Teaching Sociolinguistics with Dialectometry to Identify Language in Contact of Certain Region

Authors

  • Vina Fathira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.478

Keywords:

Dialectometry, language in contact, sociolinguistics, ethnic languages

Abstract

The dialectometry is one way in analyzing language in contact focusing on the similarities and
differences of language. Linguistics Students in Indonesia were expected to be able in identifying the language
in contact. This study sees Rokan Hulu object to study as one of interesting regencies in Riau Province in
Indonesia lies among 3 regions having 3 different ethnics’ languages such as: West Sumatra Province with
Minangese language, North Sumatra Province with Bataknese/Mandailing language, and Bengkalis Regency
with Malay language. This study aims at identifying language in contact of using dialectometry. Qualitative
method employed in this study followed by quantitative method in calculating data. This study was conducted
in Rokan Hulu Regency by 21 observation spots. In collecting data, questionnaire of Swadesh consisting of
200 words had been recorded, transcribed in phonetic transcription, and drawn in language mapping. The
result showed that the identification of language in contact by using dialectometry calculation was easy to
identify language in contact. Then, the language in contact in Rokan Hulu Regency was dominated by Malay
language and Mandailing language. It means that, there is only one language in Rokan Hulu Regency called
Malay-Mandailing language.

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Published

2016-08-20

How to Cite

Teaching Sociolinguistics with Dialectometry to Identify Language in Contact of Certain Region. (2016). ELT-Lectura, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.31849/elt-lectura.v3i2.478