Discourse Analysis of Power in Colonial Texts in Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to (1) identify the units of language are words, phrases, clauses, and sentences that are in the power of the discourse surrounding the colonial texts in Dutch late Nineteenth Century and early Twenty Century, (2) describes the results of the analysis and interpretation of the aspect of its meaning.

The method used to obtain the data language is to adopt the theory of Laclau and Mouffe's discourse belongs on Nodal Point. To derive a form of discourse markers around Nodal Point, designed a set of guiding questions which is the development of the theory. Furthermore, the units analyzed aspects of the meaning of this language, by focusing on the power of colonial discourse, while the phenomenon of language in use is interpreted.

The results showed that the categories of adjectives, adverbs, and certain verbs, based on the analysis of meaning has a direct negative charge, as well as noun phrases involving the word that is negatively charged. There are also significant negative indirect phrase, because it depends on the context. While the interpretation of the choice of words used in certain sentences, producing some of the categories of interpretive meaning.

Keywords: discourse colonial power, discourse marker, meaning a direct negative charge, negative meanings depending on the context, interpretive meaning).