Varia Ranah - Sorotan Ilmiah Perkhidmatan Awam

529 Varia Ranah: Sorotan Ilmiah Perkhidmatan Awam you can do is remain calm, protect your heart, don’t allow it to crumble. That is your responsibility” – Samantha Katie Jameson. The response was heavily criticised by Malaysian netizens including social media influencer Arwind Kumar that also posted a counter narrative video that was shared 9,000 times with 22,300 likes and 1,100 comments. Arwind Kumar states that celebrities should not post racist comments especially when she had once represented Malaysia. The semantic representation of the video mainly was to educate Samantha Katie Jameson regarding her negative narrative that invoked unnecessary hatred towards her and her child. A clear message that carries the meaning of no one chose to be born in any race or chose to be treated aggressively or murdered. 4. Semantic Representation in Narratives i. Understanding Semantic Representation Semantics is the study of meaning in language that relates to the representations of reality through cultural (connotative) or popular composition of native speakers (collocative) meaning. Both explains the underlying aspect of meaning according to real world practice. Malaysia being a multilingual country where Bahasa Melayu and English are dominant languages among its citizens, collocative meaning is found more in Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin and Tamil as these languages are native languages of most Malaysians including Sabah and Sarawak. Whereas, connotative meaning often reflects In terms of gender, semantic representation is reflected through masculine hegemony, substantive equality, representations/ portrayal of women Semantics is the study of meaning in language that relates to the representations of reality through cultural (connotative) or popular composition of native speakers (collocative) meaning