This thesis aims to present more evidence for the theory that in the same brain areas two languages are processed. A summary is given on all the relevant background information. Also, by presenting...Show moreThis thesis aims to present more evidence for the theory that in the same brain areas two languages are processed. A summary is given on all the relevant background information. Also, by presenting an overview of case studies in Bilingual Aphasia and using a newly conducted scale and a difference-percentage, this thesis will try to give more insight in the issue if kinship plays a significant role in the parallel deterioration patterns in bilingual aphasia. The results show that a slight trend is visible in the data. Case studies scoring low on the scale of kinship, tend to have a low difference-percentage as well, which is as expected. Although the Spearman correlation is negative, this doesn’t mean that kinship doesn’t have influence on the difference-percentage. This negative correlation is most likely due to the small sample size. So, even though the correlation is negative, the trend in the data is visible and the means and knowledge are present as well, so more research is possible and recommended.Show less
In the present Javanese society, the sacred flower Widjojo Koesoemo is considered to be a myth with no reference on the once-existed court tradition to obtain the flower for Javanese king. In this...Show moreIn the present Javanese society, the sacred flower Widjojo Koesoemo is considered to be a myth with no reference on the once-existed court tradition to obtain the flower for Javanese king. In this research, I demonstrate the role of Widjojo Koesoemo flower and the ritual mission to obtain the flower in the court of Surakarta during the Dutch colonial period. Based on Javanese manuscripts, the mission to obtain Widjojo Koesoemo flower was an important tradition and could be traced back from Javanese mythology as early as 12th century. In the 19th century, both the flower and the mission were needed to build the legitimacy of the king of Surakarta. After coronation, a new king of the court of Surakarta would send a mission to obtain Widjojo Koesoemo. Due to the spiritual matters of this mission, Juru suranata, the court ritual leader, and kyai, the court’s religious leader from Masjid Agung of Surakarta were the key members of this mission. Certain challenges to the flower and the mission appeared when the Dutch scientists in the 19th century tried to demystify the sacred foundation of this flower by looking for it and then classified it into Linnaean taxonomy. I argue that the “silent” rejection of the Dutch finding by the court of Surakarta and continual missions to obtain the flower from 1830 - 1939 are evidenced of Javanese cultural persistence. From this tradition, the king’s rightful cultural authority over the entire kingdom of Surakarta remained unchanged even in the period of its political subjugation to the Dutch colonial government.Show less
