Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
Vol. 19, No. 1

<i>Wòlak-waliké jaman</i>; Exploring contemporary Walikan in public space

Yannuar, Nurenzia (Unknown)

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Publish Date
16 Nov 2022

Abstract

This article describes the current use of Walikan, a youth language in Malang, Indonesia. Unlike any previously described youth registers in Indonesia, Walikan has been around since as early as the 1940s and has continuously reinvented itself ever since. As will be shown, the speakers of Walikan have certain strategies to keep the practice alive. In addition to the use of Walikan in face-to-face communication, they also use Walikan in songs, local TV news, local newspaper columns as well as in public signs. The analysis focuses on how a youth language which began as an oral practice has been maintained through written and audio-visual media offline and online. The results inform us how a community can work together to shape its identity through linguistic means.

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Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
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publication:wacana

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Universitas Indonesia

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Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Library & Information Science Social Sciences

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Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia. It invites original articles on various issues within humanities, which include but are not limited to philosophy, literature, archaeology, ...