ABSTRAKKajian dialek geografi di Malaysia sebelum ini telah memberikan maklumat taburan dialek secara umum berdasarkan perbezaan fonologi dan leksikal. Kajian tersebut telah menjadi asas kepada kajian geolinguistik pada hari ini. Dalam kajian kali ini, varian leksikal "daun kari" dan "daun kesum" dalam dialek Melayu Kedah di Pulau Langkawi telah diteliti. Berasaskan analisis geolinguistik, elemen linguistik telah digabungkan bersama dengan faktor bukan bahasa seperti bentuk muka bumi, persempadanan, migrasi dan sejarah. Seramai 90 orang responden telah dipilih yang terdiri daripada golongan remaja, dewasa dan warga tua. Penganalisisan data dilakukan dengan berbantukan perisian Geographic Information System (GIS). Kajian ini telah mencapai matlamat yang telah ditetapkan iaitu mengenal pasti penggunaan varian bagi kedua-dua leksikal yang dikaji. Selain itu, perbandingan dan penyebaran setiap varian leksikal tersebut telah berjaya dipetakan dengan bantuan teknik chloropleth. Seterusnya, penerapan perisian GIS ini telah berjaya membantu menghuraikan faktor geografi yang mempengaruhi pembentukan dan penyebaran varian leksikal di Langkawi. Hasil kajian ini telah dapat membuktikan secara saintifik bahawa kawasan mukim Padang MatSirat, Bohor dan Kuah adalah kawasan asal penutur dialek Melayu Langkawi, manakala Ayer Hangat dan Ulu Melaka mempunyai paling ramai penutur dialek Melayu Satun. Seterusnya, di mukim Kedawang pula terdapat penduduk yang menuturkan dialek Melayu Patani. Penyebaran ini berlaku adalah disebabkan oleh faktor sejarah, geografi dan sosiobudaya. Kajian ini menjadi lebih menarik, sistematik dan meyakinkan kerana disokong dengan kehadiran teknologi GIS dan pendekatan multidisiplin.
The Reporting on Palm Oil Issues in Online Newspaper Headlines: A Pragmatic Analysis ABSTRACT Over a decade, the production of palm oil by Malaysia faces challenges from the European Union countries. They accused that the production of palm oil has caused a hazard to the environment, the extinction of orang utan and exploitation of labourers. In return, Malaysian newspapers have written many articles in clearing the accusations. This study aims to analyze the headlines on palm oil used in online Malay newspapers from the perspective of pragmatics. The pragmatic analyses focus on the speech act used in the headlines. The news on palm oil reported in online newspapers is selected from the year 2017 to 2020. Data are obtained from three online newspapers namely Malaysiakini (malaysiakini.com), Berita Harian (bharian.com.my) and Harian Metro (hmetro.com.my). A total of 70 data on palm oil issues are gathered randomly and has been analyzed using Searle Speech Act Taxonomy (1979). The finding shows that the reporters used four types of speech acts that are assertive, directive, commissive and expressive as a tool in achieving the intended meaning and as a source in conveying messages to the audience pertaining to the palm oil issues in Malaysia. It is apparent that from the four types mentioned above, the assertive act is most frequently used in the headlines. It fits the purpose of the assertiveness feature in reporting news or disseminating information on palm oil to the readers. Keywords: Pragmatics, headlines, palm oil, online newspapers, performative.
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