scholarly journals THE LANGUAGE CHOICE OF CHINESE COMMUNITY IN MEDAN: A SOCIOLINGUISTICS STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Vivi Adryani Nasution ◽  
Niza Ayuningtyas
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Ethnic Relation ◽  
Dominant Language ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Theory Of Language ◽  
Main Language

This study aims to describe the manifestation of language choice and the dominant factors of determining language choice among Chinese community inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic relations in Medan. This study used descriptive qualitative method emphasized on a multiethnic and multilingual Chinese community background. The sociolinguistic theory of language choice focused on the domain features involving family and occupation domains was used as the basis of this study. It applied Miles and Huberman technique for analyzing the data and the Bungin formula for calculating the data. Of the 80 respondents, the results of the questionnaire showed that the Hokkien sub-ethnic was the dominant sub-ethnic in Medan compared to other Chinese sub-ethnicities. The manifestation of language choice in the domain of family and occupation especially in inter-ethnic relation is dominated by vernacular language, especially Hokkien language although respondents come from non-Hokkien ethnic. However,  Indonesia language becomes the main language used related to intra-ethnic relation. In addition, the dominant language choice factor is influenced by Chinese participant’s cultural backgrounds similarity.

scholarly journals Framing Jawi-Khat Move: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese, English and Malay-language Newspapers in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-210
Author(s):  
Kenneth Lee Tze Wui ◽  
◽  
Wong Win Wei ◽  
Keyword(s):  
News Coverage ◽  
Media Framing ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
News Frames ◽  
Language Curriculum ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Finance Minister ◽  
Research Findings

The Malaysian government’s move to introduce Jawi-Khat in the Malay-language curriculum in Chinese and Tamil vernacular schools has been fraught with tension and opposition, especially among the Chinese Malaysian community. Being the second-largest ethnic group in Malaysia, the Chinese’s negative response to the initiative has generated some implications for the country’s socio-political order. Sin Chew Daily, the first newspaper to break the news, was accused by then Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng of stirring fears among the Chinese community. Lim’s condemnation of the Chinese daily and the manner in which the whole Jawi-Khat episode played out have raised questions over the roles of Chinese newspapers vis-à-vis their counterparts of other languages in the reportage of the Jawi-Khat move. Thus, a study on the ways three top vernacular-language newspapers in Malaysia, namely, Sin Chew Daily, The Star and Harian Metro, covered this issue, was conducted. The extent of news coverage, news sources, news frames and valence of the reports were analysed. The research findings reveal that each of the newspapers framed the Jawi-Khat controversy differently. Sin Chew remains a classic ethnic newspaper, having reported extensively on the issue and actively pursued the voice of opposition of various stakeholder groups towards a policy that impacts on Chinese education, a key area vital to the Chinese community. Otherwise, the three newspapers have, to varying degrees, performed the interpretive function within a controlled media landscape and attempted to de-escalate conflicts and misunderstanding arising from the Jawi-Khat move. Keywords: Jawi-Khat, media framing, vernacular newspapers, newspaper roles, ethnic relations.

scholarly journals KONSTRUKSI NILAI MULTIKULTURALISME PADA MASYARAKAT HAURGEULIS KABUPATEN INDRAMAYU

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Suciyadi Ramdhani
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Job Skills ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Living Together ◽  
Observational Techniques ◽  
Depth Interviews

Tulisan ini menjelaskan proses pembentukan nilai multikulturalisme pada masyarakat Haurgeulis, Indramayu yang dikaji melalui metode kualitatif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan teknik pengamatan terlibat, wawancara mendalam, dan studi literatur. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa kehidupan multikultural di Haurgeulis dibentuk oleh empat kelompok etnik pendatang: Jawa, Sunda, Arab, dan Tionghoa di awal abad ke-20. Setiap kelompok etnik memiliki keahliannya masing-masing, seperti pertanian yang didominasi keturunan Jawa dan Sunda, sebagaimana keturunan Arab dan Tionghoa di bidang perdagangan. Adanya keahlian pekerjaan membentuk hubungan antaretnik menjadi saling ketergantungan dalam kehidupan ekonomi. Dengan saling ketergantungan, masyarakat di Haurgeulis menunjukkan sikap penerimaan dan tidak diskriminatif kepada liyannya. Pengalaman hidup bersama tersebut semakin membentuk nilai-nilai multikulturalisme pada masyarakat Haurgeulis. This paper describes the process of value creation of multiculturalism in Haurgeulis Indramayu society which is studied through qualitative method. The Data is collected through observational techniques, in-depth interviews, and literature studies. The results show that multicultural life in Haurgeulis was formed by four ethnic groups of immigrants: Java, Sunda, Arabian and Chinese in the early 20th century. Each ethnic group has its own expertise, such as agriculture that dominated by Javanese and Sundanese descent, while the Arab and Chinese descendants of trade. The existence of job skills forms inter-ethnic relations into interdependence in economic life. With interdependence, people in Haurgeulis shows acceptance and non-discriminatory attitude to the others. Life experience in living together increasingly shapes the values of multiculturalism in Haurgeulis society.

scholarly journals Language Choice Used by Chinese Family in Langsa

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Yusmawati Yusmawati ◽  
Cut Intan Lestari ◽  
Nurul Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Language Selection ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Town

The research aims at identifying the language choice used by Chinese family in Langsa, the phenomenon that has long been seen in Chinese families: having tendency to choose Indonesian as the second language in their families even though they live in the Aceh region. This phenomenon is not only seen in the town but also in urban areas. The emergence of language selection is caused by the occurrence of language, social condition, and cultural tradition. The interesting thing to look at and study in connection with this phenomenon is that members in the family are from the Chinese ethnic group and speakers of native Chinese but the language used to communicate with the community in the chosen environment is Indonesian. The focus of this research is to analyze language selection Indonesia in a Chinese family in Langsa. The research is executed by means of descriptive qualitative method supported by the technique of interview to get deep information about the language choice.

scholarly journals Analisis Ragam Bahasa Istilah Dalam Iklan Pariwisata Di Media Digital Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-42
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Formal Languages ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Characteristic Pattern ◽  
Language Varieties ◽  
Language Style ◽  
Theory Of Language

This study aimed ro describe and determine the characteristic patterns and the word formation process of various language terms used in tourism advertisements on digital media during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are several new terms that are widely used by people all over the globe, and tourism adevertisements are no excpetion. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data were taken from advertisements found on social media Facebook and Instagram. The thoery used in this research is the theory of language style proposed by Chaer & Agustina (2010) and theory of word formation process by Chaer (2008). It can be concluded that: (1) the characteristic pattern of the variety of languages used in tourism advertisements on social media Facebook and Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic is a variety of non-formal languages, and (2) the variety of terms used tourism advertisements on social media Facebook and Instagram during the COVID-19 pandemic are formed from blending, abbreviations and compounding. Keywords: Language Varieties, Terms, Advertisement, COVID-19

scholarly journals THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN INTERCULTURAL FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Durrotul Mas'udah
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Friendship Development ◽  
Communication Context ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Intercultural Friendship

ABSTRACT. Studying in a foreign country provides an opportunity for students from diverse cultural backgrounds to develop an intercultural friendship between each other. In today’s increasingly digitalized society, the use of social media cannot be detached from any communication context, including intercultural communication. Previous studies have examined the use of social media in various settings of intercultural communication. This study aims to examine the use of social media in intercultural friendship development among foreign students in Kocaeli University, Turkey. Applying qualitative method, six foreign students who represent four different cultural backgrounds were interviewed in this study. The interview tried to explore their subjective experiences of using social media to develop an intercultural friendship with other foreign students in their surroundings. The study reveals various similarities and differences of the pattern, evaluation, and impact of using social media in intercultural friendship development. The study concludes that the use of social media tends to enhance the intercultural friendship development.

scholarly journals Inter-Ethnic Relations in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, with Special Emphasis on Sokoru, Tiroo-Afata and Dedo Districts: 1900s-2007

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1054
Author(s):  
Deressa Debu Woyesa ◽  
Tsegaye Zeleke Tufa ◽  
Buruk Woldemichael Jima
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Ethnic Relations ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cash Crop ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
Ethnic Relation ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Jimma Zone ◽  
Careful Investigation ◽  
Good Attitude

A careful investigation has been made on the pattern of the 20th century inter-ethnic relation in Jimma zone of the Oromia region focusing mainly on three of the districts: Sokoru, Tiroo Afataa and Dedo. The result proved that the inter-ethnic relation of the period under study was dominated largely by the harmonious relationship between Oromos of the region and basically those Omotic neighbors of Yam, Dawro, Konta and Kafa. The inter-ethnic relation with people of Yam dominated the two districts of Sokoru and Tiro Afaata and the good attitude of particularly the king, Aba Jifar II, towards the Yam people constituted the bedrock of this peaceful interaction and integration with the Mecha Oromo of the region. The inter-ethnic relation with people of Dawro, Konta and Kafa, on the other hand, dominated the district of Dedo, and the fruit of the cash crop transaction of the region attracted a large number of these people to the study area. In both of the three districts, the inter-ethnic relations resulted in the assimilation of the Omotic neighboring communities into the Cushitic culture of Oromo of the study area making the Omotic communities bilingual in their languages and practitioner of mainly the doctrine of Islam in their religion.

scholarly journals Faktor Pemelukan Agama Islam: Kajian Terhadap Komuniti Saudara Muslim Cina di Negeri Terengganu

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azaruddin Awang ◽  
Khadijah Mohd Khambali @ Hambali
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Conversion To Islam ◽  
The Family ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Long Time

Pemelukan agama Islam merupakan satu fenomena sosial yang sering berlaku dalam kehidupan masyarakat majmuk di Malaysia. Perihal yang sama terjadi dalam kehidupan komuniti minoriti Cina di negeri Terengganu. Hubungan etnik berbeza agama yang sekian lama terjalin sedikit banyak mendorong komuniti Cina memeluk agama Islam. Objektif kajian ini ialah melihat faktor yang mendorong kepada pemelukan agama Islam dalam kalangan masyarakat Cina yang membabitkan diri dalam kegiatan di Kompleks Darul Hidayah. Kajian deskriptif ini dilakukan menggunakan metodologi kualitatif, iaitu menerusi temu bual terhadap 20 orang Saudara Muslim Cina yang telah memeluk agama Islam di kompleks Darul Hidayah. Hasil kajian mendapati komuniti Cina Muslim di Kompleks ini memeluk agama Islam kerana faktor pergaulan dengan rakan Muslim, perkahwinan, kajian tentang Islam, mendapat hidayah dari Ilahi dan dorongan daripada keluarga yang telah memeluk agama Islam. Hasil dapatan berupaya membantu badan-badan dakwah dan masyarakat Muslim setempat agar peka terhadap isu-isu yang berlaku dalam kehidupan saudara Muslim pada tempoh sebelum dan selepas pemelukan agama Islam.   The conversion is the change of belief which is a social phenomenon that occurs in the multiethnic society of Malaysia. The same situation happens in the life of the Chinese community in Terengganu. The ethnic relationship within interreligious community that had existed for a long time influenced the Chinese community to convert to Islam. The objective of this study is to determine factors that lead to the conversion to Islam among the members of the Chinese community who are involved in activities at Darul Hidayah. This descriptive study used a qualitative method by interviewing 20 Chinese Muslim converts at the complex of Darul Hidayah. In addition, interviews were also conducted with three important figures who were directly involved in the welfare of the new Chinese converts in Terengganu. The study found that the contributing factors to the Chinese community conversion to Islam in Complex Darul Hidayah Islam are related with Muslim friends, marriage with a Muslim, research about Islam, divine guidance and encouragement from the family who have converted to Islam. The findings could help the missionary bodies and the local Muslim community to be more sensitive to the issues that occur in the life of Muslim Converts before and after conversion. 

scholarly journals Language Style in the Advertisements Broadcast in Cassanova Bali Radio

HUMANIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Dewa Ayu Made Nadya Puspa Priani ◽  
A.A. Sagung Shanti Sari Dewi ◽  
I Gede Budiasa
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
Language Style ◽  
Language Styles

The study entitled Language Style in the Advertisements Broadcast in Cassanova Bali Radio are aimed to identify the types of language styles used and to analyze the linguistic features that are applied in Cassanova Bali radio advertisements. The data of this study was taken from six advertisement scripts on Cassanova Bali radio that broadcast from August 1st until August 30th 2017. These data were collected by using documentation method and analyzed by using qualitative method based on the theory proposed by Holmes (1992) and Grey (2008). After analyzing the data, vernacular language is the most common language style used by Cassanova Bali radio and found in five advertisements (17 sentences), meanwhile the standard language is rarely used by Cassanova Bali radio and only found in one advertisement (3 sentences). It was also found that Cassanova Bali radio used five linguistic features to attract more consumers and the most common feature is familiar language (24 words), followed by use of imperative (15 words), hyperbole (6 words), repetition (3 words) and simple vocabulary (3 words).

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