THE MANIFESTATION OF COSMIC SOLIDARTY WITH FOREST AND PASTURE IN MANGGARAI LANGUAGE: AN ECOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study addresses the manifestation of cosmic solidarity with forest and pasture in Manggarai language in view of ecolinguistic perspective, with special reference to the verbal expressions in ecological discourse, paying special attention to the forms and meanings of linguistic phenomena used in those verbal expressions as the frames of references.  Along with its aim, the study is descriptive-qualitative in nature. The result of study reveals that the manifestation of cosmic solidarity with forest and pasture in Manggarai language is reflected in the following verbal expressions: (01) Neka poka puar boto mora usang “Don’t cut down forest carelessly so that the rain doesn’t disappear” and (02) Neka tapa satar boto mata kaka “Don’t burn pasture so that animals don’t die”. The features of linguistic phenomena used in the verbal expressions are unique and specific to Manggarai culture as the parent culture in which Manggarai language is embedded. The meanings stored in the forms of linguistic phenomena used in the verbal expressions designate that the primary goals to be achieved are ecological piety, sustainable environment, and preventing harm to the natural world.