%A NIM. 17101050028 Mad Yahya
%O Dr. Ening Herniti, M.Hum
%T THE HIZB UT-TAHRIR’S LANGUAGE OF PROPAGANDA ON
TWITTER: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE OF ANALYSIS
%X Online propaganda is one of the global issues on the massive use of social
media by modern society. The propaganda is widely used by various organizations,
particularly by religious institutions that focus on political goals such as Hizb ut-
Tahrir (HT). HT is widely banned in many countries, but the party has a lot of
members through its online propaganda. This research aims to analyze the
propaganda language of HT on the official Twitter account, KhilafaRashida. The
research focuses on the analysis of linguistic patterns and the functions of discourse
and social culture. The research is qualitative research with a purposive sampling
method. In collecting data, the researcher uses observation and documentation
techniques. The data sources are seventy tweets which were collected from
November 2018 to November 2020. Moreover, the analysis is based on the threelevel
model of critical discourse analysis by Fairclough; description, interpretation,
and explanation. The results show that the language pattern of HT propaganda uses
ideologically contested words in the vocabulary. In grammar, HT roles as a giver
(of information), promiser, and accuser in declarative sentences, as an asker (of
action) in grammatical question sentences, and as an order in imperative sentences.
Regarding the social function of the text, HT uses tweets to inform, tell, explain and
debate. Some popular issues are elaborated based on these text social functions
using meso-level and macrolevel communication on Twitter. Generally, HT’s
tweets highlight the issue of social change in Muslim conditions particularly the
degradation of Muslim civilization and the domination of the Western countries.
Thus, HT campaigns for the Khilafah as a solution to the current Muslim crisis.
%K Critical discourse analysis, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Khilafah, and propaganda
language
%D 2021
%I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA
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