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Verbal and Non-Verbal Sign Found in Titanic Movie Poster
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the verbal and nonverbal signs on the Titanic movie poster. It is expected to provide information about verbal and non-verbal signs and how they describe the content of that movie. This study used a Titanic Movie poster downloaded from Pinterest as the data source. The descriptive qualitative method was used by applying the Semiotic theory from Barthes (1997) to find out the verbal and non-verbal signs and to analyze the meaning of verbal and non-verbal signs on the Titanic Movie poster. Cerrato's (2012) theory of color meaning was used to support the analysis. In collecting data, there were several steps taken: select and download the movie poster for analysis on Pinterest, followed by reading and taking notes to recognize the posters. The findings indicate that there were 19 signs total, with I1 verbal signs and 8 nonverbal signs. The meanings of these signs were found in the words and pictures on Titanic Movie posters. In the verbal and non-verbal signs of the titanic movie poster, most of them conveys connotative meaning. In the non-verbal signs, almost all movie posters use photos of actors as models, it means the advertisement wants to attract public interest by using visuals of the actors playing the movie
Children Literature as A Medium to Forter Critical Thinking: A Systematic Review on Benefit
No full textThis paper aims to investigate children’s literature as a medium to foster critical thinking. This study used a qualitative method with purpose to know the meaning of the phenomena that happen. In this case, problem-solving discussion was applied as a method to deal with the issue. This was done by cross-checking and eclectic review from different sources. Research finding has revealed that children’s literature is a great media for ELT young learner’s overall language and literacy competence. In particular, children literature dealing with different cultures or social issues can promote intercultural understand and social justice. Children literature is beneficial to fostering critical thinking in language classroom more enjoyable. In short, the young learner begins to create new ideas, motivating them to acquire foreign language, expanding student’s awareness, and understanding another culture. They are naturally motivated by questioning and learning that occurs along with other students and guided by the teacher who always encourage them
Bakayat: Endangered Traditions of Oral Literature in West Sumatera
No full textThis is historical research on traditional oral literature, bakayat, performed in West Sumatra, Indonesia. As preliminary research, it primarily aimed to document the performance and collect its scarcely written sources. Data and sources were collected through observation, interview, and documentation methods. Descriptions of the performance or narrative, narrator or storyteller, text, and context are provided in this essay to introduce bakayat as a Minangkabau art and literature and to place it in a larger literary context.The data were collected by observing and recording bakayat in its actual performance setting, obtaining documents and archives, and interviewing its storytellers. The study found that bakayat is seriously endangered. Used to be one of the most attended performances in the area, bakayat is no longer appealing to young audiences. The sustainability and continuity of bakavat as a local tradition are at stake. Therefore, serious measures must be formulated and taken by the government, local adat dignitaries, and other cultural stakeholders to promote this unique tradition and encourage the young audience to learn and preserve bakayat
An Analysis of Idiomatic Expression Presented in the New Songs of the Album Positions by Ariana Grande
Full text linkThe idiomatic expressions is a common phenomenon in language use as a communication tool between humans. The use of idiomatic expressions can be presented in the dialogue and expressed in a literary work, such as in a song. It led the researcher to study further 1) the types of idiomatic expressions and 2) the meanings presented in the idiomatic expressions of 6 songs in "Positions" album by Ariana Grande. The researcher used qualitative research techniques combined with observation methods.Meanwhile, to analyze the data, the researcher used McCarthy & O'Dell's(2010) theory to specify the type of expression and Leech's (1981) theory to describe the meaning presented in the idiomatic expressions. The result discovered 18 data that belong to idiom expressions, with details: fixed statements (14), trinomials (3), and prepositional phrases (1). Each idiom expression has its specific meaning, which aims to enable the audience to understand the true meaning. According to Leech (1981), all the meaning presented in the idiom expressions belongs to thematic meaning
Strategy of Idiom Translation from English to Indonesian: The Case of the Novel Rich People Problems
No full textIn idiom translation, strategies are employed to find equivalent results from the source language to the target language. There are challenges in translating idioms. The purpose of this study is to find idiom translation strategies in the novel Rich People Problems. In addition to idiom translation strategies, this article also aims to classify idioms in the novel. This study used a qualitative method and was supported by quantitative data using sampling technique. As a result, as Baker (2018) explaines, this article has three idiom translation strategies. They are (1) translation using paraphrase, (2) translation by the omission of a play, and (3) translation by the omission of the entire idiom. However, there are three strategies that are not used in this article. They are borrowing the source language idiom, using an idiom of similar meaning and form, and using an idiom of similar meaning but dissimilar form. Translation by paraphrasing is the most dominant strategy used to translate the idioms in this article, at a rate of 64.29%. In addition, this article also has the types of idioms proposed by Makkai (1972). These are (1) phrasal verb idioms, (2) tournure idioms, and the last (3) irreversible binomial idioms. Therefore, the main use of translating idioms by paraphrase may be due to time constraints for the translator due to the deadline for determining the idiom equivalences in the target language
Racial Discrimination Reflected in the Figurative Languages of "Audre Lorde's Selected Poems"
Full text linkThis study aims to find out the types of figures of speech that reflect the life of black people and racial discrimination in three Audre Lorde's poems, entitled; Power, Coal, and The Black Unicorn. The theory used in this research is stylistics by Geoffrey Leech, which focuses on figurative language and also uses the theory of racial discrimination. This study uses a qualitative method and uses a content analysis approach because it uses poetry as data. The result shows from the 14 types of figurative languages, only 8 types were found in the poems; Allusion, Hyperbole, Parallelism, Irony, Personification, Simile, Symbolism, and Euphemism, with a total number of 17 data. Those data broadly have meanings related to the life struggles of back people. After that, the researcher found three kinds of racial discrimination in eight figurative languages namely; direct, indirect, and social life racial discrimination. From the three poems, it seems the poet uses figurative language in each of her poems to illustrate the rights and difficulties she faced and the poems are depictions of racial discrimination that causes struggles in the life of black people
The Image of Children in Roald Dahl's Matilda
No full texthis research aims to explore the image of the children as it is constructed by the educational institution particularly by the teachers in the novel Matilda. This research is a descriptive qualitative study with applies the theory of imagology by Milan Kundera and the image of the child by Loris Malaguzzi. This research used the close textual analysis method to describe and analyze the meaning, structure, and function contained in the text. The result of this research shows that the different images of the children constructed by two teacher characters of the novel. The image of the children constructed by Miss Honey is that the children are innocent, potential, and dependent. While the image of the children constructed by Mrs. Trunchbull is that children are a source of trouble, disgusting, disturbing, and should not exist in the world. Based on the image of the children constructed by Miss Honey and Mrs. Trunchbull, these two teacher figures show different behaviors when they interact with children. Miss Honey tends to pay special attention to children, teach them new things in a fun way, and be open to children. While Mrs. Trunchbull shows abusive behavior in children such as shouting, cursing, and giving harsh punishments to children. Therefore, based on the results of research conducted, it can be concluded that the image of children is not always the same in the eyes of everyone and the image they construct in children affects the way they treat children
A Semiotic Analysis in Who Killed Sara Film (2021)
Full text linkThis article aims to (1) to find out the connotative and denotative of meaning in the film Who Killed Sara (2) to determine the forms of gender discrimination which appear in Who Killed Sara. Researcher uses Roland Barthes’s Semiotics theory to identify the Gender discrimination form that appear through the film Who Killed Sara. After the deep research, the researcher founds that (1) the meaning of gender discrimination is highlighted by the discriminatory treatment of women in public life. When a group of people imposes restrictions on the social life of a woman, their view of the weakness and low status of women also leads women to experience discrimination (2) the form of discrimination that appear through the film has many varieties, such as; violence (verbal and non-verbal), stereotype, subordination, and workload. From this film, it can be seen that acts of discrimination are heinous acts and have a bad impact on a person. So this film provides a moral message for us viewers to create gender equality in social life
Reflection of Faith in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code Novel (2003): New Criticism
Full text linkThe Da Vinci Code Novel is one of the famous works from Dan Brown, it narrates about the conflict between Priory of Sion and the church a long time ago. The novel would show us the sacred of Holy Grail which has been covered and the mystery of the codes. The conflict of faith is something that makes the novel complicated and more interesting to read. a faith is also important in determining people’s life because it is an attitude even though it is not always true, thus it cannot become a standard of truth. The writer uses New Criticism approach to find the main problem and conflicts related to research question. The writer also uses a qualitative method to describe the finding. In the end of the study, the writer finds that The Da Vinci Code novel have several faiths reflected, namely; (1) the last supper painting that breaks people’s faith, (2) holy grail and the secret of Christianity’s faith, (3) the priory of sion as the guardian, and (4) the truth of faith. At the same time, the main problem in the novel is a different perspective on the Holy Grail due to the lack of relevant information and their long-established faith, thus they assume that it is true. We cannot claim either of them was wrong because it refers to their own needs. In fact, there is no absolute truth for human being, it is because the truth we have is only own perspective and it does not apply for everyone
Direct and Indirect Speech Acts on Boris Bokir and Pache Justeen Podcasts
Full text linkThis study intends to describe direct speech acts and indirect speechacts on the Boris Bokir and Pachee Justeen Podcasts. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach. The research data were in the form of sentence excerpts originating from utterances made by Boris Bokir and Pache Justeen. The data then collected by using the note-taking technique First, the researcher listened to video recordings of Boris Bokir and Pache Justeen's podcats, then listened and took notes simultaneously. Furthermore, the acquisition of research data obtained that the speech act groups used by Boris Bokir and Pache Justeen contain direct and indirect speech acts. The direct and indirect speech acts consist of three modes, declarative sentences, interrogative sentences, and imperative sentences.The utterances made by Boris Bokir and Pache Justeen on podcats have a purpose that is in line with the function of the speech