Power and Ideology Revealed in The Awig-awig  (Customary Law) Text of Tenganan Pegringsingan Village: Critical Ecolinguistic Study

Awig-awig ‘customary law’ is a written rule which is used to manage customary village organization in Bali. This customary law has a very important role in maintaining the environment in terms of natural environment (palemahan), social environment (pawongan), and spiritual environment (parhyangan). Therefore, every awig-awig made should be based on Tri Hita Karana (THK) concept. The THK is defined as ‘three causes of happiness and prosperity’. In this study, THK is considered as an ecosophy used to judge the existence of lexical items, grammatical contructs, and other linguistic features used in the awig-awig text. In critical discourse, the exisistence of any texts is considered to bring underlying power and ideology. Thus, the written text of the awig-awig belongs to Tenganan Pegringsingan village reveals the form of power fight and ideology. Therefore, this present study was aimed at finding the influence of the power domination and ideology revealed in the awig-awig text. By applying a critical discourse analysis, it was found the influence of the power domination depicted by the use of modality kawasa and wenang ‘may/can’. Most of the linguistic features used in the awig-awig text bring preservative ideologies that need to be promoted. However, in a small part of the linguistic features used in the text, especially in the social environment, implies destructive ideologies, such as marginalization and patriarchal that need to be resisted.

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Written Text on Pakistani Vehicles: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Journal of Communication, Language and Culture ◽

10.33093/jclc.2021.1.1.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 40-57

Author(s):

Sidra Mahmood

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Issues ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Motor Vehicles ◽

Three Dimensional Model ◽

Written Text ◽

The People ◽

The Social

Linguistically, the word ‘language’ has shifted into ‘discourse’ which is a social phenomenon not only to express the thoughts but also to reflect the mindset and contexts of a specific community. The purpose of this study is to examine the slogans written on Pakistani automobiles and to understand the logic behind the social and cultural affiliations of these slogans. Pakistani culture of the art of making pictures and written phrases, poetic verses and imperative sentences on vehicles is famous all over the world. The study has analysed the writings found on vehicles, and although these writings might look trivial on the automobiles, they address various social issues. The Three-Dimensional Model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) by Fairclough (2001) is used as a theoretical framework that explains the study at three levels: lexical, syntactic patterns, interpretations, and social practices. The discourses written on the vehicles are characterised into different categories, which are life’s mission statements, loud messages, mind baffling messages, everyday life annoyances, provoking statements, and religious looms. Twenty images and pictures have been captured from vehicles as a random sample of this study. The results reveal the mindset behind these discourses. They are used to highlight social issues which Pakistan faces, being a developing country. In short, the study discloses the strong link between the vehicles and the people using them to convey messages to the society which can bring harmony among the public. The current study is limited to only Pakistani motor vehicles.

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Dynamic Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis and Education Research

10.31227/osf.io/3qryu ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Devi novita sari

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Issues ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Written Text ◽

Social Ideology ◽

The Social ◽

Dynamic Perspective ◽

Linguistic Methods ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThe purpose of this study is to analyze the discourse. And this study examined oral and written text analysis, used to exploit expansive resources. One of the goals of this article is about how to study literary development and analyze discourse. Discourse analysis is one of the new approaches or methods that attract the attention of researchers to examine the relationship between the superstructure and social issues. This is criticized for several reasons, first because political and social ideology is projected onto data and not realized through data, secondly because there is an unequal equilibrium between social theory and linguistic methods, and the third because discourse is taken from the social context and the fourth because its methodology is not systematic.

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Lexis and Mood as Markers of Feminist Ideology in Tunde Kelani’s Arugba and Ma’ami

International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences ◽

10.18052/www.scipress.com/ilshs.71.71 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 71 ◽

pp. 71-82

Author(s):

Oluwayemisi Olusola Akinmameji

Keyword(s):

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Gender Issues ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Linguistic Features ◽

Value System ◽

Representation Of Women ◽

Feminist Ideology ◽

The Social ◽

Negative Impression ◽

The Ideal

Although the negative representation of women in Nollywood movies is worrisome to scholars, they have done little as regards exploring the feminist linguistic analysis of these movies. Studies have focused on the misrepresentations of women with emphasis on the literary perspectives. This paper attempts a lexical and sentential analysis of feminist ideology of two Nollywood movies. The study adopted Norman Fairclough’s model of Critical Discourse Analysis to explain way linguistic are used to instantiate feminist ideology in the movies. Arugba and Maami produced by Tunde Kelani were purposively sampled because of the gender issues in them. Though some movies merely project women as witches and sex slaves, these two movies stand out among those that project the strengths of womanhood. The movies attempt to correct the negative impression about women. Linguistic features such as the lexical indices and mood system are examined. Larger scale features such as allusion and simile are also explored. The study suggests that despite the rot in the value system of the present day Nigeria, there are still women who pass for the ideal. Also, it was discovered that women can determine their fate regardless of what roles the society gives them and could survive even under the worst patriarchy. Beyond their weaknesses, women are necessary to maintain tranquility in the home and the larger society. This paper recommends that movie stakeholders should give responsible roles to women and women should be sensitive and alive to their responsibilities as regulators of the social political Nigerian entity.

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Dynamic Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis and Education Research

10.31227/osf.io/tecfd ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Devi novita sari

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Issues ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Written Text ◽

Social Ideology ◽

The Social ◽

Dynamic Perspective ◽

Linguistic Methods ◽

The Relationship

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Dynamic Perspective of Critical Discourse Analysis and Education Research

10.31227/osf.io/qbx8m ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Devi novita sari

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Issues ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Written Text ◽

Social Ideology ◽

The Social ◽

Dynamic Perspective ◽

Linguistic Methods ◽

The Relationship

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A CRITICAL DISCROUSE ANALYSIS ON AUSTRALIA BROADCASTING COMPANY ON WEST PAPUA INCIDENT IN 2019

TheGIST ◽

10.53675/gist.v3i2.129 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rahadian Kemal Aziz ◽

Arry Purnama ◽

Hartono Hartono

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Press Release ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Social Actor ◽

Critical Approach ◽

Linguistic Features ◽

Social Actors ◽

The Social ◽

Qualitative Descriptive

This research observes about press release of Australia Broadcasting Company on Papua incident in 2019 using Van Leeuwen critical paradigm approach to analyse the discourse. This research examines the structure of press release of ABC on Papuan incident in 2019 to acknowledge how the social actor is being represented and what is the ideology of Australia Broadcasting Company. The research is implying Theo van Leeuwen Critical Discourse Analysis theory that has two grand theory there are exclusion and inclusion. The methodology that is applied in this research is qualitative-descriptive method. The researcher also implementing Theo van Leeuwen critical approach to this research to gives better acknowledgement about how linguistic features comes from Critical Discourse Analysis. The researcher collects data from downloading the press release through ABC’s website. The result is that Australia Broadcasting Company inconsistently displaying the social actor that emerge from the discourse through the Papua incident in 2019. The researcher also found that the ideology of Australia Broadcasting Company is opportunist because of their inconsistent attitude on displaying the social actor. Keywords: Australia Broadcasting Company, Papua incident in 2019, van Leeuwen Critical Paradigm, social actors, ideology

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Ideology of ISIS

Al-Adab Journal ◽

10.31973/aj.v2i132.806 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (132) ◽

pp. 45-66

Author(s):

Manal Ni’met Abdulhadi

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Social Practices ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Linguistic Features ◽

Figures Of Speech ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

The Social ◽

Global And Local ◽

Research Show

To the best of the researcher’s knowledge many studies (e.g., Bunzel: 2015) have been conducted studying the social practices of ISIS discourse only. Others (e.g, Buckingham, and Alali: 2019) focus upon the linguistic aspects of that discourse. The present paper aims at filling this gap by investigating both the social and the linguistic elements that characterize ISIS ideology. The present study focuses on analyzing the first speech delivered by Abu Bakkar Al Baghdadi in 2014 through implementing critical discourse analysis methodologies. The objective of this analysis is to outline the ideology of ISIS through exploring the critical social and cultural aspects together with the linguistic features in the text under investigation. The study will adopt an eclectic model of analysis and research based on Fairclough's (1992) principles of critical discourse analysis and Van Dijik’s ( 1980) framework of semantic structures (topics). Both global and local semantics are studied so as to relate social to linguistic practices and vise versa. The results of the research show that this speech has a distinctive tactic language that is full of figures of speech, in particular euphemism and dysphemism that help the speaker transfer his intended ideologies.

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The Representation of The Tri Hita Karana Ecosophy in The Awig-awig (Customary Law) Text of Tenganan Pegringsingan Village: Critical Ecolinguistics Perspective

Journal of Language Teaching and Research ◽

10.17507/jltr.1002.23 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 396

Author(s):

I Gede Astawa ◽

Made Budiarsa ◽

I Wayan Simpen

Keyword(s):

Social Environment ◽

Natural Environment ◽

Customary Law ◽

Appraisal Theory ◽

Evaluation Theory ◽

Written Text ◽

Relationship Of

The awig-awig (Customary Law) of Tenganan Pegringsingan Village has existed since 11th century before the Tri Hita Karana ecosophy was initiated in Bali; however, this awig-awig was able to preserve the environment, in terms of natural environment (palemahan), social environment (pawongan), and spiritual environment (parhyangan). The present study aims at investigating evaluations and assessment of the THK ecosophy employed in the awig-awig text of Tenganan Pegringsingan village. The research aspires to reveal the value of relationship of human with the natural, social, and spiritual environments. The data of the research were taken from the written text of the awig-awig. The collected data were analysed using critical ecolinguistics approach, referring to evaluation theory proposed by Stibbe (2015) and appraisal Theory by Martin and White (2005). The results showed that the awig-awig text reveals positive, ambivalent, and negative evaluations. The positive evaluations are in a line with the THK ecosophy; the ambivalent evaluation contradicts between positive and negative evaluations; whereas, the negative one contradicts to the ecosophy.

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THE USE OF CRITICAL THINKING AGAINST FAKE NEWS

NORDSCI Conference proceedings, Book 1 Volume 3 ◽

10.32008/nordsci2020/b1/v3/14 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandra-Niculina Babii

Keyword(s):

Critical Thinking ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Daily Basis ◽

Informal Logic ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Fake News ◽

Digital Era ◽

The Social ◽

Legal Sanctions ◽

The One

The digital era has determined a very easy creation and propagation of fake news. As a consequence, it has become harder for people to fight this malicious phenomenon. However, the only weapon that can have results in this informational war is critical thinking. But who should use it? The creators of fake news that do this for different reasons? The social platforms that allow the circulation of fake news with ease? Mass media which does not always verify with much attention and rigour the information they spread? The Governments that should apply legal sanctions? Or the consumer that receives all the fake news, him being the final target? Even if critical thinking would be useful for every actor on fake news’ stage, the one who needs it the most is the consumer. This comes together with the big responsibility placed on his shoulders. Even if others are creating and spreading disinformation, the consumer must be aware and be careful with the information he encounters on a daily basis. He should use his reasoning and he should not believe everything just because it is on the Internet. How can he do that? Critical thinking seems to be a quite difficult tool to use, especially for non-specialized individuals. This paper’s aim is to propose a simplified model of critical thinking that can contribute to detecting fake news with the help of people’s self judgement. The model is based on theories from Informal Logic considering the structure of arguments and on Critical Discourse Analysis theories concerning the patterns found in the content of the information.

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KEBERPIHAKAN MEDIA TERHADAP ISU PELESTARIAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP

Jurnal KATA ◽

10.22216/jk.v1i2.2138 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 101 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Febrina Zulmi

Keyword(s):

Social Cognition ◽

Social Context ◽

Critical Discourse Analysis ◽

Environmental Ethics ◽

Text Structure ◽

Critical Discourse ◽

Environmental Preservation ◽

The Social ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

The Way

Media bias will always be an interesting topic to be examined. Media plays some important roles in society. One of its roles is building public opinions. In this case, media has been assumed to be biased as it might take some advantages from its position. This study aims at investigating The Jakarta Post’s bias towards the environmental preservation issues (an ecolinguistic study). The method used in this study is qualitative descriptive method by applying Van Dijk’s model of critical discourse analysis. This research model does not only analyze the aspect of text structure but also social cognition and social context. The object for this study is the news texts taken from The Jakarta Post Online. The result of the study showed that The Jakarta Post showed its bias towards environmental preservation issues by positioning itself as a pro’s side . In the text structure level, its bias can be identified with the way it chose the theme, topics, schemes and lexical choices which were in accordance with environmental ethics principles. In the social cognition level, its bias can be identified with the nature of the knowledge involved in showing its position in accordance with environmental preservation mission. In the social context level, its bias can be identified with the social values reflected from the news and certain group domination involved in the Jakarta Post’s news report which was in accordance with pro-environmental preservation. Generally, The Jakarta Post showed its progressive attitude or tendency to the change by intensely discussing environmental issues which implied the ideas of improving the way people should preserve their environment. Keberpihakan media akan selalu menjadi bahan yang menarik untuk diteliti. Media memainkan peran penting dalam masyarakat. Salah satu peran media adalah membangun opini publik. Dalam hal ini, media telah diasumsikan memiliki keberpihakan karena media dapat mengambil keuntungan dari posisinya tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat keberpihakan The Jakarta Post terhadap isu pelestarian lingkungan hidup (sebuah kajian ekolinguistik). Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan menggunakan analisis wacana kritis model Van Dijk. Model penelitian ini tidak hanya menganalisis aspek struktur teks, melainkan juga kognisi sosial dan konteks sosial. Objek penelitian ini adalah teks berita yang diambil dari media berita online The Jakarta Post. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa The Jakarta Post menunjukkan keberpihakannya terhadap isu pelestarian lingkungan hidup dengan meposisikan dirinya sebagai pihak yang mendukung. Dalam tataran struktur teks, keberpihakannya dapat diidentifikasi dari tema, topik, skema wacana dan pilihan kata yang digunakan yang sesuai dengan prinsip-prinsip etika lingkungan. Dalam tataran kognisi sosial, keberpihakannya dapat diidentifikasi dari sifat pengetahuan yang dilibatkan yang menunjukkan posisinya yang sejalan dengan misi pelestarian lingkungan hidup. Dalam tataran konteks sosial, keberpihakannya dapat diidentifikasi dari nilai-nilai sosial yang tercermin dari berita dan dominasi kelompok yang dilibatkan dalam pelaporan berita yang ditulis The Jakarta Post yang berada pada posisi pro-pelestarian lingkungan hidup. Secara umum, The Jakarta Post menunjukkan sikap progresif atau cenderung kepada perubahan dengan mengulas secara intens isu-isu pelestarian lingkungan hidup yang secara tersirat menyarankan perlu adanya peningkatan terhadap upaya-upaya pelestarian lingkungan hidup.

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