Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Studi Amerika
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description: Journal title Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Studi Amerika Print ISSN 1410-5411 Online ISSN 2685-4503 DOI doi.org/10.20961/jbssa|| prefix by Frequency 2 issues per year Editor-in-chief Dra. Sri Kusumo Habsari, M.Hum., Ph.D. Publisher Universitas Sebelas Maret <p style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Studi Amerika (JBSSA), Journal of Language, Literature and American Studies is an open access and a peer reviewed journal organized by English Department of UNS, published by Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta Indonesia. The aim of the journal is to provide a forum for language, literature, translation, American Studies, and Cultural Studies researchers and practitioners to share their research results and theories in the areas of English and Indonesian languages, linguistics, foreign languages and literature and culture, and translation. Articles are published in Indonesian and English.
publisher: Universitas Sebelas Maret
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publication name: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Studi Amerika
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items: The Employment of Trosborg’s Theory in Analyzing the Types and Strategies of Request Used by the Characters in Frozen II Movie Based on Their Social Contexts (A Pragmatics Approach)
items: Translating Directives: Subtitling Strategies and Acceptability in The End Of The F***ing World Season One
items: Characterization Shift Through the Use of Affect in “Boys Don’t Cry”
items: The Role of Flouting Maxim, Context of Situation and Its Function in Supporting Elle Woods’ Character Development in the Legally Blonde (2001) Movie

The Employment of Trosborg’s Theory in Analyzing the Types and Strategies of Request Used by the Characters in Frozen II Movie Based on Their Social Contexts (A Pragmatics Approach)
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description: This research aims to investigate and analyze the types and strategies of request used by the characters in the movie Frozen II based on their social contexts. It is aimed to find the influences of social factors (power, social distance) and movie stages (orientation, complication, evaluation, resolution) to the use of types and strategies of request by the characters of the movie using pragmatics approach based on Trosborg’s (1995) theory to reveal the types and strategies of request expressions, and the theory of social context by Brown and Levinson (1987) regarding power and social distance relationship. The results show that the use of types and strategies of request by the characters in the movie Frozen II are influenced by context of situation (power and social distance) and also the movie stages (orientation, complication, evaluation, resolution). The types and strategies of request used by the characters in each movie stage are different.
creator: Nadya Krisnanda Devi
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Studi Amerika http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2025-06-30
publication date: 2025-06-30
volume: 31
number: 1
starting page: 1
ending page: 8
doi: 10.20961/jbssa.v31i1.62802

Translating Directives: Subtitling Strategies and Acceptability in The End Of The F***ing World Season One
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description: This research analyzed the directive illocutionary acts, translation strategies, and their acceptability in Alyssa’s utterances in The End of the F***ing World Season 1. Using Searle’s (1969) directive illocutionary act theory, Gottlieb’s (1992) translation strategies, and Nababan et al.’s (2012) acceptability assessment, this qualitative study collected data through questionnaires with rater feedback. The findings identified 59 directive acts, with commanding (33) as the most frequent, followed by asking (14), suggesting (9), inviting (2), and prohibiting (1). The most used subtitling strategies were transfer (31), condensation (10), and paraphrase (9), ensuring fidelity and fluency. Acceptability results showed 57 instances as acceptable and only 2 as less acceptable. The predominance of transfer, condensation, and paraphrase confirmed their effectiveness in maintaining Alyssa’s character traits and enhancing subtitle quality.
creator: Alief Nino Brylliant
creator: Asrofin Nur Kholifah
creator: Nadia Gitya Yulianita
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Alief Nino Brylliant, Asrofin Nur Kholifah, Nadia Gitya Yulianita http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2025-06-30
publication date: 2025-06-30
volume: 31
number: 1
starting page: 9
ending page: 19
doi: 10.20961/jbssa.v31i1.99283

Characterization Shift Through the Use of Affect in “Boys Don’t Cry”
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description: This study looks at how the protagonist and antagonist characters in the novel "Boys Don't Cry" employ affect, as well as the characterization that results. The purpose of this study is to examine the forms of affect employed by the characters, as well as the characterization manifested, and to explain how the usage of affect and characterization evolved based on the narrative text's general structure. This study used descriptive qualitative research with embedded single case study. To achieve the objectives, this study employs appraisal framework and characterization theory. The research location takes the form of a novel entitled "Boys Don't Cry". The findings revealed 278 applications of affect, the majority of which were negative-antipathy affect. The findings also indicate that affect influences character characterization, with negative-irritable characterization being the most prevalent attribute. Furthermore, it was discovered that the usage of affect evolves based on the narrative text's general structure, which determines the development of characterization.
creator: Anida Khoirulnisa
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Anida Khoirulnisa http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2025-06-30
publication date: 2025-06-30
volume: 31
number: 1
starting page: 20
ending page: 27
doi: 10.20961/jbssa.v31i1.102685

The Role of Flouting Maxim, Context of Situation and Its Function in Supporting Elle Woods’ Character Development in the Legally Blonde (2001) Movie
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description: This study explores how flouting maxims and social context contribute to the character development of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (2001). It identifies the types and strategies of flouting used, examines their illocutionary functions, and analyzes their role across different stages of the narrative. Using a qualitative, pragmatic approach and Spradley’s ethnographic analysis, 123 utterances from the movie script were analyzed. Elle was found to flout all four maxims—quantity, quality, relevance, and manner—using strategies like overstatement, sarcasm, and ambiguity. These often occurred in high power and high distance contexts (+P +D), with relevance being the most flouted. The dominant illocutionary function was competitive. The findings show that Elle’s use of flouting maxims shifts alongside her growth, highlighting their role in portraying her transformation from a stereotypical "blonde girl" to a capable law graduate.
creator: Shafa Afriela Yonika
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Shafa Afriela Yonika http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
date: 2025-06-30
publication date: 2025-06-30
volume: 31
number: 1
starting page: 28
ending page: 32
doi: 10.20961/jbssa.v31i1.101348