Title: SPEAKING THE UNSPEAKABLE: PROVERBS OF OBSCENITY ANDINVECTIVES IN AKAN Authors: Sefa Owusu, Ghana The unspeakable or verbal taboos are words that are considered in bad taste by speakers of a language. They are associated with things that are not said, particularly in words and expressions in a given society because of their indecency, shocking character or … Read more
Title: THE ROLE OF TRANSLATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING Authors: Bianca Damacena, Brazil Since the days of the Grammar and Translation Method (GTM), the use of translation as a teaching tool has been rejected on the grounds that the interference of the mother tongue would damage the learning of a foreign language (FL). As a result, MGT … Read more
Title: A COMMUNICATIVE EVENT ANALYSIS OF A GREEK FAMILY GATHERING Authors: Ioannis KARRAS, Greece This paper focuses on a communicative event, namely that of a Greek family gathering. Hyme’s (1974) SPEAKING framework is used as it provides the basis for a systematic analysis and considers the cultural milieu within which the communicative event occurs. To complement this … Read more
Title: IMPLICATURE OF THE NASDEM CHAIRMAN PRESS STATEMENT ON JHONYG PLATE CASE (CRITICAL PRAGMATICS) Authors: Dewi Ikke Nuryani, Puspa Wahyu Kartikasari and Agustina Dewi Setyari, Indonesia For Politicians not all utterances are conveyed directly and explicitly due to some reasons, it is called implicature or hidden meaning. This study aims to reveal the hidden meaning of the … Read more
Title: REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL ACTORS IN THE CASE OF TEACHERBULLYING IN CENTRAL MALUKU BY DETIK.COM AND TRIBUN AMBON Authors: Santuso Santuso and Sukarno Sukarno, Indonesia Mass media represents the image of individuals or groups in either a positive or negative light,depending on the media’s perspective. This research aims to describe, interpret, and uncoverthe representation of social actors … Read more
Title: LANGUAGE IN PRACTICE: EXAMINING VARIATIONS IN THE KARAK DIALECT OF JORDANIAN ARABIC THROUGH A SOCIOLINGUISTIC LENS Authors: Ahmad Al Janadbah* and Talal Al Marashdi, UAE This paper explores sociolinguistic intricacies in the Karak accent, examining dialectical variations within Jordan’s historic Karak Governorate. Drawing on diverse linguistic experiences, the study illuminates the nuanced interplay of language influenced … Read more
Title: MYTHS IN WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES AND TOMOMARA’S THE EXODUS Authors: Matongo Nkouka Anicet Odilon, Congo This paper explores the role of myths in both Yoruba and Acholi cultures, and their repercussions in contemporary Nigerian and Ugandan societies. Data drive from The Bacchae of Euripides and The Exodus, and fall in the Psychoanalytic Literary … Read more
Title: MYTHS IN WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BACCHAE OF EURIPIDES AND TOMOMARA’S THE EXODUS Authors: Matongo Nkouka Anicet Odilon, Congo This paper explores the role of myths in both Yoruba and Acholi cultures, and their repercussions in contemporary Nigerian and Ugandan societies. Data drive from The Bacchae of Euripides and The Exodus, and fall in the Psychoanalytic Literary … Read more
