The Indonesian Terms of Disease Names: A Corpus Linguistic Study

Hernina Hernina; Yenny Karlina; Devi Ambarwati Puspitasari

doi:10.19105/ojbs.v17i1.8571

Hernina Hernina Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6131-5178
Yenny Karlina Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340 https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4097-1778
Devi Ambarwati Puspitasari Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-1516

https://doi.org/10.19105/ojbs.v17i1.8571

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Keywords: Disease Names, Corpora, Symbolic, Hyperbolic

Abstract

The Indonesian terms of disease names are unique. Despite being different from their medical terms, Indonesian terms of disease names contain elements of figurative language. This study aims to analyze stylistic naming. The data were Corpora from articles, social media forums, and online news on health for 2013-2023, involving 1.206.281.985 tokens from the Indonesian-Leipzig Corpora Collection (ILC) and 39.294 tokens collected for the 2023 Health Forum Corpus (HF). Data analysis concerned the wordlist and collocation feature to see the frequency, trend, and pattern, and the concordance feature examined the language style of the names. The study does not find any evidence of changes in health terms over the past decade, such as “penyakit jantung” (heart disease), "headache," and "hospital." However, it does uncover some interesting findings regarding the formation of disease names. Affixation and compounding are the primary word formation processes. The stylistic elements of disease names were hyperbolic figures, such as "gagal ginjal" (chronic kidney disease), and symbolic figures, such as "kaki gajah" (filariasis) and "mata ikan" (clavus). In conclusion, the names of diseases followed a particular pattern, but the specific terminology used might vary based on linguistic factors and cultural understanding.

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Author Biographies

Hernina Hernina, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340

HERNINA is a researcher at the Language, Literature, and Community Research Center of The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Her research interests include Applied Linguistics, like Forensic Linguistics, Language and Ethnic Cultures, and Sociolinguistics.

Yenny Karlina, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340

YENNY KARLINA is a researcher at the Language, Literature, and Community Research Center of The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Her research interests include Applied Linguistics, like Forensic Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, and Sociolinguistics.

Devi Ambarwati Puspitasari, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Jakarta 10340

DEVI AMBARWATI PUSPITASARI is a researcher at the Language, Literature, and Community Research Center of The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Currently, she is attending the Degree by Research program and studying at the Doctoral Program in Humanities at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Her research areas are Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, Forensic Linguistics, and Teaching German Language and Literature.

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