WOULD THERE BE ONE STANDARD ENGLISH AS THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE?

Article intends to investigate whether there is the possibility of having English as a global language used all over the world with one variety only. One variety of English will reduce the miscommunication among people speaking English. The research was conducted by library research by looking at the requirements of a global language, its spread in the world, and the related problems. The results show that English has fulfilled the requirements of a global language looking from its history and the spread of its speakers. However, it has a lot of varieties in either English speaking countries or in the developing countries where English functions as a second and foreign language. The varieties are found not only in the pronunciation, but in the vocabulary and grammar as well. Usually the native languages play an important role in these varieties. All these facts indicate that English might become a global language. However, having one variety of English still needs a long time to go

WOULD THERE BE ONE STANDARD ENGLISH AS THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE?

ABSTRACT Article intends to investigate whether there is the possibility of having English as a globa

Lexicogrammatical Analysis on African-American Vernacular English Spoken by African-Amecian You-Tubers

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) emerged from the historical context of African American enslavement and represents one of the numerous vernacular languages influenced by English. Today, AAVE is commonly used by African-Americans and non-African-Americans in various media platforms. This research aims to investigate the differences and similarities between AAVE spoken by African American and non-African-American YouTubers in terms of lexicogrammatical features. Additionally, it aims to know the perspectives of Indonesian learners regarding the interpretation and preference of AAVE. The data consist of transcriptions from African American and non-African-American YouTubers speaking in AAVE. The study used a qualitative method, analyzing spoken language in the subjects’ YouTube videos, as well as a quantitative approach by collecting opinions from Indonesian learners through a questionnaire. The results show that African-Americans and non-African-Americans speaking AAVE use similar features, such as simplification of Standard English phrases, consonant cluster simplification, copula absence, slang, and gender-specific terms like “bruh”. Indonesian learners prefer AAVE spoken by African Americans due to its advantage in clarity and acknowledge that non-African Americans may use AAVE depending on contextual factors. This research seeks to foster awareness of AAVE as a cultural expression and address concerns related to cultural appropriation

English Syllabus for Accounting Students and the Needs of English in Business World

This research aimed to evaluate English courses and syllabus in Bina Nusantara University, particularly in the accounting department, whether it was appropriate in the workplace. This study was conducted by interviewing 54 Bina Nusantara university graduates from Accounting department of 2013-2014 and three from big four public accountant firms in Jakarta. The result of the interview was analyzed qualitatively. The purpose of the interview was to get more detailed information about the benefit of English courses that they had at Bina Nusantara University. Besides that, the researchers had also interviewed with some public accounting firms in Jakarta to find out the level of English skills required and the standard scoring system used as a reference in their companies. With structured data collection, it can be concluded that the students need to practice English to improve the communication skills of speaking and writing to get good reports in English. Bina Nusantara University has provided adequate training, and the results can be felt by the graduates who are now working in multinational and international companies

PRESUPPOSITIONS AND IMPLICATURES

Article aimed to find out the role of presuppositions, implicatures, as well as to see the maxims violated or flouted in the comic strips i.e. to whether there is a miscommunication among the characters in the comic strips. Data were taken from the three comics, those are Peanuts, Andy, and Tintin, and were analysed based on the pattern that the sender made a presupposition before transferring information and the receiver would try to get the implied message. The results show that presuppositions and implicatures are much influenced by the background knowledge. The more the speaker and hearer know each other’s background, the better presuppositions and implicatures they make and finally, the less miscommunication occurred

THE APPLICATION OF REFERENCE AND IMPLICATURE THEORY IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE ADVERTISEMENT TAGLINES BY COIN\'S HOTEL\'S EMPLOYEES

THE APPLICATION OF REFERENCE AND IMPLICATURE THEORY IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE ADVERTISEMENT TAGLINES BY COIN\'S HOTEL\'S EMPLOYEES