Bahasa gado-gado

English in Indonesian popular texts

Bibliographic Data

ID2293804
AuthorsNelly Martin‐anatia (0000-0002-7497-4233, Auckland University of Technology Institute of Culture, Discourse, and Communication), Nelly Martin-Anatias (0000-0001-7946-1173, Auckland University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume37
Issue2
Pages340-355
Publication date2018-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Englishes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-2919 • E-ISSN: 1467-971X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/weng.12313
OpenAlexW2800298567
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited36

This study explores the relationship between language selection and identity construction in contemporary Indonesia via an examination of Indonesian popular texts published after 1998. Utilizing an interpretive textual analysis, I examine how the socio-political situation has influenced language selection in the period following Suharto's rule (1966-1998), popularly known as theReformasiera. Whereas national identity has been heavily government-imposed and homogenous, in large part due to governmental regulation of language use, popular texts demonstrate that Indonesian identities are in fact multi-faceted. I shed light on language selection (bahasa gado-gado) as a strategic mechanism of resistance toward policies and social norms that privilege monolingualism

Aesthetics · Art · Government (linguistics · Identity (music · Indonesian · Linguistics · Political science · Privilege (computing · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Asian Studies and History · Computer Science · Gender Studies in Language · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence

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