Portrait of Politeness in Language by The Supporters of Governor’s Candidates in The Discourse of Jakarta Election

Agustina, Agustina and Syahrul, R (2017) Portrait of Politeness in Language by The Supporters of Governor’s Candidates in The Discourse of Jakarta Election. Journal of Scientific Research and Studies, 4 (9). pp. 234-237. ISSN 2375-8791

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Abstract

Jakarta Election 2017 can be categorized as phenomenal and controversial. This is not only because of the political process in it, but also in the use of language as its political means. Based on the data found in mass media, a lanmguage in relation to the seizure of power has become a political tool so that it is worthless because it turns function into means of cursing, abusing and exposing the ill-favored. Furthermore, the language even serves as a tool for waging conflict, hatred, SARA sentiment, and character assasination. Such phenomena are not only exhibited by the political elite of each candidate, but also by the supporting community of governor’s candidates in social media through their Instagram community account. Based on above reasons, this study becomes important because language in political discourse is no longer bringing the clarity of meaning and resulting in language manipulation and deviation of language function as tool of cooperation. Moreover, this article is part of the result of the research entitled: Verbal violence in Political Discourse during Jakarta Election: A study of SocioPragmatic Discourses.

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