A Study On Kinship Terms Ofbunaq Language Spoken By People In Makir Village Of Belu Regency

MATMOF, Veronika (2019) A Study On Kinship Terms Ofbunaq Language Spoken By People In Makir Village Of Belu Regency. Diploma thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira.

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Abstract

This study is entitled “A study on Kinship Terms of Bunaq Language spoken by people in Makir village of Belu Regency. This descriptive qualitative research intends to investigate the encoding relationship of Bunaq Language spoken by people in Makir of Belu Regency. To analyze the data, the theory of sociolinguistics especially language in interaction was applied. The data were obtained through elicitations sentences free interview. The elicitation sentences are a number of sentences which were prepared in written form to elicit the data from the informants. This study was conducted to find out the forms, functions and meaning of addressing terms. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected from the three informants. The instruments that the writer used in this research were list of elicitations sentences, free interview, pen and notebook. The data were analyzed based on forms, functions and meaning. In this study, the use of the term ‘form’ refers to the forms of terms of address used in Bunaq Language based on the family relationship/kinship terms, polite address, age and social status. The result of this study showed that there are three kinds of addressing terms used in Bunaq Language which are identified on the basis of family relationship/kinship terms, politeness, age. In relation to family/kinship terms of address in Bunaq Language, is used for family relationship. In relation to politeness, it is used to set the community of Makir people behave politely. Referring to their uses in Bunaq dialect, the addressing terms used in Bunaq dialect serve a number of functions covering the politeness markers, honorific markers and the intimacy markers, depending on the parameters of family relationship/ kinship terms, polite terms,and age.The meanings of the terms of address used in Bunaq Language are closely related to their function. Analysis of the function identifies three principles, namely: (1) politeness, (2) honorifics and (3) intimacy. Those three principles are the embodiment of social meaning in Bunaq culture. Lastly, the writer suggested that the experts of linguistics should do the study to confirm and elaborate the linguistic evidence in encoding relationship of Bunaq Language spoken by people in Makir village of Belu Regency. The English learners from Bunaq ethnic group are expected to make use of English as instrument for promoting Bunaq culture especially terms of address in Bunaq Language which have been resulted from this research. The writer also suggested that the local government of Belu Regency and the Central Government of Republic of Indonesia prepare funds for the comprehensive study of Bunaq Language, so that sthe terms of address in Bunaq Language can be maintained and developed.

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