Religious Performance in Malang, Indonesia: Linguistic Landscape on Worship Sign

The name of the worship place is closely related to history, ideology, power, and society. Naming a worship place is a symbol of how power is represented through text in public spaces. This study aims to look at an environmental print by investigating the performance of religions in Malang, Indonesi...

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Published inThe journal of language and linguistic studies Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 983 - 1000
Main Authors Ardhian, Dany, Sumarlam, Purnanto, Dwi, Yustanto, Henry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies 2021
Subjects
Bilingualism
Buddhism
Chinese
Christianity
Churches
Classical Languages
English
Ethnic Groups
Foreign Countries
Indo European Languages
Indonesian
Indonesian Languages
Islam
Language Attitudes
Language Planning
Language Proficiency
Language Usage
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
Naming
Photography
Religious Cultural Groups
Religious Factors
Self Concept
Semitic Languages
Signs
Social Status
Indonesia
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ISSN1305-578X
1305-578X
DOI10.52462/jlls.68

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Summary:The name of the worship place is closely related to history, ideology, power, and society. Naming a worship place is a symbol of how power is represented through text in public spaces. This study aims to look at an environmental print by investigating the performance of religions in Malang, Indonesia, through the use of language in the names of worship places. Data was taken through photography totaling 157 names of worship places including mosques, churches, Buddhist temples, Hindu temples, and Chinese temples. Linguistic landscape analysis was carried out to investigate information and symbolic functions. The results show that writing the name of a place of worship involves seven languages, namely Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, English, Javanese, Sanskrit, Dutch, and Chinese. Monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual forms emerge with Bahasa Indonesia's involvement in all patterns. These findings indicate that Bahasa Indonesia has a high level of language competence in society, in addition to language policy, power, and prestige. Bahasa Indonesian is used in all places of worship. It is also found in English. These two languages combine to support the existence of religious ideologies in the region. Other languages are only able to characterize religious and ethnic identities.
ISSN:1305-578X
1305-578X
DOI:10.52462/jlls.68