THE PORTRAYAL OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION THROUGH LANGUAGE FOUND IN MS MARVEL (2022)

Naufal Ridho, NIM.: 20101050025 (2024) THE PORTRAYAL OF RELIGIOUS IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION THROUGH LANGUAGE FOUND IN MS MARVEL (2022). Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

Language is very influential in shaping identity. Identity is a social code owned by each individual. This can be observed from the language they use and refer to certain groups. This research discusses how the construction of religious identity is formed through the language used by Kamala Khan in the Ms. Marvel series (2022). The problem raised in this research is the main character who explains things that refer to religion only by using religious terms to both Muslim and non-Muslim colleagues, which sometimes makes the speaking partner confused, especially the non-Muslim colleagues since they are unfamiliar with the religious term Kamala used. The method used in this research is qualitative descriptive. This study aims to illustrate and show how a person's religious identity can be formed and seen from the language used in the characters in the Ms. Marvel (2022) series, considering that the main character in this series is a diaspora and minority in the city of New Jersey, United States. This research adopts two main theories: George Yule's theory of reference and Joanna Thornborrow's theory of language and identity and Dell Hymes' ethnographic theory of language that serves as a supporting theory for this approach. Kamala's identity as a Pakistani-American Muslim living in a Western environment is reflected in the series through a combination of Arabic, English and Islamic terms. The results of this study are the language can be used as a tool in constructing personal identity such as by using a name: Islamic name; naming practice: sheikh. Furthermore, the formation of group identity is built through representation as a Muslim; in-group and out-group are shown through code switching, and common Muslim behaviors performed by the main character are found in 5 categories: 1) greeting, 2) prayer before doing something, 3) ablution and prayer, 4) implementation of Eid celebration, 5) obeying parents. This research shows the diasporic experience by emphasizing the ways of code-switching and cultural references reveals Kamala's views and identity.

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