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Jurnal Arbitrer
Published by Universitas Andalas
ISSN : 23391162     EISSN : 25501011     DOI : -
Core Subject : Education,
Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media
ARBITRER Jurnal Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia, merupakan jurnal ilmiah yang menyajikan artikel orisinil tentang pengetahuan dan informasi penelitian atau aplikasi penelitian dan pengembangan terkini dalam bidang ilmu bahasa (linguistik). Jurnal ini merupakan sarana publikasi dan ajang berbagi informasi keilmuan terkait dan pengembangannya di bidang humaniora khususnya linguistic, yang diterbitkan oleh program studi Linguistik Unand. Pemuatan artikel di jurnal ini dialamatkan ke alamat editor. Informasi lengkap untuk pemuatan artikel dan petunjuk penulisan artikel tersedia di dalam setiap terbitan. Artikel yang diterbitkan telah melalui proses seleksi oleh editior dan reviewer. Jurnal ini terbit secara berkala sebanyak dua kali dalam setahun (April dan Oktober). Artikel yang lolos seleksi akan dipungut biaya guna keberlanjutan jurnal, sedangkan pengiriman naskah tidak dipungut biaya. Diharapkan ARBITRER Jurnal Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia cabang Universitas Andalas dengan tampilan baru ini akan terbit berkelanjutan dan terakreditasi.
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A Corpus-Based Study of Adjectives and Collocates in Reddit Posts on Anxiety and Depression Yang Yuhan; Su Kia Lau; Handoko Handoko; Leng Lee Yap; Sheena Kaur
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.145-160.2026

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Talking openly about anxiety and depression (A&D) remains difficult for many people because of the stigma surrounding mental illness. Anonymous online platforms such as Reddit provide a space where users can express their thoughts and emotions more freely. This study considers how individuals linguistically construct and intensify emotional distress by examining (1) the adjectives used to express A&D, (2) the content-word collocates that co-occur with these adjectives, (3) the lexical features of these collocates, and (4) the emotional meanings conveyed through these collocational patterns. The dataset consisted of 1,440 Reddit posts (approximately 300,000 tokens) systematically sampled from the r/Anxiety and r/Depression subreddits between 2023 and 2025. An observational mixed-methods corpus linguistic approach was used to examine the data. Quantitative corpus linguistic analyses were carried out using AntConc, including frequency profiling and Mutual Information (MI) analysis, and were enhanced by qualitative concordance and Keyword-in-Context (KWIC) analysis to examine collocational patterns in context. The analysis shows a predominance of negatively valenced adjectives (e.g., anxious, depressed, hopeless, and suicidal), whose meanings are systematically intensified through their collocational environments. The collocates show distinctive lexical features. These include clinical nouns, linking and change-of-state verbs, and degree and frequency adverbs. These features construct varying levels of affective intensity and psychological distress. Emotional meaning is encoded in recurrent collocational patterns. Individual lexical items reveal only part of this meaning. This shows the value of collocational analysis for digital mental health research. The findings also possess practical implications. They may help improve the diagnostic sensitivity of automated digital mental health tools and foster more empathetic clinical communication.
The Interplay between Task Use, Enjoyment, Anxiety, and Willingness to Communicate in the Face-to-Face Classroom and Digital Setting among Vietnamese EFL Students Thanh Tien Nguyen; Hung Phu Bui
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.130-144.2026

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Willingness to communicate (WTC), a psychological drive for communication, is acknowledged as a burgeoning interest in language education. It can be affected by learner differences (e.g. motivation and emotion) and external factors (e.g. environment and interlocutor). Yet, little research has investigated the impacts of classroom task values and learners’ emotions on learners’ WTC across different learning modalities. This study examines the impact of perceived values of tasks on learners’ WTC in the traditional class and digital setting. Two emotional constructs, namely enjoyment and anxiety, were included as mediating factors. Data were collected from questionnaires administered to 277 Vietnamese students (n = 277) of B1-level English proficiency at a language centre in Vietnam. We utilized a structural equation modelling approach to understand the associations among the variables. Data were entered into SPSS Statistics 26 and Amos 24 for analysis. We initially tested the hypotheses before examining the hypothesized model. Results indicate that task use positively affected enjoyment and negatively determined anxiety. Enjoyment and anxiety directly affected in-class WTC positively and negatively respectively. In-class WTC was in turn a positive antecedent of digital WTC. The study suggests employing meaningful tasks and establishing a low-anxiety learning environment to increase learners’ WTC in the physical classroom and digital settings.
Non-Verbal Elements as Primary Attentional Anchors Across Generational Cohorts: Eye-Tracking Evidence from Multimodal Communication Context Rizki Edmi Edison; Deni Adha Akbari; Pratiwi Cristin Harnita; Widya Yanti Sihotang
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.161-174.2026

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Contemporary multimodal communication environments integrate verbal with non-verbal elements within unified communicative artefacts spanning health, commercial, digital, and persuasive discourse. Despite theoretical consensus in multimodality and semiotics that non-verbal and verbal modes carry distinct processing affordances, objective neurophysiological evidence for the attentional priority of non-verbal elements, and its consistency across generational cohorts, remains limited in the literature. This study aims to investigate whether non-verbal visual elements consistently capture first visual fixation before verbal elements across multiple multimodal communication contexts, and to examine whether this attentional pattern is consistent across two generational cohorts, Generation Z and Millennials. A cross-contextual multi-study synthesis design was employed, integrating eye-tracking data from four previously published empirical studies conducted at Universitas Prima Indonesia and Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. HAMKA. Across all four studies, non-verbal elements captured first fixation in almost all of participants, although no statistically significant inter-cohort difference was observed within one of studies. These findings provide neurophysiological evidence that non-verbal visual elements constitute universal primary attentional anchors in multimodal discourse, functionally independent of communicative context and generational cohort. The results carry direct implications for language-sensitive communication design, plurilingual health messaging, multimodal pedagogy, and the theoretical understanding of verbal–non-verbal semiotic hierarchies in multilingual and multicultural communication environments.
Hashtags as Digital Mobilisation: A Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis of #IndonesiaGelap Novi Eka Susilowati; Nadia Khumairo Ma'shumah; Arina Isti'anah
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.175-189.2026

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Protest discourse has become a fruitful source of data for critical studies, as reflected in the Indonesian socio-political landscape in early 2025. As social media plays an important role in disseminating information and shaping public discourse, narratives and hashtags related to the protests quickly gained widespread attention and became trending topics on social media. This study investigates how digital activism is represented through the #IndonesiaGelap “Dark Indonesia” hashtag on X. This study adopted a corpus-assisted discourse approach to analyse 16,103 posts through the analytical framework of Theo van Leeuwen’s Social Actor Theory. The quantitative and qualitative analyses demonstrate that Indonesian citizens use the hashtag to express their rejection, criticism, mobilisation, and solidarity by involving particular social actors. Therefore, netizens used proper names referring to political elites to represent the most dominant social actors, which serves as a discursive strategy to blame the worsening political situation in Indonesia. In addition, the corpus reveals that many users associated those events with previous presidential elections, which they perceived as being controlled by political dynasties, with the metaphor of “dark” reinforcing these negative evaluations. These findings indicate that hashtags functioned to construct the ideological distinction between “us”, represented by citizens, and “them”, represented by the Indonesian government, elites, and media. This study emphasises the function of hashtags in shaping online political dissent and democratic debate.
Gamtoomina Asset... They Know-How... Eesatti Sana: Evidence of Translanguaging in SME International Business Interaction Tri Ananti Listiana; Setiono Sugiharto; Yanti Yanti
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.190-211.2026

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Multilingual communication is a central feature of international business interaction in small and medium enterprises (henceforth SMEs), where multilingual speakers often need to negotiate meaning across linguistic and cultural differences. However, studies of meaning negotiation among these speakers in business interaction is still relatively scarce. This article, therefore, examines multilingual speakers’ use of translanguaging in naturally occurring international business meetings to sustain communication, mediate understanding, and accomplish professional tasks. Participants were four SMEs practitioners and their six international interlocutors, all of whom were involved in intercultural communications discussing product and business promotions. The six international interlocutors were prospective buyers, business representatives, and partners. Drawing on qualitative analysis of audiovisual recordings from four face-to-face business meetings, the study explores how participants translanguaged Minangnese, Indonesian, English, and Swahili, together with bodily postures, gaze, material artefacts, and digital resources in the course of multicultural interaction. The findings showed that translanguaging functions as a strategic multilingual resource for establishing shared understanding, supporting mediation and negotiation, building trust and intercultural alignment, and enabling creative meaning-making in professional encounters. The study also revealed that English does not operate as a self-sufficient and autonomous medium, but as one resource within a broader communicative ecology in which local and global repertoires coexist and are mobilized according to interactional needs and communicative purposes. By examining multilingual business communication in the Indonesian SME context, this article contributes to research on multilingual communicative practices and highlights the importance of translanguaging as a flexible communicative resource in professional life.
A Cultural Bridge Between Oral Traditions and Health Perspectives in Acehnese Maternal Taboos Yunisrina Qismullah Yusuf; Diana Fauzia Sari; Ima Indirayani; Azkiya Azkiya
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.212-228.2026

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This study examined Acehnese maternal taboos and their relationship with health perspectives through an anthropological and linguistic approach in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, Indonesia. It explored how traditional beliefs coexist with modern health knowledge within their cultural contexts. The study contributes theoretically by indicating that maternal taboos represent an evolving knowledge system where cultural meanings, intergenerational transmission, and health interpretations interact rather than exist as separate domains. Data were collected through interviews with 12 women (pregnant women, those with previous pregnancy experience, and caregivers), two obstetricians, and two midwives selected based on their maternal health expertise. Participants were from various areas of Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar, while healthcare professionals had 5–25 years of clinical and academic experience. The findings revealed that Acehnese maternal taboos comprise five categories: dietary, life safety, time, place, and activity. Dietary restrictions were the most prevalent, particularly concerning foods consumed during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Among 34 documented taboos, 22 partly corresponded with health-related considerations, such as avoiding sugar cane due to its high sugar content, reflecting a connection between traditional practices and health knowledge. These health-related maternal taboos reflect three interconnected views of pregnancy: bodily vulnerability, environmental influence, and moral responsibility. These practices regulate food intake, environmental interactions, and maternal behavior, indicating that Acehnese maternal knowledge constructs health through the relationship between the body, surroundings, and social obligations rather than biological mechanisms alone. The remaining 12 emerged primarily from cultural or supernatural beliefs, such as avoiding outdoor activities at sunset to prevent unseen disturbances. Although some practices lack support from current health perspectives, they remain widely observed and transmitted across generations. They emphasize the enduring influence of oral tradition in shaping Acehnese cultural identity and social values.
Rhetorical Moves in Research Article Discussions: Does the Quartile Value of a Journal Matter? Mei Hardiah; Safnil Arsyad; Wisma Yunita
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.229-242.2026

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Journal rankings are assumed to represent the quality of a publication, and research articles published in differently ranked journals are therefore expected to display different rhetorical patterns in their discussion sections. However, studies investigating the rhetorical patterns of discussion sections in research articles published in journals across different quartiles remain limited. This study was conducted to determine whether the journal quartile values influence the rhetorical moves and rhetorical patterns in the discussion sections of research articles on ELT. A mixed-methods approach using content analysis, following Drisko and Maschi (2016), was applied in this research. The data were selected from 80 discussion sections of research articles on ELT that followed the IMRD pattern and were published in internationally reputable journals across different quartiles, based on the SCImago database of 2023. The rhetorical moves in each discussion section were identified and coded following Peacock’s rhetorical move framework (2002). Quantitative analysis was conducted to determine the frequency of rhetorical move occurrences across different quartiles of journals and to identify the rhetorical pattern commonly found in each classification. The results reveal that higher-quartile journals use more complete rhetorical moves, while the lower-quartile journals tend to apply limited rhetorical moves. Consequently, this result leads to different patterns of rhetorical moves commonly found in the discussion sections of research articles published in journals across different quartiles. It is concluded that the quartile values of journals affect the use of rhetorical moves and lead to the development of common discussion-section patterns across different journal quartiles, which also contribute to well-structured research articles. The results have implications for academic writing courses, especially regarding current trends in the rhetorical structure of the discussion section of research articles based on the quartile value of the journals.
Dramatic Truths: The Symbology of the Reformation in Performance History Iwan Marwan; Amin Zuhri; Nurul Dwi Lestari; Anwariyah Anwariyah; Ahmad Faizi
Jurnal Arbitrer Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/ar.13.2.243-266.2026

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This study examines how Tiga Drama, a theatrical work by Seno Gumira Ajidarma, represents historical reality through Peirce’s semiotic framework. It identifies and interprets the ways in which objective and imaginative realities are constructed through icons, indices, and symbols. Employing a qualitative descriptive, this study analyzes verbal and nonverbal signs found in the dramatic text, including dialogue, stage directions, characterization, dramatic situations, settings, and symbolic expressions associated with historical and sociopolitical representation. Data were collected through documentation, with the play script serving as the primary source and relevant books and journal articles as secondary sources. The identified signs were coded and classified according to Peirce’s categories of icon, index, and symbol, and were subsequently interpreted through qualitative semiotic analysis. Data analysis followed the interactive model of Miles et al. (2014), comprising data reduction, data display, interpretation of sign–object–interpretant relationships, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that objective reality is represented through concrete elements, such as television, the kebaya, and ludruk, whereas imaginative reality is conveyed through symbolic and emotional elements, including robot uniforms and red lighting. These findings demonstrate that the drama integrates factual and metaphorical dimensions to reconstruct collective trauma, resistance, and hope associated with the 1998 Reform era. The study contributes to the development of Indonesian literary semiotics and highlights the practical potential of drama as a medium for historical and social reflection. Nevertheless, the analysis is limited to textual aspects and does not examine performative elements. Future research should employ multimodal semiotic or comparative approaches to develop a broader understanding of historical representation in Indonesian drama.

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