Sarcasm in Indonesian Political Culture

Abstract

This study reviews the use of language in political propaganda on beritasatu.com. His research focus on the sarcastic culture of political communication. The purpose of his research is to describe the tendency of the current political culture of Indonesian society, in choosing sarcastic diction for political propaganda. The study was conducted with a qualitative paradigm. The results show that Indonesians today are accustomed to using the style of sarcasm in political propaganda with the aim of insinuating or attacking political opponents. Sarcasm is a deviation of the pragmatic form of language use, namely impoliteness which is done intentionally for a particular purpose. The use of sarcasm in political propaganda leads to a culture of impoliteness which is a violation of the ethics of communication.

Developing Picture Story Book Media to Teach Speaking Skills in Kindergarten

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