Language use and tourism in Yogyakarta; The linguistic landscape of Malioboro

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ID6174209
AutoresAnna Marietta Da Silva (0000-0002-2662-4503, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia), Yassir Tjung (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia), Yassir Nasanius Tjung, Sri Hapsari Wijayanti (0000-0002-8659-0448, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia), Christiany Suwartono (0000-0003-1886-2226, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)
Ano2021
Volume22
Fascículo2
Páginas295-295
Data de publicação2021-05-07
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1411-2272 • E-ISSN: 2407-6899
EditoraWacana Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.17510/wacana.v22i2.721
OpenAlexW3181281461
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas11

The present study provides a depiction of Malioboro through the interconnected prisms of language presentation, language preferences, and sign informativeness. Seven hundred and twenty-nine public signs were examined and analysed. Although the analysis was limited to words, the survey also paid attention to language preferences and sign informativeness, wit, clarity, and visibility to both local and foreign visitors. Our findings reveal the dominance of Indonesian in the linguistic landscape (LL) of Malioboro, Yogyakarta’s most famous street; 73% of the signs were in Indonesian; indeed, all non-commercial signs use Indonesian. Only 15% of all signs used English and fewer than 5% of the signs contained Javanese, either in its original script or romanized. True to its principal target group, Indonesian speakers, the LL of Malioboro displays an exclusiveness and reflects the implementation of Indonesia’s language policy. Our survey shows both Indonesian and English prevailing in commercial, regulatory, and infrastructural signs, most of which are informative

CLARITY · Foreign language · Geography · Indonesian · Linguistic landscape · Linguistics · Sign (mathematics · Tourism · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology