S. Sakaria

Critical Semiotics of Pakkiok Bunting  Poem in Makassar Oral Tradition

Ritual language does more than preserve cultural memory; it organizes meaning, legitimizes authority, and shapes gendered identities. Yet research on Pakkiok Bunting , a Makassar wedding poem, has remained descriptive, emphasizing form, function, and values without explaining how linguistic imagery, symbolic expression...