August 16, 2025Open Access

Multilingualism and Cultural Resistance in Bumi Manusia: A Critical Sociolinguistic and Postcolonial Analysis

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Critical sociolinguistic analysis uncovers how language navigates cultural resistance in colonial Indonesia, indicating linguistic power dynamics.

Language functions as a tool of colonial control and a medium for cultural resistance, shaping identity.
Multilingual narration in Bumi Manusia highlights the interplay between Dutch, Malay, and Javanese languages during colonialism.
Through critical sociolinguistics, the study reveals how linguistic practices reflect broader power dynamics in society.
This analysis emphasizes how literature serves as a site for cultural recovery and linguistic resistance against colonial hegemony.

Yulianti et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Critical sociolinguistic analysis uncovers how language navigates cultural resistance in colonial Indonesia, indicating linguistic power dynamics.