Experiential Meanings Analysis of Teacher Verbal Abuse

Authors

  • Muzir Husin

    Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Tengku Silvana Sinar

    Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Rohani Ganie

    Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan 20155, North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Amrin Saragih

    Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan 20221, North Sumatra, Indonesia
  • Eddy Setia

    Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan 20221, North Sumatra, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i5.8986
Received: 6 March 2025 | Revised: 14 March 2025 | Accepted: 18 April 2025 | Published Online: 9 May 2025

Abstract

This study focuses on verbal violence by teachers against students. Verbal violence is violence that harms feelings, issuing harsh words without physical contact, in doing so dominantly teachers use material processes. This study was aimed at describing the type of transitivity (process, participant, and circumstance) and the logical meaning contained in the verbal abuse of teachers against students in schools. The data were collected from the teachers' speech to students that representing verbal violence during studying at the school. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach with the research data were verb groups (process), noun groups (participants), and prepositional phrases/adverb phrases (circumstances) that contained verbal violence in Acehnese Language. The results shows that 203 data contained verbal abuse from teachers to students. The data contains Process (material and relational), Participants (goal), Circumstances (location). Moreover, the logical meaning was found with suprasegmental logical meanings. This study focused on transitivity type. Therefore, further study on the type of analysis is recommended. The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how language reflects power dynamics in classroom interactions. It also raises awareness of the psychological impact of teacher-student communication.

Keywords:

Language; Verbal Abuse; Transitivity; Speech and Meaning

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Husin, M., Sinar, T. S., Rohani Ganie, Saragih, A., & Setia, E. (2025). Experiential Meanings Analysis of Teacher Verbal Abuse. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(5), 774–782. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v7i5.8986

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