The Modality Psychology of Language Characteristics to Bring Ideology into Madurese Song

Abstract

In general, song was an entertainment medium that various groups favor. However, apart from entertainment, song was a tool to instil ideology. This was because song was a product of discourse contained language. The language used in the song lyrics led to connotations and grammatical aspects that contained modalities as ideological carriers. This Modality was found in the Madura song with the theme of government politics. In this qualitative study, data were collected from various songs with the theme (1) criticism of the government, (2) campaigns, and (3) political harmony. The results of this study indicated that Madurese songs used a lot of relational modalities in their lyrics. The relational Modality on the theme of criticism of government led to demand. In contrast, the relational modalities on campaigning and political harmony led to invitations and hopes. The statement that songwriters used relational modality to instill ideological aspects that led to requests, invitations, and expectations.