SPARKLE Journal of Language, Education, and Culture

The Study of Phonological Transformations in Kupang Malay: A Descriptive Analysis of Fortition

2024-06-27T17:13:43+00:00

The Kupang Malay dialect, spoken in Kupang City, Indonesia, is a regional variant of the broader Malay language family. This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of the fortition, a phonological process that shapes the auditory perception of Kupang Malay. Fortition, as one of the key phonological processes in Kupang Malay, involves strengthening sounds, such as the transformation of close mid-front unrounded vowels to open-front unrounded vowels. This study employs a qualitative descriptive methodology, relying on observations and interviews to understand the underlying mechanisms driving these sound changes. The findings reveal a range of fortition-driven sound changes in Kupang Malay, including the transformation of [i] to [e], [e] to [a], and [u] to [o] and vowel substitution/shift of [ə] to [a] and [ə] to [u]. These shifts are characterized by the dominance of the switch from close mid-front unrounded vowels to open-front unrounded vowels.

An Analysis of Conjunctions in Uab Meto: A Language Spoken by Atoni Meto in Oelbubuk-West Fatuleu

2024-06-27T17:19:19+00:00

This study describes the types and functions of conjunctions found in Uab Meto, in Oelbubuk, Tuakau Village, West Fatuleu District, Kupang Regency. The method in this study uses descriptive qualitative. The data were collected from four informants. The techniques used in data collection are observation, elicitation, and documentation. This study finds that: 1) Forms of conjunctions that found in Uab Meto are simple conjunctions and complex conjunctions. Simple conjunctions found in Uab Meto are: ma (express additional meaning), mas (express the opposite meaning), fun (express the meaning of the cause), and ai (state the meaning of the choice). Complex conjunctions in Uab Meto found in Uab Meto are: onle (state the meaning of the condition) and benati (express the meaning of the purpose). 2) The types of conjunctions that found in Uab Meto are: Coordinate conjunctions and subordinate conjunctions. Coordinate conjunctions found in Uab Meto are: ma (express additional meaning), mas (express the opposite meaning), ai (state the meaning of choice), and oket (express the meaning of the sequence). Subordinating conjunctions found in Uab Meto are: leka, nalali, tal (express the meaning of time), bait, onle (state the meaning of the condition), fun (express the meaning of the cause), talantia (express the meaning of the consequences), nak (state the meaning of the explanation), and le (express attributive meaning).

THE USE OF VIDEO TO ENHANCE STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION AT LKP KUBUS – PALANGKA RAYA

2024-06-27T16:33:30+00:00

Lack of motivation and interest in learning might be caused by some problems. One of them is the absence in using teaching and learning media by teachers or instructors. This problem also occurred at Lembaga Kursus Pendidikan (LKP) Kubus, Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan. One solution applied to the English Course Center at LKP was by using video in teaching-learning activities. This study used descriptive-qualitative method utilising interview and observation as the instruments of data collection. The study was conducted within a month, from March to April 2024 with the participants of English Course at LKP Palangka Raya, as the subjects of the study. The results of data analysis show that the use of video as a learning medium had a positive impact on students’ learning motivation at LPK Kubus. The development of students’ performance in learning English proved that using video as a learning medium had an impact on students' learning outcomes. By using video as a learning medium, students experience an increase in activity, such as being more interactive. Moreover, in understanding the learning material, students also experienced improvement. Therefore, the use of video as a learning medium can be considered successful in increasing students' interest and learning outcomes.

LOCAL WISDOM OF HARD WORK IN MANGGARAI LANGUAGE (A Cultural Linguistic Analysis)

2024-06-27T16:42:53+00:00

This study aims at describing local wisdom of hard work in Manggarai language with special reference to the forms and meanings of linguistic phenomena used in the cultural discourse of agriculture. The study is viewed from the perspective of cultural linguistics one of the new theoretical perspectives in cognitive linguistics which studies the relationship of language, culture and conceptualization. The study is descriptive-qualitative. The results of study show that the local wisdoms of hard work in Manggarai language are reflected in the following fragment: Duat gula, wee mane, dempul wuku, tela toni ‘Go to work in the morning, come home in the afternoon, broken nails, split back’. The features of linguistic phenomena used in the fragment are unique and specific to Manggarai culture as the parent culture in which Manggarai language is embedded. The unique and specific features of the linguistic phenomena can be seen in their forms and meanings. The meanings stored in the forms of the linguistic phenomena reveal the conceptualization ascribed in the cognitive map of Manggarai society as dry land farmers regarding the local wisdom of hard work on the basis of tradition inherited from their ancestors. The local wisdom of hard work in Manggarai language is one of the moral values inherited from the ancestors of Manggarai society as dry land farmers that should be maintained because it is related to the value of mutual cooperation.

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON DOUBLE NEGATION IN ANAKALANGU, CENTRAL SUMBA

2024-06-27T16:48:40+00:00

This paper aims at describing double negation in Anakalangu, Central Sumba-Indonesia. Anakalangu is a morphologically-synthetic language in which its word-morpheme ratio can be 1:3 up to 1:4. It also has SVO order. Data in this research were collected through elicitation and recording processes. Then they were analysed by using Miestamo (2007), Dahl (1979) and Klamer (1998). Results show that negative constructions in Anakalangu clearly involve double negators where NEG1 is located in pre-verbal and NEG2 is found in post-verbal positions. From seven negative structures provided by Miestamo (2007), standard negators in Anakalangu are ‘da-, -ma’ ; its imperative negators are ‘abu-, -di’ ; its existential are ‘da-, ai-mang/-u’ ; its nominal and adjectival negators are ‘da-,-ma’ ; its temporal negators are ‘dhadhi-,-ma/-e’ and its locative negators are ‘da-,ai-ma’. Moreover, the presence of negative constructions in Anakalangu verbal and non-verbal phrases in fact make them morphologically denser than the rest of phrases. Interestingly, our observation finds that double negation in Anakalangu probably fills one of Jespersen’s stage where NEG2 located in post-verbal situations tends to be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence although it needs more investigation.

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF PLANT GROWTH FERTILITY AS SYMBOLS OF HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC WELFARE IN MANGGARAI LANGUAGE

2024-06-27T17:00:04+00:00

This study describes conceptualization of plant growth fertility as symbol of household economic welfare in Manggarai language as the reflection of Manggarai culture along with its function as the identity marker of Manggarai society as dry land farmers. The study is viewed from the perspective of cultural linguistics. The study is descriptive-qualitative. The results of study show that conceptualization of plant growth fertility as symbol of household economic welfare in Manggarai language is reflected in the forms and meanings of linguistic phenomena used in the following traditional expressions: (01) Saung bembang nggereta, waker caler nggerwa ‘The leaves grow widely upwards, the roots grow strongly downwards’ and (02) Cing nggersili, wela nggerpe’ang, tewar wua, wecak wela ‘Sprouting downwards, flowering outwards, scattering fruits, scattering flowers’. The forms and meanings of linguistic phenomena used 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 reveal the conceptualization ascribed in the cognitive map of Manggarai society as dry land farmers regarding the growth fertility of plants cultivated in their farming land, especially corn and rice as their staple foods and vegetables as their side dishes, as symbol of household economic welfare in Manggarai language.

An Analysis of Indonesian and English Slang Expression Used by Teenagers in Ikatan Pemuda Mahasiswa Kisar-Kupang Community

2024-06-27T17:05:42+00:00

This study analysed slang in types and meanings. This study was conducted to answer the writer's questions, such as: (1) What are the types of slang words used by teenagers in the Ikatan Pemuda Mahasiswa Kisar- Kupang community? (2) What is the meaning of slang words used by ikatan pemuda mahasiswa Kisar- Kupang community? This study aimed to identify the types of slang words used by teenagers in Ikatan Pemuda Mahasiswa Kisar- Kupang community and to describe the meaning of slang used by teenagers in Ikatan Pemuda Mahasiswa Kisar- Kupang community. The type of method used was a qualitative method. The data analyzed the slang words based on Allan et al theory (2006). In this study, the writer selected five people as the informants who come from Ikatan Pemuda Mahasiswa Kisar-Kupang Community. The writer used some techniques like observation, interview and note-taking to collect the data. There were some techniques to analyse, identify and describe. The result shows that (1) there were five types of slang words used by the participants. They were: Flippant, Imitative, Fresh and Creative, Clipping, and Acronym (2) slang usually has meaning, and the meaning is based on the context of the speaker in conveying information to the listener. There are five meanings here, namely conceptual meaning, connotative meaning, social meaning, affective meaning, and collocative meaning (3) each of the slang words has its own meaning which can be understood constantly and may only be known by the members of the group.