Cross Language
Communication:
Perbedaan Bahasa dalam
Perspektif Budaya
lndonesia
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Beasiswa
Alumni
Neny Isharyanti,
S.Pd., M.A.,
Ph.D., AFHEA
Pekerjaan
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What’s the biggest surprise or
challenge you’ve encountered
when using Indonesian
language?
Indonesian
Language
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Austronesian
languages
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What do you know about
Indonesia’s history and global
encounters?
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History of Indonesia
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Indonesia’s Past Trades
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Indonesian is originally a Malay language
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The historical shifts of Malay into
Indonesian language
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Varieties of Malay in Southeast Asia
What are the consequences of this
history in Indonesian language?
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Local Loanwords &
Semantic Shifts
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By definition
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Consequences
of Indonesia’s
History and
Geography
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Trade-influenced Loan Words
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ī
ū
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īʿ
ʿāʾ
Trade-influenced Loan Words (cont’d)
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ā ā
ṅ āḥ
 ḥ
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ć ā
ṭṭ
Colonialism-influenced Loan Words
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Other Loan
Words
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What are your strategies in
learning/guessing the meanings
Indonesian words?
Code-Switching &
Code-Mixing
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Do you mix or switch
languages/dialects when you’re
talking?
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By definition
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The
consequences of
multilingualism
in Indonesia
Some Examples from Twitter
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Urban
Pidgins/Creoles &
Contact Varieties
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Ternate/North Moluccan Malay
vs.
Other languages
Stecu by Faris Adam (viral Tiktok song)
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Dialectal
Accommodation &
Accommodation
Failure
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Which dialect of Indonesian that you
have encountered? What are your
strategies in understanding the other
speakers?
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By definition
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Examples from “Lapor Pak!”
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Andrea Henriette (a.k.a Bunga Ananda)
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Jang Hansol (Korean YouTuber)
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Ijal (Papuan Comedian)
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Register &
Politeness in
Address Forms
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By definition
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How do you address the other
person you’re talking to in your
language?
Recently, this is a hot debate topic in
Twitter..
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Pragmatic
Indirectness &
Face-Saving
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High- vs. Low Context Cultures
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Is Indonesia a high- or low-context
culture?
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Examples of Pragmatic Indirectness In
Indonesian Language
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In a nutshell..
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Some points to take
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References
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References
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Questions?
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Neny Isharyanti, Ph.D., AFHEA
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