Revitalization of Javanese Politeness Through Kulonuwun Manten in Contemporary Wedding Rituals: An Ecopragmatic Study.
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| Title: | Revitalization of Javanese Politeness Through Kulonuwun Manten in Contemporary Wedding Rituals: An Ecopragmatic Study. |
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| Authors: | Hanif, Anisah1 anisah.hanif@brin.go.id, Katubi1 katu001@brin.go.id, Sukesti, Restu1 sukestirestu@gmail.com, I., Jerniati1 jern001@brin.go.id, Isnaeni, Mukhammad1 mukh013@brin.go.id, Yulianti, Andi Indah1 andi047@brin.go.id, Hidayah, Asri M. Nur1 asri007@brin.go.id, Abidin, Zainal1 zain008@brin.go.id, Susilawati, Dyah1 dyah017@brin.go.id, Febriningsih, Fida1 fida001@brin.go.id |
| Source: | Journal of Language Teaching & Research. Jul2026, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p1480-1491. 12p. |
| Subject Terms: | Ritual, Linguistic politeness, Weddings, Sociocultural factors, Symbolism, Pragmatics |
| Abstract: | This study aims to explore the revitalization of Javanese politeness through the contemporary wedding ceremony ritual kulonuwun manten by using a qualitative ecopragmatic approach. This study combines Iswary and Thaba's descriptive ecolinguistics theory (2024) and Brown and Levinson's linguistic politeness strategy theory (1987) to examine how ecological elements, flora, fauna, natural landscapes, religious-spiritual values, and socio-cultural markers are applied in the wedding ritual discourse. Data were collected from natural utterances in weddings across Sukoharjo, Surakarta, Blora, and Wonogiri. The data include audio-visual recordings, verbatim transcriptions, field notes, and interviews with Juru Pambagyaharja (family representative). Politeness strategies used to express the utterances involved: bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off-record. A total of 274 utterances were identified. Positive politeness was the most frequent strategy, followed by negative politeness, off-record, and the last bald on record. In terms of ecological elements, socio-cultural elements dominated, followed by religious-spiritual, landscape, flora, and lastly fauna. The data show that ecological elements are not only descriptive but are used strategically to show respect, keep social harmony, and manage hierarchical relationships in the ritual. The use of these strategies can be observed in many ways. For example, the use of flora to symbolize the bride and groom's beauty and virtue reflects positive politeness strategies. In contrast, fauna metaphors combined with bald-on-record strategies deliver direct instructions, while religious-spiritual expressions embedded in off-record strategies convey prayers and blessings indirectly. In terms of using ritual language and politeness in Javanese culture, this study confirms and extends previous research, illustrating how kulonuwun manten preserves cultural values and improves interpersonal relationships. It highlights the integral role of ecological symbolism in forming and negotiating social and moral norms within ceremonial contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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In terms of ecological elements, socio-cultural elements dominated, followed by religious-spiritual, landscape, flora, and lastly fauna. The data show that ecological elements are not only descriptive but are used strategically to show respect, keep social harmony, and manage hierarchical relationships in the ritual. The use of these strategies can be observed in many ways. For example, the use of flora to symbolize the bride and groom's beauty and virtue reflects positive politeness strategies. In contrast, fauna metaphors combined with bald-on-record strategies deliver direct instructions, while religious-spiritual expressions embedded in off-record strategies convey prayers and blessings indirectly. In terms of using ritual language and politeness in Javanese culture, this study confirms and extends previous research, illustrating how kulonuwun manten preserves cultural values and improves interpersonal relationships. 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