Linguistic Analysis of Soekarno's Biography on Wikipedia

Abstract

This study analyzes the language of Soekarno's biography on Wikipedia based on three main aspects, namely spelling, syntax, and semantics. From the spelling aspect, this article has followed the rules of the General Guidelines for Indonesian Spelling (PUEBI), with the use of capital letters, italics, punctuation, and appropriate word writing, including affixed words, reduplications, prepositions, compound words, and loan words. From the syntactic aspect, the sentence structure in this biography tends to be complex but remains clear and easy to understand. The use of appropriate conjunctions in compound sentences helps build cohesion in conveying information. From the semantic aspect, this article uses words with appropriate denotative meanings and several words with connotative meanings that describe Soekarno's role and influence in Indonesian history. Lexical and grammatical meanings are applied correctly without any ambiguity due to the use of homonyms, homophones, or homographs. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that Soekarno's biography on Wikipedia has met good language standards and is able to convey historical information effectively and easily understood by readers.