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Mulyadi Mulyadi

Bio: Mulyadi Mulyadi is an academic researcher from University of North Sumatra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sentence & Verb. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 27 publications receiving 49 citations.

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03 Sep 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse Indonesian humorous status in social media by applying the Script Semantic Theory of Humour and the parameters called Knowledge Resources (KRs) of the General Theory of Verbal Humour (GTVH).
Abstract: This paper aims to analyse Indonesian humorous status in social media by applying the Script Semantic Theory of Humour (SSTH) and the parameters called Knowledge Resources (KRs) of the General Theory of Verbal Humour (GTVH). It is conducted by applying a qualitative method since the purpose of this study is primarily to describe and to establish the variation in a situation, phenomenon, problem, or event without quantifying them. The data is taken from Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp account followed by the first writer of this study for eight months. There are 17 statuses to be analysed, in which, seven statuses consist of 21 phrases analysed by applying SSTH theory, while the other 10 statuses consist of 14 phrases as set-up stages, 18 phrases, and three pictures as punchline stages analysed by applying GTVH theory. From the data being displayed, regarding the Superiority theory, it is found that people generally laugh because of other people’s misfortunes, and it emphasizes one’s superiority to the shortcomings of others. The people will laugh at individuals who are inferior or ugly, because they feel happy, and feel superior to them. Based on Release/Relief theory, humorous status also stems from regenerating something painful into something light-hearted. It is an indication of the misfortunate aspects of life. From the Incongruity theory, it is found that humour appears when there is an oddity between the concepts prepared in certain situations and the real events that are thought to be related to the concept. The paper further elaborates the findings and discuss them in detail.

8 citations

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TL;DR: The authors discusses the polar interrogative construction in mandailing and analyzes the form of interrogative in Mandailing, using question words as interrogative markers can indicate different interrogative contruction types.
Abstract: This study discusses the polar interrogative construction in Mandailing This study aims to analyze the form of interrogative in Mandailing The research data is a mandailing sentence that comes from related literature on interrogative This research employs questions words which of the thoughts of foreign and Indonesian linguists The research method used is descriptive method which employs substitution, permutation, and reference techniques The result of this research shows that: Question words as interrogative markers can indicate different interrogative contruction types Key words : question words, interrogative construction, rhetoric interrogative

5 citations

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03 Jan 2021
TL;DR: In this article, the core constituents of the relative clauses in Acehnese are analyzed through a qualitative descriptive technique, and it is shown that the core components of relative clauses are clauses embedded as modifiers of noun phrases.
Abstract: This research aims to determine and explain the types and the core constituents of Acehnese relative clauses which so far have not been thoroughly discussed. To collect data for this study, a direct elicitation technique is used, and the data is then analyzed through a qualitative descriptive technique. The results showed that the relative clauses in Acehnese were clauses embedded as modifiers of noun phrases. Similar to the relative clauses’ theory proposed by experts in the Acehnese, there are five types of relative clauses: relativization of subject, relativization of predicate, relativization of object, relativization of possessive, and relativization of noun. Relative clauses in Acehnese are formed by connecting core nouns and relative clauses through the connecting word ‘nyang’, except for the relative clause of the predicate element through the ellipsis of the predicate element. The basic structure of the Acehnese relative clauses is the arrangement of the main constituents preceding (postnominal) the relative clauses. The constituents that described the relative clauses could form words or phrases depending on the reference to the meaning of the relative clauses. In the Acehnese, the following elements do not exist: (1) relative clauses that can be reduced by adverbials such as in English, (2) relative pronouns as in German and relative particles such as in Chinese Mandarin; and (3) the attachment of relative suffixes to verbs as in Korean.

5 citations

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10 Aug 2020
TL;DR: This article analyzed animal proverbs in Batak Toba language and found that the use of animal in the proverbs not only aims to convey ideas or ideas but can also describe the perceptions, experiences and daily life depictions of the Toba Batak people.
Abstract: This cognitive semantics study analyzed animal proverbs in Batak Toba language. Descriptive qualitative methods were employed in this study. Preliminary research data were collected from the Umpama and Umapasa Collection of Batak Toba languages written by Richard Sinaga. All proverbs were listened to and grouped by recording and selecting the existing data. In the analysis process, theresearchers conducted interpretation method. In addition, the researcher conducted interviews with three Toba native speakers including the researcher himself, and a Batak-Toba linguist. The results showed that there was 33 lexicon used in Toba Batak proverbs. The animal lexicon consists of mammals (46%), birds (27%), insects (14%), fish (10%), and amphibians (1%). The conceptualization of the animals is both positive and negative. The use of animal in the Toba Batak proverbs not only aims to convey ideas or ideas but can also describe the perceptions, experiences and daily life depictions of the Toba Batak people.

5 citations

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12 Jun 2020
TL;DR: This article examined the syntactic behavior of question words (tembung pitakon) in the interrogative construction in Javanese and found that question words can be constructed by specifier, complements, and adverbials.
Abstract: This study examines the syntactic behavior of question words (tembung pitakon) in the interrogative construction in Javanese. This study aimed to analyze the question words of all interrogative types in the language. Therefore, the research data cover question words known as tembung pitakon in Javanese which are derived from the relevant literature. The theoretical framework used in this study is the X-bar theory proposed by Haegeman (1992). The data analysis techniques used in this research were distributed methods which use the language element determination tool itself. The results show that the Javanese partial sentence has a grammatical and complementary grammatical function, while the total question sentence has a complement function. Javanese question words can be constructed by specifier, complements, and adverbials. The Javanese question sentence formed by specifier functions as an internal structure occupied by the NP and joined by I’ to form an IP. Furthermore, the question words formed by complement functions as an internal structure occupied by PP or NP and joined by V to form the first V'. Finally, the question words formed by adverbial functions as an internal structure that can be occupied by PP or NP to join the first V' then form the second V'

4 citations


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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: This book discusses the development of English as a global language in the 20th Century and some of the aspects of its development that have changed since the publication of the first edition.
Abstract: A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 521 82347 1 hardback ISBN 0 521 53032 6 paperback Contents List of tables page vii Preface to the second edition ix Preface to the first edition xii 1 Why a global language? 1 What is a global language? 3 What makes a global language? 7 Why do we need a global language? 11 What are the dangers of a global language? 14 Could anything stop a global language? 25 A critical era 27 2 Why English? The historical context 29 Origins 30 America 31 Canada 36 The Caribbean 39 Australia and New Zealand 40 South Africa 43 South Asia 46 Former colonial Africa 49 Southeast Asia and the South Pacific 54 A world view 59 v Contents

1,857 citations

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258 citations

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99 citations