Wan Nur Madiha Ramlan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6437084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wan Nur Madiha Ramlan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wan Nur Madiha |
| FAMILY NAME | Ramlan |
| SIGNATURE | RAMLAN W N M |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Islamic University Malaysia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7310-3826 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“No longer languished in the periphery of existence
The marginalisation of women in folktales generally exists within the undermined, peripheral female characters. This article takes up this very challenge to revisit and rearticulate such a marginalisation by exploring the representations of the female body through an analysis of recurring emotional patterns. These characters include Mahsuri, Puteri Lindungan Bulan, Puteri Gunung Ledang, Deruma of Si Tanggang, Tanjung of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup…
Maternal Monstrosity in “The Tale of Si Tanggang”
The figure of the Mother occupies a complex, often ambiguous space within Malay cultural imaginaries, in which she is both glorified (“good”) and vilified (“bad”). This paper presents an analysis of Deruma, the mother in the popular Malay folktale "Si Tanggang" and how her punishment of turning him into stone is a form of maternal monstrosity. After her son insults and rejects her, she curses him into stone. The conceptualisation of maternal mons…
The Acquisition of English Grammar Among Malay- English Bilingual Primary School Children
Studies to document the English acquisitional trajectory of Malaysian learners are scant and this normative data is imperative for syllabus-designers, policy-makers, teachers as well as linguists to understand the root cause of the students’ low proficiency in English. Hence, this article presents the acquisition of English grammar among Malay-English bilingual primary school children. Seven nine-year-old children, who have attended the same prim…
In All Seriousness
This paper investigates Adibah Amin's use of humour in the two volumes of her occasional writing, As I was Passing (2007). To pursue this objective, the theory of humour formulated by John Morreall, a renowned contemporary figure in humour studies, has been used to frame the discussion. However, since Morreall focuses mostly on spoken humour, the paper also makes references to Dominic Cheetam's work on written humour. The analysis shows that some…
In All Seriousness
This paper investigates Adibah Amin's use of humour in the two volumes of her occasional writing, As I was Passing (2007). To pursue this objective, the theory of humour formulated by John Morreall, a renowned contemporary figure in humour studies, has been used to frame the discussion. However, since Morreall focuses mostly on spoken humour, the paper also makes references to Dominic Cheetam's work on written humour. The analysis shows that some…
In All Seriousness
This paper investigates Adibah Amin's use of humour in the two volumes of her occasional writing, As I was Passing (2007). To pursue this objective, the theory of humour formulated by John Morreall, a renowned contemporary figure in humour studies, has been used to frame the discussion. However, since Morreall focuses mostly on spoken humour, the paper also makes references to Dominic Cheetam's work on written humour. The analysis shows that some…
The Acquisition of English Grammar Among Malay- English Bilingual Primary School Children
Studies to document the English acquisitional trajectory of Malaysian learners are scant and this normative data is imperative for syllabus-designers, policy-makers, teachers as well as linguists to understand the root cause of the students’ low proficiency in English. Hence, this article presents the acquisition of English grammar among Malay-English bilingual primary school children. Seven nine-year-old children, who have attended the same prim…
Maternal Monstrosity in “The Tale of Si Tanggang”
The figure of the Mother occupies a complex, often ambiguous space within Malay cultural imaginaries, in which she is both glorified (“good”) and vilified (“bad”). This paper presents an analysis of Deruma, the mother in the popular Malay folktale "Si Tanggang" and how her punishment of turning him into stone is a form of maternal monstrosity. After her son insults and rejects her, she curses him into stone. The conceptualisation of maternal mons…
“No longer languished in the periphery of existence
The marginalisation of women in folktales generally exists within the undermined, peripheral female characters. This article takes up this very challenge to revisit and rearticulate such a marginalisation by exploring the representations of the female body through an analysis of recurring emotional patterns. These characters include Mahsuri, Puteri Lindungan Bulan, Puteri Gunung Ledang, Deruma of Si Tanggang, Tanjung of Batu Belah Batu Bertangkup…
Malay (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Asian Studies and History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy) (1 work)