International Journal of Language and Linguistics

Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017

  • Analysis of the Poem A Clock Stopped—from the Perspective of Disengagement in Cognitive Grammar

    Yanbo Guan, Lixia Jia, Yanyu Gao

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: Dec. 07, 2016
    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2016
    Published: Jan. 24, 2017
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    Abstract: According to cognitive grammar, language is an integral part of cognition. Thus, as the linguistic expression of a poet’s spontaneous thoughts, poetry will naturally reflect the poet’s cognitive activity. Emily Dickinson, an original and preeminent poet in American literature, has left us priceless heritage in poetry. And death, as one of her favor... Show More
  • The Morphosyntactic Properties in Angguruk Dialect of Yali Language

    Simin Althur, Djatmika, Wiratno

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 6-14
    Received: Aug. 24, 2015
    Accepted: Sep. 11, 2015
    Published: Feb. 13, 2017
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    Abstract: This research specifically studied the morphosyntactic property: verb formation process in Angguruk Dialect of Yali Language (thereafter called ADYL). ADYL is one out of 274 local languages in Papua and West-Papua Province. The speaker population of ADYL consists of 15000 persons. The method employed in this research was descriptive qualitative met... Show More
  • Diversity: Concept and Issues

    Louafia Boukreris, Ghania Ouahmiche

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 15-24
    Received: Nov. 29, 2016
    Accepted: Jan. 24, 2017
    Published: Feb. 22, 2017
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    Abstract: Diversity is an important issue of our present world representing strength or nuisance given the richness it supplies us with or the conflicts it engenders affecting the nation’s social, cultural, political and management levels. Regarding the many issues associated with diversity, this paper explores linguistic diversity and the ways it has been d... Show More
  • Back-Translation Technique to Assess the Students’ Translation of Literary Text

    Rosyidah, M. Kharis, Lilis Afifah

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2017
    Pages: 25-28
    Received: Jan. 11, 2017
    Accepted: Jan. 24, 2017
    Published: Feb. 22, 2017
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    Abstract: The study is to describe the results of back-translation test on the students’ translation. The students are those of German Dept., Faculty of Letters, in the State University of Malang. The assessment is on the meaning and form equivalence. The method used is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The research includes the analysis and ... Show More