Imran Ho Abdullah
Biographic Data
| ID | 3531711 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Imran Ho Abdullah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Imran Ho |
| FAMILY NAME | Abdullah |
| SIGNATURE | ABDULLAH I H |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0909-1802 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Epistemic Modality through the Use of Adjectives in George W. Bush in Selected Speeches
This study provides a detailed analysis of George W. Bush's speeches during the Iraq War, with a focus on his use of epistemic modal adjectives to influence the international community's support for the war. The study draws on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the epistemic modality in six of Bush's speeches, including The State of the Union Speeches and The War Speeches. By utilizing Biber et al.'s (1999, p.5-6) ca…
Penukaran Kod dalam Korpus Hansard Malaysia
Peraturan 8 dalam Peraturan-Peraturan Majlis Mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat, Parlimen Malaysia berdasarkan perkara 62(1) memperuntukkan bahawa “Bahasa rasmi Majlis ialah Bahasa Malaysia, tetapi Tuan Yang di-Pertua boleh membenarkan penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris”. Hal ini menunjukkan bahawa bahasa Melayu ialah bahasa rasmi serta mempunyai status yang sangat tinggi dalam Dewan Rakyat. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat laporan akhbar yang menyatakan bahawa status b…
The Metaphorical and Metonymical Conceptualizations of the Term Sea (Hai) in the Four-Character Chinese Idioms
This paper investigates the term "sea" (hai) in the four-character Chinese idioms according to conceptual metaphor and metonymy theory, attempting to illustrate their conceptualization, determine their possible underlying motivations, and explore Chinese maritime thought and culture. Based on idiomatic expressions, three types of conceptual metaphors are identified: abstract qualities of concrete entities are the sea, abstract entity is sea, and …
Representasi Halal dan Haram dalam Wacana Parlimen Malaysia (Representations of Halal and Haram in Malaysian Parliamentary Discourse)
Isu-isu berkaitan halal dan haram amat penting bagi masyarakat Islam di Malaysia kerana ianya berkaitan dengan pelbagai aspek sosial dan budaya seperti perhubungan, pakaian, makanan dan juga perniagaan. Ramai yang berpandangan bahawa isu berkaitan halal dan haram - iaitu apa yang dibenarkan dan dilarang dalam Islam - sering dikaitkan dengan makanan dan juga pergaulan. Berteraskan dinamik kedua-dua konsep ini dalam kehidupan seharian, kajian ini b…
Domain-specific Stop Words in Malaysian Parliamentary Debates 1959 – 2018
Removal of stop words is essential in Natural Language Processing and text-related analysis. Existing works on Malay stop words are based on standard Malay and Quranic/Arabic translations into Malay. Thus, there is a lack of domain-specific stop word list, making it discordant for processing of Malay parliamentary discourse. In this paper, we propose a semantic approach towards identifying and removing Malay, conventional Malay spelling and Engli…
Covid-19 Insights and Linguistic Methods
The emergence of COVID-19 affects the world population in many ways, resulting in its own specialised discourse. In addition to providing a source of data for analysis, this discourse has also led to a rethinking of multifarious research methods. This section presents a series of articles by scholars from different parts of the world with macro- and micro-linguistic perspectives, ranging from corpus-based analysis to content analysis studies. At …
Eufemisme Perceraian dalam Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak
Perceraian merujuk kepada putusnya ikatan pernikahan antara suami dan isteri. Fenomena ini cenderung membawa konotasi yang negatif, misalnya dari sudut implikasi perceraian itu sendiri dan emosi individu yang terlibat. Pada dasarnya, perceraian bukanlah suatu isu yang tidak boleh dinyatakan secara terang-terangan. Walau bagaimanapun, tidak semua individu berasa selesa untuk membicarakannya secara langsung; justeru, bahasa ‘berlapik’ digunakan unt…
“Is Selangor in Deep Water?”
Air or its English equivalent ‘water’ is very important in our everyday life so much so that when the tap runs dry, it even made it as one of the topics debated by politicians. This paper looks at the issues that surround air /water in Malaysian Parliamentary debates by specifically focusing its relation to the state of Selangor. The air /water related issues were examined based on the collocates of air and Selangor in the Malaysian Hansard Corpu…
A Corpus Driven Analysis of Representations Around the Word ‘ekonomi’ in Malaysian Hansard Corpus
Politicians constantly talk about wealth, power and education, which is often justified on the grounds that it will aid economic growth, which in turn will raise living standard. Thus, many economic issues are seen through the eyes of political beliefs. This paper reports on a corpus-driven analysis around the word ekonomi (economy) in the Malaysian Hansard Corpus. The objectives are to analyse the trend concerning the word ekonomi and to find ou…
Metafora Konseptual dan Manifestasi Linguistik dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Perancis
Makalah ini meneliti bagaimana manifestasi linguistik metafora konseptual diterjemahkan daripada bahasa Melayu kepada bahasa Perancis. Sebelum ini aspek penterjemahan metafora telah ditangani menerusi teori terjemahan konvensional. Seiring dengan kebangkitan aliran kognitif dalam membicarakan tentang metafora, makalah ini mengambil inisiatif untuk menyelisik bagaimana pendekatan kognitif mampu menghuraikan permasalahan ini dari satu perspektif ya…
Lexical Features of Engineering English vs. General English
The knowledge on the features of the English varieties is essential to understand the differences and similarities of the varieties for second language teaching and learning, either for general proficiency (EGP) or English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classes. This paper demonstrates a corpus-based comparison of the lexical features between an ESP variety (Engineering English) and a General English (GE). Two corpora are used in the study; the Engi…
Trend Penggunaan Bahasa Samar dalam Persidangan Parlimen Malaysia (Trend of Adjunctive and Disjunctive Extenders Usage in The Malaysian Parliament)
Kajian ini mengkaji trend penggunaan bahasa samar oleh ahli politik dalam persidangan Parlimen Malaysia dengan mengkaji korpus Hansard Parlimen Malaysia dari tahun 1970 hingga ke tahun 1979 dan membandingkannya dengan korpus pada tahun 2000 hingga ke 2009. Kategori bahasa samar yang dikaji adalah bahasa samar kata hurai adjuntif dan disjuntif. Metodologi berasaskan korpus yang digunakan telah mengenalpasti kata kunci yang ketara luar biasa iaitu …
Analisis Eufemisme Kematian Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak dari Perspektif Semantik Kognitif
Makalah ini meneliti proses-proses kognitif yang mendasari eufemisme kematian dalam masyarakat Melayu Sarawak (MMS). Eufemisme kematian yang digunakan oleh penutur merupakan bentuk penggunaan bahasa yang lebih halus dan sopan bagi menggantikan bahasa yang dianggap kasar atau tabu, dan tidak sesuai dituturkan secara langsung dalam komunikasi. Dalam pengungkapan eufemisme mengenai kematian, penutur berupaya mempamerkan sisi santun mereka di samping…
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Analisis Eufemisme Kematian Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak dari Perspektif Semantik Kognitif
Makalah ini meneliti proses-proses kognitif yang mendasari eufemisme kematian dalam masyarakat Melayu Sarawak (MMS). Eufemisme kematian yang digunakan oleh penutur merupakan bentuk penggunaan bahasa yang lebih halus dan sopan bagi menggantikan bahasa yang dianggap kasar atau tabu, dan tidak sesuai dituturkan secara langsung dalam komunikasi. Dalam pengungkapan eufemisme mengenai kematian, penutur berupaya mempamerkan sisi santun mereka di samping…
Lexical Features of Engineering English vs. General English
The knowledge on the features of the English varieties is essential to understand the differences and similarities of the varieties for second language teaching and learning, either for general proficiency (EGP) or English for Specific Purposes (ESP) classes. This paper demonstrates a corpus-based comparison of the lexical features between an ESP variety (Engineering English) and a General English (GE). Two corpora are used in the study; the Engi…
Trend Penggunaan Bahasa Samar dalam Persidangan Parlimen Malaysia (Trend of Adjunctive and Disjunctive Extenders Usage in The Malaysian Parliament)
Kajian ini mengkaji trend penggunaan bahasa samar oleh ahli politik dalam persidangan Parlimen Malaysia dengan mengkaji korpus Hansard Parlimen Malaysia dari tahun 1970 hingga ke tahun 1979 dan membandingkannya dengan korpus pada tahun 2000 hingga ke 2009. Kategori bahasa samar yang dikaji adalah bahasa samar kata hurai adjuntif dan disjuntif. Metodologi berasaskan korpus yang digunakan telah mengenalpasti kata kunci yang ketara luar biasa iaitu …
Metafora Konseptual dan Manifestasi Linguistik dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Perancis
Makalah ini meneliti bagaimana manifestasi linguistik metafora konseptual diterjemahkan daripada bahasa Melayu kepada bahasa Perancis. Sebelum ini aspek penterjemahan metafora telah ditangani menerusi teori terjemahan konvensional. Seiring dengan kebangkitan aliran kognitif dalam membicarakan tentang metafora, makalah ini mengambil inisiatif untuk menyelisik bagaimana pendekatan kognitif mampu menghuraikan permasalahan ini dari satu perspektif ya…
“Is Selangor in Deep Water?”
Air or its English equivalent ‘water’ is very important in our everyday life so much so that when the tap runs dry, it even made it as one of the topics debated by politicians. This paper looks at the issues that surround air /water in Malaysian Parliamentary debates by specifically focusing its relation to the state of Selangor. The air /water related issues were examined based on the collocates of air and Selangor in the Malaysian Hansard Corpu…
A Corpus Driven Analysis of Representations Around the Word ‘ekonomi’ in Malaysian Hansard Corpus
Politicians constantly talk about wealth, power and education, which is often justified on the grounds that it will aid economic growth, which in turn will raise living standard. Thus, many economic issues are seen through the eyes of political beliefs. This paper reports on a corpus-driven analysis around the word ekonomi (economy) in the Malaysian Hansard Corpus. The objectives are to analyse the trend concerning the word ekonomi and to find ou…
Covid-19 Insights and Linguistic Methods
The emergence of COVID-19 affects the world population in many ways, resulting in its own specialised discourse. In addition to providing a source of data for analysis, this discourse has also led to a rethinking of multifarious research methods. This section presents a series of articles by scholars from different parts of the world with macro- and micro-linguistic perspectives, ranging from corpus-based analysis to content analysis studies. At …
Eufemisme Perceraian dalam Masyarakat Melayu Sarawak
Perceraian merujuk kepada putusnya ikatan pernikahan antara suami dan isteri. Fenomena ini cenderung membawa konotasi yang negatif, misalnya dari sudut implikasi perceraian itu sendiri dan emosi individu yang terlibat. Pada dasarnya, perceraian bukanlah suatu isu yang tidak boleh dinyatakan secara terang-terangan. Walau bagaimanapun, tidak semua individu berasa selesa untuk membicarakannya secara langsung; justeru, bahasa ‘berlapik’ digunakan unt…
Representasi Halal dan Haram dalam Wacana Parlimen Malaysia (Representations of Halal and Haram in Malaysian Parliamentary Discourse)
Isu-isu berkaitan halal dan haram amat penting bagi masyarakat Islam di Malaysia kerana ianya berkaitan dengan pelbagai aspek sosial dan budaya seperti perhubungan, pakaian, makanan dan juga perniagaan. Ramai yang berpandangan bahawa isu berkaitan halal dan haram - iaitu apa yang dibenarkan dan dilarang dalam Islam - sering dikaitkan dengan makanan dan juga pergaulan. Berteraskan dinamik kedua-dua konsep ini dalam kehidupan seharian, kajian ini b…
Domain-specific Stop Words in Malaysian Parliamentary Debates 1959 – 2018
Removal of stop words is essential in Natural Language Processing and text-related analysis. Existing works on Malay stop words are based on standard Malay and Quranic/Arabic translations into Malay. Thus, there is a lack of domain-specific stop word list, making it discordant for processing of Malay parliamentary discourse. In this paper, we propose a semantic approach towards identifying and removing Malay, conventional Malay spelling and Engli…
Epistemic Modality through the Use of Adjectives in George W. Bush in Selected Speeches
This study provides a detailed analysis of George W. Bush's speeches during the Iraq War, with a focus on his use of epistemic modal adjectives to influence the international community's support for the war. The study draws on a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze the epistemic modality in six of Bush's speeches, including The State of the Union Speeches and The War Speeches. By utilizing Biber et al.'s (1999, p.5-6) ca…
Penukaran Kod dalam Korpus Hansard Malaysia
Peraturan 8 dalam Peraturan-Peraturan Majlis Mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat, Parlimen Malaysia berdasarkan perkara 62(1) memperuntukkan bahawa “Bahasa rasmi Majlis ialah Bahasa Malaysia, tetapi Tuan Yang di-Pertua boleh membenarkan penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris”. Hal ini menunjukkan bahawa bahasa Melayu ialah bahasa rasmi serta mempunyai status yang sangat tinggi dalam Dewan Rakyat. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat laporan akhbar yang menyatakan bahawa status b…
The Metaphorical and Metonymical Conceptualizations of the Term Sea (Hai) in the Four-Character Chinese Idioms
This paper investigates the term "sea" (hai) in the four-character Chinese idioms according to conceptual metaphor and metonymy theory, attempting to illustrate their conceptualization, determine their possible underlying motivations, and explore Chinese maritime thought and culture. Based on idiomatic expressions, three types of conceptual metaphors are identified: abstract qualities of concrete entities are the sea, abstract entity is sea, and …
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