Lexicon
Lexicon, Journal of English Language and Literature, is an open access, peer reviewed, academic journal published by the English Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada in cooperation with the English Studies Association in Indonesia (ESAI). It is devoted primarily to the publication of studies on English language and literature. It publishes original articles written exclusively in English twice a year in April and October. Manuscript submission is free of charge and open all year round to any author all across the globe.
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<![CDATA[A Contrastive Analysis of Indonesian and English Noun Phrases: How the Differences Create Problems in Translation as Seen in “Chemistry 2A for Senior High School Grade XI Semester 1” ]]>
<![CDATA[Anisah Durrotul Fajri]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42071
<![CDATA[This research aims: 1) to find out the differences and similarities between Indonesian and English noun phrases, 2) to explain the effects of the differences and similarities between Indonesian and English noun phrases on the translation products. By using contrastive analysis Indonesian and English constructions of noun phrases are contrasted to get the differences and similarities by which the data are analyzed. The results show that Indonesian and English constructions of noun phrases have similarities and differences which create problems in translation. Those noun phrases which have differences create more problems in translation than those having similarities.]]>
<![CDATA[Racial Issues and their Influences on the Characters in Shakespeare’s Othello ]]>
<![CDATA[Arfian Giri Prabowo]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42072
<![CDATA[This study aims to describe the racial issues found in Othello and to analyze the influence of the issues on the characters in the play. In finding racial issues, the present writer analyses dialogues between the characters in the drama implicitly and explicitly.The author uses Abrams‘ objective approach and also some references to classify the racial issues and along with the characters based on the types of racism such as individual racism, passive racism, active racism, and internalized racism. The data were obtained by observing the play without being influenced by materials outside of the text.The result of this study indicates that there are racial issues in this play. The racial issues have a very significant effect on the characters‘ view, including Othello‘s, of the existence of black people. Othello becomes racist against himself and loses the confidence of being black, hence the cause of the fall of Othello. ]]>
<![CDATA[A Woman’s Identity as Depicted in Angelou’s Poem “Woman Work” ]]>
<![CDATA[Ayu Shadrina Saraswati]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42074
<![CDATA[This article analyzes Maya Angelou‟s poem “Woman Work”. This poem talks about identity which is described by Maya Angelou through her feelings and ideas. The objective of this research is to study Maya Angelou‟s search of identity which is depicted through the poem.This article uses an expressive approach because this approach is the most suitable for learning the poet‟s perspective on woman identity through her works. Library research is employed to support the analysis.The result of the analysis implies that the speaker‟s position is a woman who has a role in society as a mother, worker and slave. The speaker carries out all jobs in the house and outside. However, the speaker expresses a process of her journey to find her identity which is reflected in the poem. The speaker tries to prove that identity is an important part of her qualities that must be maintained.In this poem the speaker indicates that she becomes a woman who is more confident and proud. It is the result of her process of maturity that is expressed by her that makes her realizes the truth of her identity. The speaker reveals the process of her life that is faced by her to display that she is a strong woman.]]>
<![CDATA[Sentence Fragments in the Narration of the Novel "The Hunger Games" ]]>
<![CDATA[Farhani Nurhusna]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42075
<![CDATA[The use of sentence fragments is generally discouraged in good English writing because they lack one or more essential components of a sentence, namely a subject and/or a predicate, and thus are grammatically unacceptable. However in fiction writing, the use of sentence fragments is not only quite common in dialogue, but in narration as well. The present study analyses sentence fragments in the narration of the first novel of the young-adult science-fiction trilogy The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins, to investigate the types of fragments employed in the novel and their classification based on syntactic structure in the form of dependent-clause fragments and phrase fragments. The sentence fragments were further analysed for their use based on the context of their preceding sentences. The use of sentence fragments in the novel basically serves the function of creating emphasis or stressing important points in the story.]]>
<![CDATA[Participle as Seen in The Jakarta Post Headings ]]>
<![CDATA[Dwiana Marcheni Arumningtyas]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42076
<![CDATA[This paper discusses the usage of participle as seen in The Jakarta Post Headings. The Jakarta Post is considered as a representative newspaper especially for Non Native English Language Learners for it is mostly written by Indonesian journalists using good standard of English. The data of this research are taken from The Jakarta Post edition September 6 until October 6, 2012. The headings are classified based on the type of participle they contained. Afterwards, they are analyzed based on their context in order to figure out the meaning they might contain. Lastly, this paper talks about the prevalence of the participle in The Jakarta Post headings which may reflect the preference of participles used by Indonesian authors in expressing their idea in English. As the result, this paper points out the 5 patterns of present participle, and 6 patterns of past participle used in The Jakarta Post, their meaning, and their frequency.]]>
<![CDATA[The Translation of Idioms in Rowling’s "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" into Indonesian ]]>
<![CDATA[Mustika Pratiwi Putri N.]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42077
<![CDATA[This study analyzes the idioms and its translation strategies used in novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. RThe rsearcher classifies the translation strategies by using accuracy analysis. The result of this research shows that there are three strategies used by the Indonesian translator. The first strategy is idiom to idiom, which means transferring idioms in English into idioms in Indonesian. This method is used when two idioms, in both English and Indonesian, contain the same form and meaning. Second method is paraphrase, which means transferring idioms in English directly into its real meaning in Indonesian. This strategy is the most frequently used considering the fact that it is very difficult to find idioms in Indonesian that has the same meaning and form with the idioms in English. The third method is literal translation. In some cases, idioms in English can be literally translated. This kind of case is specifically occurs when an idiom happens to be part of a dialogue or informal sentence.]]>
<![CDATA[The Non-Observance of Gricean Maxims in the Movie Series "Sherlock Holmes" ]]>
<![CDATA[Najih Suraya]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 2 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i2.42078
<![CDATA[This research attempts to investigate the non-observance of Gricean maxims in the movie series Sherlock Holmes. In particular, it attempts to identify and classify the flouting of the maxims found in the movie. The data used in this research are dialogues containing expressions of the non-observance of Gricean maxims. Based on the data analysis, 75 cases of the flouting of Gricean maxims were found: 20 (26.6 %) cases showed the flouting of the quality maxim, 8 (10.6%) the flouting of the quantity maxim, 17 (22.6%) the flouting of the relevance maxim, 20 (26.6 %) the flouting of the manner maxim, and 10 (13.3%) the flouting of a combination of maxims. It was found in this research that the flouting of the quality maxim and the flouting of the manner maxim are considered as most commonly used strategies in the movie.]]>
<![CDATA[Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Perception, Feeling and Thought of Love, and Early Married Life in "Sonnets from the Portuguese" ]]>
<![CDATA[Ainul Karomah]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 3 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i3.42079
<![CDATA[The objectives of this research are to discover Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s perception, feelings, and thoughts of love and to observe her early married life with her husband as depicted in her Sonnets from the Portuguese. The expressive theory is used to find the perception, feeling, and thought of the author depicted in it. The primary data or the main object of the research is the literary work itself.The results of this research show that the perceptions of love are the products ofElizabeth’s expressive act in conceiving the love itself with deep understanding which involves the realization of position and respect of her lover and herself. However, her ideas of love are defeated by her emotion of love. Moreover, she is encouraged by the power of love to make consideration in her life to choose her own course of life that she surrenders her life to her lover by agreeing to marry Robert Browning which shows her greatest expressive act of love. Thus, love has given her the opportunity to gain happiness in her life time.]]>
<![CDATA[The Character Development of Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter Series ]]>
<![CDATA[Alvanita Alvanita]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 3 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i3.42080
<![CDATA[This graduating paper examines the novel series Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. There are seven series telling about the journey of Harry Potter in Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The objectives of this paper are to study the character development of Neville Longbottom, a minor character in Harry Potter, and to find his significance in the Harry Potter series. The analysis is conducted with objective approach, focused on changes in Neville’s character. The result of this research shows that Neville character changes significantly during the series. Moreover, his development becomes very significant to the plot of Harry Potter. At first, he is obedient and shy, but finally in the end of series he becomes a hero. He is a minor character, yet he has a significant role.]]>
<![CDATA[Violation of Moral Values in Bernard Shaw’s "The Doctor’s Dilemma" ]]>
<![CDATA[Amaryliani Sukma Gustariana]]>
<![CDATA[ Lexicon Vol 1, No 3 (2012) ]]>
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DOI: 10.22146/lexicon.v1i3.42081
<![CDATA[The Doctor’s Dilemma is known as a tragic play which has become a success and has been reproduced several times. This play has moral values concealed within it. This study aims to find out the moral actions, the reason for Bernard Shaw’s skeptical perception towards physicians, and to learn the circumstances of medical treatment in the early 20th century by analyzing the preface, dialogues, and stage directions in the play. This study basically adopts a combination of mimetic and expressive approaches which regard The Doctor’s Dilemma as the expression of Shaw’s idea and portraits of medical and social life in early 20th century. The analysis is focused on the violation of medical ethics and social norms because they are the dominant in the play. The results of the analysis are the failure of the physician characters in the play to keep their oath as medical attendants because they violate five of eight general duties based on the medical ethic. Then, it is also found out that several characters do not obey the social norm, such as being dishonest, and doing some actions to pursue their personal benefits.]]>
