Bernadette Kushartanti
Biographic Data
| ID | 4171745 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bernadette Kushartanti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bernadette |
| FAMILY NAME | Kushartanti |
| SIGNATURE | KUSHARTANTI B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Indonesia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1598-0841 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Language Transformation in Social Media and Its Impact on the Linguistic Identity of Indonesian Youth
The rapid growth of social media in the past decade has accelerated the transformation of linguistic practices among Indonesian youth. This paper examines how language change (slang lexicon, abbreviation, orthographic play, code-switching), stylistic practice, and identity indexicality take place across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X. Anchored in sociolinguistic frameworks—particularly the principles of identity as an interactional co…
Senang vs Pleased and Takut vs Scared: Valence Perception of Emotion Words by Indonesian-speaking Adolescents
This study explored the valence of emotion words among Indonesian adolescents who were still learning English and examined how language proficiency influenced their perception of these words. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combined quantitative data from questionnaires and qualitative insights from written interviews. Emotion words , senang and takut, were carefully selected from Indonesian written sources and paired with their Engl…
Comparing the Structures of Indonesian Children’s Writings in the Narrative of Happy vs. Sad Experiences
This study investigated Indonesian school-age children’s written narratives of their experiences involving happy and sad emotions. A question addressed in this study is: do different themes influence the composition of the components in the narratives? This study aimed to explain the children’s ability to produce narratives in written forms by focusing on the structures and comparing the components of the narratives on two experiences, applying L…
A stance-taking study of wkwk as laughter in WhatsApp-based Indonesian-speaking youth conversation
Laughter, often overlooked as a mere emotional outlet, is a complex phenomenon with its unique charm. Online laughter, in particular, seems to differ significantly in terms of its paralanguage features from face-to-face laughter. Building on our prior understanding of how laughter and youth language is used in face-to-face communication, studying online laughter in youth conversation can provide insights into the types of information that are typ…
Language Socialization in Family Environments Through Terms of Address to Children
As a linguistic resource, term of address in language socialization can become a means to make children competent in language and in society. This article aims to describe the practice of language socialization that is reflected from terms of address used by parents with children in the family environment. The study took place in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The data were obtained through questionnaires and observations. …
The Linguistic Choice by Indonesian-Speaking Adolescents: A Case Study in Tangerang
This study presents a result of a survey on linguistic choice by adolescents who live in Tangerang, a neighboring area of Jakarta. In this study, we observed their use of Bahasa Indonesia (BI), Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI), foreign language (FL), regional language (RL), and mixed language (ML) in interactions with different addresees in daily activities: parents, teachers, friends, siblings, grandparents, uncles/aunts, and new acquaintance…
The acquisition of stylistic variation by Jakarta Indonesian Children
This study 2 deals with the acquisition of Indonesian varieties used in Jakarta -the standard variety of Indonesian, the Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and the nonstandard one, the Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) -by children of middle class families.Many today's Jakarta Indonesian children learn Indonesian as their first language in informal settings, and generally they learn the informal variety first, namely Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) (see…
Children’s use of Bahasa Indonesia in Jakarta kindergartens
At a very young age children living in Jakarta use both Colloquial Jakarta Indonesia and Bahasa Indonesia. The children’s first and most used language is Colloquial Jakarta Indonesia. In the formal school setting Bahasa Indonesia is frequently used and stimulated on a daily basis, and the learning process of Bahasa Indonesia is accelerated. The question addressed in this article is: how do these children choose from their repertoire of language v…
The acquisition of stylistic variation by Jakarta Indonesian Children
This study 2 deals with the acquisition of Indonesian varieties used in Jakarta -the standard variety of Indonesian, the Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and the nonstandard one, the Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) -by children of middle class families.Many today's Jakarta Indonesian children learn Indonesian as their first language in informal settings, and generally they learn the informal variety first, namely Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) (see…
The acquisition of stylistic variation by Jakarta Indonesian Children
This study 2 deals with the acquisition of Indonesian varieties used in Jakarta -the standard variety of Indonesian, the Bahasa Indonesia (BI) and the nonstandard one, the Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) -by children of middle class families.Many today's Jakarta Indonesian children learn Indonesian as their first language in informal settings, and generally they learn the informal variety first, namely Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI) (see…
Children’s use of Bahasa Indonesia in Jakarta kindergartens
At a very young age children living in Jakarta use both Colloquial Jakarta Indonesia and Bahasa Indonesia. The children’s first and most used language is Colloquial Jakarta Indonesia. In the formal school setting Bahasa Indonesia is frequently used and stimulated on a daily basis, and the learning process of Bahasa Indonesia is accelerated. The question addressed in this article is: how do these children choose from their repertoire of language v…
The Linguistic Choice by Indonesian-Speaking Adolescents: A Case Study in Tangerang
This study presents a result of a survey on linguistic choice by adolescents who live in Tangerang, a neighboring area of Jakarta. In this study, we observed their use of Bahasa Indonesia (BI), Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian (CJI), foreign language (FL), regional language (RL), and mixed language (ML) in interactions with different addresees in daily activities: parents, teachers, friends, siblings, grandparents, uncles/aunts, and new acquaintance…
Language Socialization in Family Environments Through Terms of Address to Children
As a linguistic resource, term of address in language socialization can become a means to make children competent in language and in society. This article aims to describe the practice of language socialization that is reflected from terms of address used by parents with children in the family environment. The study took place in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. The data were obtained through questionnaires and observations. …
Comparing the Structures of Indonesian Children’s Writings in the Narrative of Happy vs. Sad Experiences
This study investigated Indonesian school-age children’s written narratives of their experiences involving happy and sad emotions. A question addressed in this study is: do different themes influence the composition of the components in the narratives? This study aimed to explain the children’s ability to produce narratives in written forms by focusing on the structures and comparing the components of the narratives on two experiences, applying L…
A stance-taking study of wkwk as laughter in WhatsApp-based Indonesian-speaking youth conversation
Laughter, often overlooked as a mere emotional outlet, is a complex phenomenon with its unique charm. Online laughter, in particular, seems to differ significantly in terms of its paralanguage features from face-to-face laughter. Building on our prior understanding of how laughter and youth language is used in face-to-face communication, studying online laughter in youth conversation can provide insights into the types of information that are typ…
Language Transformation in Social Media and Its Impact on the Linguistic Identity of Indonesian Youth
The rapid growth of social media in the past decade has accelerated the transformation of linguistic practices among Indonesian youth. This paper examines how language change (slang lexicon, abbreviation, orthographic play, code-switching), stylistic practice, and identity indexicality take place across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X. Anchored in sociolinguistic frameworks—particularly the principles of identity as an interactional co…
Senang vs Pleased and Takut vs Scared: Valence Perception of Emotion Words by Indonesian-speaking Adolescents
This study explored the valence of emotion words among Indonesian adolescents who were still learning English and examined how language proficiency influenced their perception of these words. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research combined quantitative data from questionnaires and qualitative insights from written interviews. Emotion words , senang and takut, were carefully selected from Indonesian written sources and paired with their Engl…
Indonesian (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Linguistics and Language Analysis (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Digital Communication and Language (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)