This study aims at identifying the pronouns used in journal articles in terms of numbers and familiarity. The data taken from three different journals from three various fields, i.e., Education, Medics and Engineering. It consists of 21 articles taken from the current issue 2018, where this study started. It is selected conveniently due to its unique and fame as a discipline and reputable sources. In collecting the data, the researcher accessed the journals published by science direct (Q1 Scopus indexed). The analysis showed that the writer in these three international journals commonly used several pronouns interchangeably. However, some articles in journal from Medical and Engineering consistently used only one chosen pronoun, which was recorded found at different sections in the journal article. The data then coded and transcribed to ease the analysis in this researcher. As a result of the study, it was found out that the data showed 19 kinds of pronouns in total were used in these three different fields. These results showed us that the pronoun usage in a scientific article from these three various fields varies with options of different pronouns. The pronoun seems used to help the impact of imposition and showing politeness or quality of the articles.

This paper aims to describe the concepts of meaning in Bloomfield’s Theory. The methodology used to gain data in this paper is a qualitative descriptive using documentation method. Sources of data consists of words, sentences, and discourses found in the book Language by Bloomfield published by Henry Holt in New York in 1933. This research collects its data in a descriptive manner by reducing data, presentation data then drawing conclusions. The results of the analysis of this study indicate that Bloomfield underlines that meaning as a weak point in language study and believed that it might well be all expressed in behaviourist terms. Bloomfield also stressed the context of the situation was a very important level of linguistic analysis aside syntax, morphology, phonology, and phonetics, all of which support to linguistic meaning. This present study also found that Bloomfield considered words to be ambiguous notions both in everyday speech and in linguistics.

The purpose of this article is to find out whether the Ogden and Richard theories are still worthy of being a reference for the current situation. This study intended to review the theories that are highly popular in the semantic environment. Ogden and Richard's theory is one of the most popular semantic theories in linguistics. This theory is a very simple theory related to thought/reference, symbol and referent. Besides, this theory is often referred to as a triangle of meaning and a semiotic triangle. Many researchers try to review the Ogden and Richard theory (Theory Triangle) based on the understanding and perspective of the researchers. This study described and compared the similarity and difference between five (5) studies on the triangle of meaning proposed by Ogden and Richard (1923) this study the analysis and employed a comparative study as a qualitative study in nature. This study explored five (5) articles e.g...“Ogden and Richards’ The Meaning of Meaning and early analytic philosophy, Semantic Triangle and Linguistic Sign, Controversies and Misunderstandings about Meaning: On the reception of Ogden and Richards book, (The Meaning of Meaning), Theories of Semantics; Merits and Limitations, Research on Translation Based on Semantic Triangle Theory”. This study sees that the theory of from Ogden and Richards is still worthy of being a reference until now. The studies being used as lens seems giving their positive credits to their study. This means that Ogden and Richards somehow acknowledged being as a prominent study in their field until now.

Meaning is the field of the study discussed in the semantic field. Semantics is a branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words in languages. This present study would like to set thought and argues that the meaning of a word in language can be known with the foundation of semantic perspective. Therefore, this present study focused on explaining its thought based on the seven types of meaning and their descriptions in the book of Semantics by Geoffrey Leech: 1981. The research aims to classify and to identify seven types of meanings, and also to analyze Leech’s book and three article reviews of his theory. This present study uses a qualitative approach focusing on the words, phrases, and sentences regarding the theory. The result of this research believes that there are seven types of meaning just as Leech’s mentioned in his theory, namely conceptual, connotative, collocative, reflective, affective, social, and thematic. This present study also found that the seven types of meaning have variations in their descriptions which somehow liked to connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, reflected meaning and collocative meaning include to associative meaning.

The purpose of this research was to find out the students' ability in applying Possessive pronoun in writing sentences and the problems encounter it. This mixed method study employs an explanatory design to reveals it. 53 students out of 105 students from1st semester EFL students from one reputable University in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, were invited to this study. These 53 students were selected using simple random sampling and enrolled for an essay test and interview to see the students' ability and explaining the problems. The data analysis using SPSS showed that the average score of students was 52.98. Meanwhile for the median is 48, the mode is 20. The score of Standard Deviation is 27.93, Variance is 780.25, and Range is 84. Z-Score was found 41.5%, which is means higher than average and 58.5% while, students' ability was indicated below the average. It showed that the students were low ability in applying possessive pronoun in writing sentences. The study also found the common problems, i.e., (1) students still mixed up between possessive pronoun and possessive adjectives. (2) students used the wrong pattern in using a possessive pronoun. (3) students did not understand clearly about a possessive pronoun, (4) experiencing difficulties in learning possessive pronoun.

This article discusses critical discourse theory as a qualitative research theory. Analytical frameworks include analysis of texts, communication and social practices in local, corporate and social levels. It has the goal of expressing and engaging in politics to discuss or deal with certain research methods, statements or values. It refers to the need to explain, understand, analyze, and criticize social life that reflects in text using critical discourse analysis. According to Lake (1996), “the authors use texts to understand their world and at the same time, the article admits to creating actions and social relationships in everyday life, while text positions and individual buildings provide different meanings, ideas, and world versions”.

The aims of this paper try to discuss and present various theoretical perspectives of discursive phenomena, in specific the different research techniques widely known as, as well as the theories. Having presented the main assumptions of the approach the paper, then discusses and analyze discursive interactions’ phenomena, technologically mediated interaction or face-to-face. By concentrating on the pragmatic aspects of discourse, an ethnomethodologically approach of Discourse Analysis (DA), this paper may contribute important ideas and information in media interaction studies.

This present study discuss Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) studies made by chinese scholars. The rising of the studies in china seems started at the beginning at 90s’. It is almost two decades since chinese scholars get involved in Critical Discourse Analysis research. In short time the scholars showing their ability in critical discourse analysis by publishing many papers since it. This present library research aims at reviewing the CDA studies since 1990 until present day to see the related link between discourse, control and ideology in relation between personal, facts, and social-cultural development in. The studies starts with several definitions, origin and some leading research in Europe and America of Critical Discourse Analysis. This present study reveals that the papers producd by chinese scholars on CDA fields since 1990s somehow mostly discuss in the area of linguistics, political, philosophy, media studies, methodological, and theoretical studies expression. The Chinese scholars are floundered to produce Critical Discourse Analysis studies with unique research to study without limits. Recently the research shows that CDA has been applied to the investigation of varied discourses context to disclose social reality, focusing on the inter-relationship between discourse, power and ideology.

This paper is trying hard to linked all its resources the study conducted by renowned researchers which discuss about Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) where includes the definitions, the manner to do Critical Discourse analysis guided by the established framework. Based on the theories of Michel Foucault, “discourse analysis is focusing on power of relationships in society as expressed by means of language and practices” this study puts its stand of viewpoint. Besides, there are several renowned studies to help understand the principle e.g.,, aims and approaches of CDA. This study believed and stick to the Foucauldian discourse analysis look at how the figures used language to propose their power dominance, and request obedience and honor from those subordinate to them which the are five steps are recommended based on the identification of rules in using "Foucauldian discourse analysis". However this study also still a high admiration to others scholars aims and approaches used e.g,. van Dijk, Wodak and Faiclough.

This exploratory study aims to describe (1) the development of terminology-based Indonesian language materials for students in Deli Serdang, (2) the level of validation of terminology-based Indonesian language materials for students in Deli Serdang, (3) students' responses related to the legibility of terminology-based Indonesian language materials. The subjects of this study were content experts, Indonesian language subject teachers, and students of ISTIQLAL High School Deli Serdang. The procedure of this study adapted research procedures from Borg and Gall. The instruments used for data collection in this study were documentation, observation, questionnaires and interviews. Data analysis techniques applied in this study were qualitative and quantitative techniques. The results of this study indicate that: (1) teaching materials are designed in line with the 2013 curriculum based on terminology, (2) the level of validation of teaching materials is in good qualification, and (3) the response of users of teaching materials in the field test phase is good.