Linguistika Kultura: Jurnal Linguistik Sastra Berdimensi Cultural Studies

The Impact of Digital Devices on Students’ Physical, Social, and Mental Health: A Case of Secondary Students at the Sri Lankan International School Riyadh (SLISR)

Rohan Abeywickrama — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

With the advancement of electronic devices, life has become easier and much quicker. However, overuse of internet-assisted applications and tools as well as online platforms can harm one's physical, mental, and social health by increasing anxiety, depression, and isolation. The current study examines how digital disturbance affects students' mental, social, and physical well-being and informs of how to mitigate those detrimental impacts, thereby enhancing productivity, broadening skills, and improving academic achievements. This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews to gather information from ten students in grade 11 and 5 parents at the Sri Lankan International School, Riyadh. The findings of the study were analyzed using the Thematic Analysis (TA) framework. The results indicated that the increasing reliance on digital devices has led to a range of negative consequences for students' physical, social, and mental health, which in turn significantly affects their academic performance. These adverse effects are evident in various academic challenges, including reduced academic quality, increased workloads, absenteeism, boredom, poor organization, difficulties in understanding educational tasks, inadequate preparation, and ultimately, low learning achievement. Students' screen time is largely increasing as a result of the pressure on teachers to incorporate technology into the majority of their lessons. The findings point to the need to reduce students’ screen time as well as the harmful effects. This study has raised awareness of the detriments of utilizing digital devices in the classroom and made recommendations on how to integrate them more successfully into the personal and academic lives of students. The study has implications for ESL teachers, syllabus designers, and school management.

Identity and Moral Conflict in Emily Short's Galatea and Victor Gijsbers's De Baron: The Study of Interactive Fiction in Discourse Analysis

Seswita Seswita, Asyifa Ratu Az-Zahrai — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study analyzes two works of interactive fiction, Galatea (2000) by Emily Short and De Baron (2006) by Victor Gijsbers, to examine how identity and moral conflicts are constructed within interactive narratives. This study employs discourse analysis, particularly focusing on Stuart Hall’s concept of identity, as well as the principles of positioning and representation in social discourse. A qualitative method with close reading techniques is applied to both texts to explore how characters construct and negotiate their identities in relation to other characters and social expectations. The results indicate that Galatea emphasizes identity issues through a non-linear narrative structure, while De Baron highlights moral conflicts shaped by character positioning and social representation within a linear narrative. These findings suggest that interactive fiction can engage with complex issues of identity and morality in ways comparable to conventional literature.

COMPOUND WORDS IN THE TIME MAGAZINE (A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS)

Alri Reiza Dondo, Donald R Lotulung, Aryana N Qarimah — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This study, entitled “Compound Words in Time Magazine (A Morphological Analysis),”
aims to identify and classify the types of compound words found in Time magazine. A
qualitative descriptive method is employed, and the data are analyzed using the theory
of Carstairs-McCarthy (2002:59), which provides a framework for morphological
analysis. The data consist of compound words taken from 26 articles in Time magazine.
From the analysis, a total of 262 compound words are identified. These include 182
compound nouns, 3 compound verbs, 75 compound adjectives, 1 compound adverb, and
1 compound pronoun. The results indicate that compound nouns appear most
frequently in journalistic writing, followed by compound adjectives. This study
contributes to a better understanding of how compound words are used in journalistic
texts and may serve as a reference for further morphological research or linguistic
studies in media language.

Analysis of Malingering Dissociative Identity Disorder by Aaron Stampler in The Film Primal Fear by Gregory Hoblit (1996)

Claudio Salem, Isnawati Lydia Wantasen, Alwin Firdaus Wallidaeny — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This article discusses about the characteristics of malingering dissociative identity disorder by Aaron Stampler in the film Primal Fear (1996). In order to analyze the data, the writer uses qualitative descriptive method and intrinsic and extrinsic approach. The writer uses psychological approach from Wellek and Werren theory and the characteristics of DID by using the theory of Halgin and Whitbourne (2010), and Malingering by using the theory of Rogers (2008) and the depiction of Aaron Stampler’s DID and describe his true personality by using theory of character by Boogs and Petrie (2008). The result of this research shows that Aaron Stampler malingered the characteristics of DID. The writer found that there are 5 characteristics of DID malingered by Aaron Stampler consisting of amnesia, depersonalization, derealization, identity confusion and identity alteration. Based on character analysis, Aaron's malingering DID is depicted through his appearance, dialogue, his external actions and the reactions of other characters in the film.

Unfolding Through Layers: A Narratological Analysis of Tense, Mood, and Voice in Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) by Delia Owens

Jaldrayana Elisabeth Legesang — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Unfolding Through Layers: A Narratological Analysis of Tense, Mood, and Voice in Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) by Delia Owens examines the narrative structure of the novel through Gérard Genette’s narratological framework. The study aims to identify the narrative tense, mood, and voice and to analyze their implementation in the novel. Using a qualitative descriptive method, the study identifies and classifies narrative passages according to Genette’s theory. The findings reveal that the narrative tense in the novel is structured through anachronic order involving analepsis and prolepsis, various narrative durations such as scene, summary, pause, and ellipsis, and multiple frequencies including singulative, repetitive, iterative, and anaphoric. In terms of mood, the narration primarily employs internal focalization while also incorporating zero and external focalization. In terms of voice, the narrative is characterized by subsequent narration, an extradiegetic level, and a heterodiegetic narrator. Through the identification and analysis of the implementation of these narratological elements, the study demonstrates how Owens constructs a layered and non-linear narrative that organizes time (tense), perspective (mood), and narrative stance (voice).