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Linguistica
ISSN : 23015152     EISSN : 26557517     DOI : 10.24114
LINGUISTICA Journal is a quarterly publication presenting articles on Linguistics. The contents include analyses, studies, applications of theories, research reports and reviews
Articles 339 Documents
SPEECH FUNCTION IN FEATURE STORIES IN READER’S DIGEST Arta Rosaen; Lidiman Sinaga
LINGUISTICA Vol 1, No 1 (2012)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v1i1.378

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This study is aimed to find out the dominant type and to explain the meaning of the Speech Functions used in Feature Stories of Reader’s Digest Magazines; The Council of Dads, Blind Optimism, and Where Children Sleep. The data were analyzed based on the 4 types of Speech Function suggested by Halliday (1994). The result shows that the most dominant type of Speech Function used in Reader’s Digest’ Feature Stories was statement which is realized by declarative mood. This indicate that the writer in order to deliver the ‘human interest’ to the readers, entertain the readers, describing the news hook to the reader, to narrated in a chronological the stories for the readers are by using Statements.   Key words: Speech functions, feature stories.
SIMILE IN AT FIRST SIGHT NICHOLAS SPARKS’S NOVEL Elsabat Lumbantoruan and Sumarsih
LINGUISTICA Vol 4, No 3 (2015): (JUL-SEP)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v4i3.6682

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This study is concerned with simile in At First Sight novel. This study wasconducted by using descriptive qualitative design as the research method. Theobjectives of this study were to find out the types of simile used based on Hassanand Halliday’s theory and the reason for using simile in At First Sight novel. Thedata of this research were 272 sentences signed with simile that occured in AtFirst Sight novel. The research findings were four types of simile, they were“like” (119), “as if” (69), “as” (66), “as...as” (18), and five reasons were: toenhance all words by adding portrayal and original, to offer personal experienceand emotional hook, to make the sentences more creatively and shorter, to addgreat depth and imagery, and to create a powerful mental pictures
AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIOANRY ACTS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER OF TRANSFORMERS MOVIE “DARK OF THE MOON” Antonius Divani S. H; Lince Sihombing
LINGUISTICA Vol 2, No 3 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v2i3.935

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ABSTRACT The objectives of this research were to find out the five types of illocutionary acts, namely: Directive, Commisives, Expressive, Assertive, Declarative and the dominant one used in Transformers”Dark of the Moon”. This research was conducted by using quantitative descriptive design. It took 735 utterances taken from the subtitle of Transformers “Dark of the Moon” which were released in June 29, 2011. The result of analyzing found five types of process were used in Transformers “Dark of the Moon”, they were: Directive, Commisive, Expressive, Assertive and Declarative. There were 735 illocutionary acts in 735 utterances. The findings of data analysis showed that the total numbers of process from the five types of illocutionary acts were: Directive is 361 (47,94%) utterances. The total number of Commisive  is 39 (5,17%) utterances. The total number of Expressive is 58 (7,70%) utterances. The total number of Assertives is 294 (39,04%). And the total number of Declaratives is 1 (0,13%). It means that Directive is the most dominant type of Illocutionary Acts used in Transformers “Dark of the Moon” movie. Key Words: Speech Acts, Illocutionary Acts, Movie
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE CHARACTERS OF E-LITERATURE FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: THE WAR OF THE LIONS Jauza Munirah and Amrin Saragih
LINGUISTICA Vol 7, No 1 (2018): (JAN-MARCH)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v7i1.9192

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The aim of this study is to investigate the structures of personalities, the driving forces behind behaviors, the interweaving roles of the characters in a videogame titled Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions and how those roles affect the overall literary works. The type of this research is qualitative. The .iso, script as well as the documentation videos of Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions are the sources of the data. The data are the utterances and actions which conveys the characters’ perceptions in a particular physical and social environments, their needs, wishes, intentions, memories of past events and their imagining about future, their ways to overcome inferiority, the future they envision, their goals and expectations. The writer finds that the seemingly opposite characters actually share similar goals: to fight the imbalances, particularly the social disparity between noble and commoner and to make the world a better place. Both characters start to differ because of their differences in backgrounds which lead one to seek power while the other one abandoned power. Each characters have their own assigned roles based on the application of Jung’s archetypes, and they share similar roles. But, while most a character’s roles changes to the shadow sides (the negative sides) because of the situations that occured, the other character retains the positive qualities of the archetypes. Both characters become the antithesis of each others and their interweaving roles lead to a deeper and complex interpersonal conflicts, a more interesting story, as well as a great emotional impacts.
LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE OF HATA SIMALUNGUN AMONG YOUNG GENERATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO THE GLOBAL CONTEXT Fitri Sukaisih Saragih; Amrin Saragih; Masitowarni Siregar
LINGUISTICA Vol 8, No 2 (2019): Vol. 8, No. 2 (2019): (APR-JUN)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v8i2.13859

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The research was found on the topic about  Language Maintenance of Hata Simalungun among Young Generations with Reference to the Global Context. This study was conducted by applying descriptive qualitative method. The source of data was taken from the conversations of male and female young generations who live in Kariahan, Kabupaten Simalungun. The technique for analyzing the data is descriptive qualitative research based on Miles, Huberman and Saldana. The result of this research was factors of Hata Simalungun maintenance of young generations in Kariahan Kabupaten Simalungun are Seeing Each Other Frequently, Neighborhood Domain, Ethno Linguistic Vitality and Family Domain (100%), Practice Traditional Ceremony (90%) and Religion Domain (80%). The Ways of Young Generations in maintaining HS are Acquisition the Language (100%), Socially Integrated Population of Active Speakers (80%) and Localities of People Habitually Using the Language (80%). The Reasons of Young Generations Maintain HS are Identity (100%), Prestige or Pride (100%) and Keeping the Language (100%).Keywords: Language Maintenance, Young Generations
CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS OF RELATIVE PRONOUNS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND KARONESE Bonifacia EmanellabrTarigan and Elia MasaGintings
LINGUISTICA Vol 5, No 1 (2016): (JAN-MARCH)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v5i1.6425

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This study deals with contrastive analysis of relative pronouns between English and Karonese. The objective of this study is analyzed the differences and the similarities of relative pronouns in English and Karonese. This study used qualitative research by doing the documentary technique. The data collected by reading some references which are related to the subject matters. The data which has been collected can be qualified to solve the problem of the research. After analyzing the data, found that the similarities in both languages: Relative Pronouns in English and Karonese has the same position in a sentence, it can be: ‘after the subject or before the object’. Relative Pronouns in Ennglish and Karonese have the same form, Si can be used as subject, object, preposition and possessive for People and Things. And there are no differences of Relative Pronouns between English and Karonese as subject, object and possessive functions based on the position and form.
HONORIFIC SUBJECTIVE PRONOUNS USED BY MINANGNESE IN KECAMATAN MEDAN AREA FAHMI FAHMI; ZAINUDDIN ZAINUDDIN; MUHAMMAD NATSIR
LINGUISTICA Vol 9, No 4 (2020): Vol. 9, No. 4 (2020): OKT-DES 2020
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v9i4.21715

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This study aimed to reveal and explain honorific subjective pronouns used by Minangnese in Kecamatan Medan Area by trying to find out the type most used, the way, and the reason of people in Kecamatan Medan Area to use it. This study used a descriptive qualitative method, this study conducted in Kecamatan Medan Area, there were 32 Minangnese in Kecamatan Medan Area as respondents. In this research, the data collected by using an interview and questionnaire. The findings of this study that Minangnese Subjective Pronouns in Kecamatan Medan Area mostly used were first honorific subject pronouns Ambo/Denai with 93 times chosen, second honorific subject pronouns Menyebut nama orang lain (call a name) with 91 times chosen, and third Personal Subject Pronouns si + nama orang with 120 times chosen. Age, gender, situation, and formality that determined the way of people in Kecamatan Medan Area using honorific subjective pronouns and reason of respondents in Kecamatan Medan Area using Minangnese honorific subjective pronouns were adapting situation and politeness
REPETITION AND HESITATION IN DELIVERING IMPROMPTU SPEECH Maria Astri Hutabarat and Syamsul Bahri
LINGUISTICA Vol 4, No 2 (2015): (APR-JUNE)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v4i2.6673

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This study deals with the types of repetition and hesitation in deliveringimpromptu speech. The objectives of the study were to describe the kinds ofrepetition and hesitation which used in impromptu speech and why the repetitionand hesitation used in delivering impromptu speech. This research applieddescriptive quantitative method. The source of data was impromptu speech ofEnglish Education class b 2012. Documentary recording as the instrument tocollect the data and there were five students to deliver impromptu speech. Thedata were taken from the utterance of five speechs in impromptu speech intoclauses.There were topics prepared for five topics, each speaker varied oneanother to deliver impromptu speech.The speakers were given 3-5 minutes(maximum) to deliver impromptu speech. Based on the analysis, there were 61utterances of repetition, the result of the analysis showed that two kinds ofrepetition; 59.01% of false start and 40.59 % of parentherical remark. And 205utterances of hesitation, the result of the analysis showed that three kinds ofhesitation; 28.78% of filled pause, 43.90% of silent pause and 27.31% oflengthening. The reason why the repetition and hesitation used in impromptuspeech because the speakers forgot the words when they were talking or speakerare looking for the right words. Not everyone could speak fluently for all topics ofimpromptu speech. In general, people were talking, thinking that the hesitationwas more difficult than repetition.
FIGURES OF SPEECH IN RANI SIMBOLON’S TOBA BATAK POP SONGS Lusi Rengsi Ana Hutagalung; Sumarsih Sumarsih
LINGUISTICA Vol 2, No 1 (2013)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v2i1.715

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ABSTRACT This study deals with the figures of speech in the lyrics of Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak Pop Songs. The objectives of the study are to describe the types of figures of speech which are used in Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak Pop Songs, to derive the figures of speech that used in Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak Pop Songs, to reason the figures of speech as found in the Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak songs. The research was conducted by descriptive qualitative. Thedata are the lyrics of Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak Pop songs, the data were collected from 10 songs that has figures of speech.This data were analyzed by identifying and classifying the figures of speech displaying the result in a table. Then these figures of spech are described in details. The analysis found that there are four types of figures of speech which used; they are Hyperbole 48,2% , Personification 29,6 %, Simile 14,8 %,and Metaphor 7,4 %. The most frequent type of figures of speech used in the lyrics of Rani Simbolon’s Toba Batak Pop Songs isHyperbole. Keyword:Literature, Figures of speech, Song
THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF JUAN SOLANA’S UPSIDE DOWN MOVIE Valdy Rifzki and Indra Hartoyo
LINGUISTICA Vol 6, No 4 (2017): (OCT-DEC)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24114/jalu.v6i4.7597

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The objectives of the study are to investigate and explain about love languages found and used in the Upside Down movie. The data were analyzed by finding the words or statements of main character in the movie script. Chapman’s theory of love languages was applied. Based on its form, Chapman divides love languages into 5 kinds, they are (1) words of affirmation, (2) quality time, (3) receiving gifts, (4) acts of service, and (5) physical touch. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The data were analyzed by finding the words or statements by use main character in the movie script. The result shows that, there are four kinds of love languages used. The findings show not all kinds of Love Languages used in the movie. According to the meaning of each kind, Acts of Service wasn’t used in the movie because the theme of the movie is about love struggle, and love languages has an important role because the using of it is to build up the relationship.

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