Effendi, Diyan Ermawan & Muchammadun (2018). “Happiness” in Bahasa Indonesia and its implication to health and community well-being. The Asian EFL Journal, 20(8), 279-291.
Abstract:
“Happiness” has become an important aspect in Indonesia’s well-being as well as in the health and longevity of its population. This paper examines the meaning of three closely related Indonesian emotion words encountered in happiness-related discourse: bahagia, senang, and gembira. Using NSM to describe the native Indonesian experience on the three emotions, the authors depict bahagia, senang, and gembira as personal feelings that last for different lengths of time. Another difference they capture relates to the “otherness” characteristics of each emotion. Finally, the paper suggests studies on emotions and happiness to promote community well-being and health as an emerging research domain for applied linguists.
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Also published (open access) as:
Effendi, Diyan Ermawan & Muchammadun (2017). “Happiness” in Bahasa Indonesia and its implication to health and community well-being. The Asian EFL Journal, TESOL Indonesia Special Conference Edition, 7, 109-121.
Rating:
Sound application of NSM principles carried out without prior training by an experienced NSM practitioner
