Masculinity Of Language In The Novel "Rajul As Sama' Al-Awal" By Majdi Sholih

Abstrak

 The study of masculinity has been central in developing an understanding not only of the interactional strategies used by men in different contexts, but also how language is involved in gender structures of power, domination, and control. Thus, the history of masculinity is closely related to mapping the face of change (linguistics). The purpose of this research is to find out the forms of language masculinity in the novel "Rajul as Sama' al Awal" by Majdi Sholih. The type of research used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Data collection techniques used in this study are reading and note-taking techniques. The data analysis technique used in this research is descriptive qualitative based on the general theory of masculinity of language. The theory used in this study is the theory of masculinity based on a general perspective. The results of this study indicate that the masculinity of language contained in the novel "Rajul as Sama' al Awal" is divided into 6 forms, namely: physical male, selfish, provocative, physical violence, leadership, and courageous.