This study examined The Study of Lexical Equivalence in Bugis–Indonesian– English dictionary, focusing on how literal translation and dynamic equivalence strategies affected the translation of Bugis vocabulary into Indonesian and English. The research aimed to (1) analyze how these two translation strategies were applied in conveying Bugis lexical meanings across languages and (2) asses…
This study aims to analyze the use of language as a tool for power manipulation in the film Conclave (2024) directed by Edward Berger, employing Norman Fairclough’s framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The primary focus lies in the textual dimension of character dialogues, specifically in aspects such as lexicon, grammar (modality and voice), and nominalization. The research a…
This study examined the phonological acquisition process in a three- year-old child, Raja, from Makassar, focusing on the developmental patterns that occur in early language acquisition. Children at this age often display phonological characteristics such as limited vocabulary, simplified syntax, and variable pronunciation, making their speech challenging to interpret. The research emplo…
This research explores the impact of English songs on the pronunciation skills of EFL learners in the English and Literature Department at UIN Alauddin Makassar. Using a descriptive quantitative method, the study involved 28 purposively selected third-semester students who had consistently used English songs as a learning tool for at least one year. Guided by theoretical perspectives from …
This research examines the use of paralanguage by Zach Sang as a host in the podcast “Zach Sang Show” with guest star Agnez Mo. Paralanguage is defined as a form of nonverbal communication through the voice, which reflects how something is said, not what is said. The analysis was conducted using a qualitative descriptive method that refers to the Paralanguage theory by Poyatos (2002), …
This research is aimed at identifying characteristics of male and female language by using the characteristics of male language in a film as well as the use of language functions. This research uses Coates’ theory about characteristics of male language (2013) and language functions by Jacobson (1960). The research design in this research used a descriptive- qualitative method. The data…
The research discusses about the language style used in “Purple Hearts” 2022 movie. The objective research is to find out the types of language style used in “Purple Hearts” 2022 movie. The data in this research focused on two main characters in movie, Cassie and Luke. This research used descriptive qualitative methods. The source data of this research is “Purple Hearts” 2022 m…
This research discussed about the language maintenance which aimed to find out the maintenance and the factor of Bima language maintenance by Bima society in Pota, Sambi Rampas District, East Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. This research applied descriptive qualitative method. The participant was 15 Bima people who live in Pota, Sambi Rampas District, East Manggarai Regency…
This research is aimed to analyze the types of code mixing in Anak Jaksel language using by teenagers and the attitudes of Anak Jaksel language users in social media twitter have towards Indonesian English code-mixing. The objectives of the research is to describe what are the types of code mixing in Anak Jaksel language using by teenagers and to find out what are the attitudes of Anak Jaks…
One of the ethical points that is starting to be marginalized is politeness in language, the words given by the speaker to his/her interlocutor will show that the speaker has politeness in terms of socializing. The purpose of this study is first to find out how the use of the theory of politeness in language is in the Buginese Wajo community and second how it compares to English in the con…