern culture, to show the social constancy and variety of patriarchy that positions women as the Other. The two medieval literary works share similar assigned gender roles that position women in a more passive and submissive stand amidst political upheaval and power struggles. Arok of Java challenges such representation and gives more agency to the female characters. However, those three literary works show how patriarchy lingers across space and time that makes female agency and women’s power almost possible, albeit hard to maintain.
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.
Is “English” A Knowledge? In-Depth Outlook of Proto-Indo-European, Plurilingual, and Pluricultural Sultan Bagus Firmansyah
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2022)
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Through the lens of “Pluri”, “Inter”, and “Bi”, this research scrutinizes English multiplicity via ethnological features. The current article tries to uncover whether English is a knowledge by offering proofs from proto-Indo-European inference, proto-northwest Germanic changes, proto West Germanic changes, as well as old English to Modern English maturation. The discussion will then moves to using Chomskyan parameters to show how English could be a knowledge. The discussion will comprise aspects of English related to phonology, morphology, syntax, semanctics, and pragmatics. Pieces of evidence presented in the discussion of the topic will answer what ‘kind’ of science English is.
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 Portrayal of Philia and Agape in The Film Adaptation of Dewi Lestari’s Story Hanya Isyarat Miza Rahmatika Aini; Sabrina Septi Wulandari
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2022)
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Love is an important thing in human life. Greek Mythology is well-known for the concept of love about Eros, Philia, and Agape. The authors analyze the love depicted in the short film adaptation of Dewi Lestari’s story Hanya Isyarat.  This film tells about such kind types of Love. Based on the characters of the short film, it is depicted that types of Love. The purpose of this study is to describe the hidden meaning of the contents of the short film Hanya Isyarat by Dewi Lestari.  The method of this study used the descriptive qualitative method. The author conducts in-depth observations to obtain results based on what is depicted in the short film. The data of this research was obtained from the dialogues presented by the characters. By having a depth analysis, the researchers found that there are two types of characters of love, including Philia and Agape because the characters are shown that they have only two kinds of love. All of them are about scarification and adoration without any hope of return.
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
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.
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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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.
Language Attitudes of Dayak Ngaju Students toward the Use of Ngaju Language Anastasia Tesalonika; Iis Nur Rodliyah; Alfina Khaidem
Alphabet: A Biannual Academic Journal on Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies Vol 5, No 2 (2022)
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This study aims to reveal the Dayak Ngaju students’ attitudes towards their mother tongue, the Ngaju language, and the factors affecting the attitudes. Following Fasold (1984) and Jendra (2012), a qualitative  analysis of  interviews with selected subjects was conducted after  the questionnaires were distributed to the  respondents. The questionnaire respondents were 30 college students of Dayak Ngaju ethnicity, 9 of which were interviewed to corroborate their answers to the questionnaire. The results revealthe students’ positive attitudes towards the Ngaju language. The students’ positive attitudes were influenced by two factors: (a) the language's power and prestige, and (b) the language’s internal system. The respondents considered the Ngaju language as an important part of their community because the language reflects the Dayak Ngaju people’s cultural identity despite the challenges the speakers of the language might have when communicating in their mother tongue. Thus, language preservation is needed.
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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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.

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