Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture最新文献

Using Language and Literature for National Cohesion 运用语言文学促进民族凝聚力

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-11-04 DOI: 10.58425/llj.v2i2.212

Florence Etuwe Oghiator, Bibian O Anyanwu

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A Religious Language Discourse: An Analysis of the Graphological Features and Cohesive Devices of Proverbs Chapter 9 一种宗教语言话语:《箴言》第九章的文字特征和衔接手段分析

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-07-18 DOI: 10.58425/llj.v2i2.190

Florence Etuwe Oghiator, C. Ohen

{"title":"A Religious Language Discourse: An Analysis of the Graphological Features and Cohesive Devices of Proverbs Chapter 9","authors":"Florence Etuwe Oghiator, C. Ohen","doi":"10.58425/llj.v2i2.190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58425/llj.v2i2.190","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: This paper discusses the language of religion as a discourse with the application of proverbs chapter. The paper examines the graphological features, the semantic features and the discourse cohesive devices in the text, proverbs chapter nine. \u0000Methods: The graphological features analyzed are the punctuation marks, indentation and capitalization. The cohesive relations examined are the lexical devices and the grammatical devices: the lexical devices include synonym; collocational converse; antonym and repetition. The grammatical devices are anaphora, cataphora, substitutions and conjunctions. The analysis is in this paper is done using the systemic grammar approach. \u0000Results: The semantic interpretation in the text is achieved through the use of proverbs and figures of speech. \u0000Conclusion: The analysis portrays and demonstrates language use in religion in general and proverbs chapter nine in particular. \u0000Recommendation: The authors recommend that researchers in linguistics and discourse analysis should conduct further researches in other areas of the language of religion to create awareness in religious language discourse.","PeriodicalId":30933,"journal":{"name":"Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81888383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Linguistics of Connotation of Profanity in Ewe Place Names 鄂维族地名中亵渎性内涵的语言学研究

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-05-25 DOI: 10.58425/llj.v2i2.158

S. L. K. Yekple, D. Adade, F. Dorleku, I Y Vinyo, L. K. Adenyo, R. Akakpo-Ashiadey

{"title":"The Linguistics of Connotation of Profanity in Ewe Place Names","authors":"S. L. K. Yekple, D. Adade, F. Dorleku, I Y Vinyo, L. K. Adenyo, R. Akakpo-Ashiadey","doi":"10.58425/llj.v2i2.158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.58425/llj.v2i2.158","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: Toponyms are universal to the globe but relevant and specific to cultures across the world. Humans use toponyms in various contexts in society. Toponyms are avoided in a particular speech context, due to its social, linguistic and cultural consequences for the name bearer and users. Toponyms sometimes attract ambiguity in the meaning assigned them. This ambiguity degenerates into connotative meanings. One such connotative practice among the Ewes is profanity. The Ewes frown on the use of profane words and has punitive codes and consequences for its guilt. However same community beautifully internalizes profane connotation into place names. This paper investigates the morphology of profanity in Ewe toponyms using linguistic anthropology and lexical morphology. \u0000Methods: Data for the qualitative study was collected using a WhatsApp platform for Tutors of Ewe. \u0000Results: The study found that the connotation centered on the human genitalia (penis, scrotum, vagina) have been the sources of compounding in the crafting of profanity in the place names. The names are used mainly by the youth in teasing and in group joking practices in oral language generally in casual or playful communication. The names usually have roots and stems that take on derivational and inflectional morphemes in the process of forming the profane connotation. \u0000Conclusion: Though the Ewes frown upon profanity in official language, the usage in place names is decorous and linguistically acceptable. The appropriate use of these names in jovial in-group and entertaining utterances demonstrates the linguistic competence of the interlocutors of the speech act. \u0000Recommendation: The study recommends a further research on the syntactic implications of the profane names in the Ewe language.","PeriodicalId":30933,"journal":{"name":"Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78810598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Kinship Destruction as a Result of England’s Social Stratification Reflected on George Eliot’s Silas Marner 从乔治·艾略特的《西拉斯·马南》看英国社会分层导致的亲属关系破坏

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.67962

Selvia Rosa Magdalena Purba, M. Rosyidi

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Indigenous Feminism for American Indigenous Women Portrayed on The Plague of Doves by Erdrich 从厄德里奇的《鸽子之灾》看美国土著妇女的本土女权主义

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-05-03 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.65856

K. Luthfia, Juliasih Juliasih, Nur Saktiningrum

{"title":"Indigenous Feminism for American Indigenous Women Portrayed on The Plague of Doves by Erdrich","authors":"K. Luthfia, Juliasih Juliasih, Nur Saktiningrum","doi":"10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.65856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.65856","url":null,"abstract":"Legitimacy of women existences captured diverse and compound through the lens of cultural and social background. In the course of history, American Indigenous Women elucidated their identity articulation following the West at the hand of feminism. However, ‘white’ feminism is not in the position to accommodate the unique characteristics of American Indigenous Women. Their social contour and cultural commandment of which giving a rise out of their position and power cried out for suitable paradigm. Indigenous feminism as perspective from and to Indigenous Women would serve to scrutinize women empowerment, aspiration and self-actualization of American Indigenous Women. The article as presented is part of the dissertation analysis within the title Cultural Memory and Demystification of American Native Women’ Position. The analysis of this research is a library based employing the novel from Indigenous female author, Louise Erdrich, entitled The Plague of Dove. In the discussion, the portrayal and representation of certain social and cultural phenomena have been captured and put into consideration as Indigenous Women’s struggle in this modern days. The regulation and also power to determine Indigenous Women’ identity have been strictly limited due to the presence of oppression. The unique of this research laid on the characteristics of the source of oppression in which is in a cooperated linkage within the paradigm employed which is Indigenous feminism. As there are diverse social and traditional elements brought, this research went deep in to the intersectionality studies, focusing on the sexism, racism and colonialism issues predominantly captured as the root of the oppression and discrimination against Indigenous Women.","PeriodicalId":30933,"journal":{"name":"Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture","volume":"162 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77212429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Revisiting tradition in Ahmad Fuadi’s Anak Rantau 在Ahmad Fuadi的Anak Rantau重新审视传统

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.63277

Elisa Dwi Wardani, I. Adi, Pujiharto Pujiharto

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Lexical verbs of hedging in English research articles by native and non-native speakers 母语和非母语人士在英语研究文章中模棱两可的词汇动词

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.67067

Dian Budiarti, Tofan Dwi Hardjanto, Ihsan Nur Iman Faris

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The Dysfunctional Family in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye 托妮·莫里森《最蓝的眼睛》中不正常的家庭

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.67064

M. Muhlisin, Ni Ketut Putri Nila Sudewi

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Language of Propaganda in The Great Hack Movie 《骇客大电影》中的宣传语言

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.67022

Tsalits Syafa'atun Nashiroh, Ribut Wahyudi

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Udah Cebol, Bantet Pula Aku: Lexical Cohesion on Body Shaming in IbuHamil.com Discussion Forum uah Cebol, Bantet Pula Aku: Body Shaming在IbuHamil.com论坛的词汇衔接

Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Culture Pub Date : 2023-04-29 DOI: 10.15294/rainbow.v12i1.64165

E. Riyanti, Tofan Dwi Hardjanto

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