TY - JOUR
T1 - Unraveling the Human Characters Represented in Dutch Water Proverbs
T2 - A Cultural Linguistic Perspective
AU - Widawati, Rika
AU - Darmayanti, Nani
AU - Indira, Dian
AU - Roosman, Lilie Mundalifah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/3/29
Y1 - 2024/3/29
N2 - This article investigates the human character represented in Dutch proverbs related to water. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a content analysis design. Data were collected from Dutch proverb dictionaries published in the Netherlands and Dutch-Indonesian dictionaries published in Indonesia. The data were analyzed using cultural linguistic theory with associative-conceptual analysis techniques. The research results showed that the proverb of water in the Dutch language represents human characters which are divided into positive and negative categories. The positive characters found describe people who are optimistic, quiet, willing to compromise, brave, and honest which are the wisdom found in Dutch society. The proverbs of water also reveal negative human characters such as people who like to insinuate, who are exaggerative, who like to look for other people’s mistakes, and who seek opportunities from the suffering of others. These human characters are the view of the Dutch in understanding the world and are used as a reflection of life with social goals as advice, morals, and teaching.
AB - This article investigates the human character represented in Dutch proverbs related to water. The research method used is a qualitative approach with a content analysis design. Data were collected from Dutch proverb dictionaries published in the Netherlands and Dutch-Indonesian dictionaries published in Indonesia. The data were analyzed using cultural linguistic theory with associative-conceptual analysis techniques. The research results showed that the proverb of water in the Dutch language represents human characters which are divided into positive and negative categories. The positive characters found describe people who are optimistic, quiet, willing to compromise, brave, and honest which are the wisdom found in Dutch society. The proverbs of water also reveal negative human characters such as people who like to insinuate, who are exaggerative, who like to look for other people’s mistakes, and who seek opportunities from the suffering of others. These human characters are the view of the Dutch in understanding the world and are used as a reflection of life with social goals as advice, morals, and teaching.
KW - cultural linguistics
KW - Dutch proverbs
KW - human characters
KW - proverbs of water
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197179001&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.17507/tpls.1403.14
DO - 10.17507/tpls.1403.14
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85197179001
SN - 1799-2591
VL - 14
SP - 740
EP - 747
JO - Theory and Practice in Language Studies
JF - Theory and Practice in Language Studies
IS - 3
ER -