UIN Syekh Wasil Kediri, Indonesia
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@article{PAROLE80671, author = {Nurul Dwi Lestari and Nila Zaimatus Septiana}, title = {Representation of Social Control in Language: A Study of the Perceptions of Migrant Students in the Cultural Environment of Kediri City}, journal = {PAROLE: Journal of Linguistics and Education}, volume = {15}, number = {2}, year = {2026}, keywords = {social control; language; migrant students; cultural symbols; euphemism; color symbolism; numerical symbolism}, abstract = { This study examines how migrant students perceive various forms of social control embedded in language practices and cultural symbols within their new environment. The research aims to: (1) analyze students’ perceptions of hierarchical control expressed through kinship-based address terms; (2) identify linguistic terms related to social categorization and interpret their functions as mechanisms of control; (3) explore how color symbolism in Kediri culture shapes perceptions of behavioral regulation; (4) describe the role of euphemism as a strategy for managing taboo language and assess students’ perceptions of the social control it produces; and (5) identify numerical symbolism and analyze how such symbols are understood as forms of unseen control among migrant students. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed, utilizing interviews, observations, and open-ended research questionnaires as data collection techniques. The findings reveal that social control is perceived not only through explicit norms but also through language, color, and numerical symbols that structure meaning within cultural interaction. These results highlight that migrant students require intercultural competence to understand and adapt to the layered and often implicit mechanisms of social control operating in everyday life. }, issn = {23380683}, pages = {25--40} doi = {10.14710/parole.v15i2.25-40}, url = {https://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/parole/article/view/80671} }
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This study examines how migrant students perceive various forms of social control embedded in language practices and cultural symbols within their new environment. The research aims to: (1) analyze students’ perceptions of hierarchical control expressed through kinship-based address terms; (2) identify linguistic terms related to social categorization and interpret their functions as mechanisms of control; (3) explore how color symbolism in Kediri culture shapes perceptions of behavioral regulation; (4) describe the role of euphemism as a strategy for managing taboo language and assess students’ perceptions of the social control it produces; and (5) identify numerical symbolism and analyze how such symbols are understood as forms of unseen control among migrant students. A descriptive qualitative approach was employed, utilizing interviews, observations, and open-ended research questionnaires as data collection techniques. The findings reveal that social control is perceived not only through explicit norms but also through language, color, and numerical symbols that structure meaning within cultural interaction. These results highlight that migrant students require intercultural competence to understand and adapt to the layered and often implicit mechanisms of social control operating in everyday life.
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