The main purpose of this research was to investigate Indonesian, English, and Japanese linguistic characteristics of Short Text Messages (SMS) performed by students. In particular, this research tried to seek linguistic characteristics in terms of typography, morphology, and syntax. Furthermore, the long term purpose of this research was to find out the difference of linguistic characteristics of those languages as well as its socio-pragmatic implication of the short text messages. This research applied content analysis for its method which made use of records or document as the main source of data in terms of recording, official records, text book, reference, letter, autobiography, pictures, movies, cartoon, etc. Meanwhile, technique of analysis included several stages such as defining text, categorizing text, verifying text category, assessing the accuracy of text coding, revising the criteria of text coding, reassessing the category of text coding, coding entire texts, and finally reassessing the accuracy of coding. The identical language characteristics between SMS used by the student to communicate with their lecturers and universal language charateristics are found in this research. The research expectedly provides the main resource for improvement of language learning that enables students to use language appropriately.

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<p>This research examined the journalist sentiment in presenting news on the inauguration of KPK Supervisory Board. Through the Appraisal system, attitude, engagement and graduation were revealed to signify the journalist stance. A descriptive qualitative research was conducted by identifying social phenomenon which were then descriptively presented and analyzed. The data were taken from the online news portal of<em> Tempo</em>. The data were the news text entitled<em> Selamat datang KPK Jokowi</em> which highlighted the inauguration of KPK Supervisory Board. The result showed that the media represented by the journalist took a negative sentiment toward the issue proved by the dominance of negative judgment and appreciation along with the dominance of intensifiers and attitudinal lexis to support the motifs. Through those linguistic exploitation, the journalist led public perspective and opinion that the capacity, integrity and neutrality of Jokowi, DPR and KPK were questioned.</p>