Anglicist
ISSN 2301-5837
Vol. 4 / No. 2 / Published : 2015-08
Order : 3, and page :77 - 83
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Original Article :
The representation of an ideal man and an ideal woman in the books entitled “memikat pria idaman” and “memikat wanita idaman”
Author :
- Yoshinta Regina Sari*1
- Deny Arnos Kwary*2
- Mahasiswa Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
- Dosen Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
Abstract :
In this study, the writer wants to know the representation of ideal men and women in the self-help books Memikat Pria Idaman and Memikat Wanita Idaman based on corpus linguistic point of view. This study aims to find out the representation of women in the book Memikat Pria Idaman and representation of men in the book Memikat Wanita Idaman from the words and phrases. The writer believes that there are differences in the representation of men and women through their typical vocabulary. The representation of men and women is analysed by using concordance lines and collocations. The writer uses a qualitative method design to interpret the representation in the text by using concordance lines. The result shows that women are represented as weak, unassertive, showing physical appearance, extra polite, showing household roles, having doubt and fear, intimate relations, and attentive. On the other hand, an ideal man is represented as assertive, having a sense of freedom, attentive, having doubt and fear, having physical appearance, and protective. Based on this result we can find that ideal woman and man have similarities in their representation such as attentive, having doubt and fear, and concern about physical appearance. While, the differences of their representation is an ideal woman is commonly associated with politeness, household roles, and intimate relations. While, an ideal man shows as a freedom and being protective. This study concludes that there are similarities and the differences in the words and phrases used to represent ideal women and men.
Keyword :
language ideology, self-help books, collocation, typical vocabulary, gender,
References :
Newman, M. L.,(2008) Gender Differences in Language - : Discourse Processes
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