How do the ethnicity minangkabau male express their masculinity in language: A identity point of view

Abstract

Modernization significantly alters the structure of human existence, including the relationship between men and women. This change creates a new dimension of masculinity, including in literary works, specifically Novels. Clear language inequality between men and women gives rise to differences in language characteristics or word choice when men and women communicate. The novel 'Tamu’ by Weiran Hadi, set in Minangkabau Socio-Cultural Background, served as the data source for this qualitative descriptive study based on Coates' concept of masculinity. This analysis reveals that the characters in Weiran Hadi’s novel “Tamu” exhibit three linguistic traits indicative of masculinity as formulating new conceptualizations of Minangkabau culture in psychology: the use of profanity and taboo words, the use of commands and directives, and the use of rhetorical questions. Inversely proportional to the use of language by women, they are more on intuition when talking with others than their male counterparts, whereas male users approach language more directly and with less emotional investment.