LINGUISTIC EXPRESSIONS WITH REFERENCE TO SEMIOTIC PRINCIPLE OF NGEMBAH BELO SELAMBAR
A THESIS
Submitted to Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra
By :
NURJANA
REG NUMBER : 2123220026
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
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ABSTRACT
Nurjana. 2123220026. Linguistic Expressions With Reference to Semiotic Principle of Ngembah Belo Selambar. A Thesis. English and Literature
Department. Faculty of Languages and Arts. State University of Medan.2016
This research focuses on semiotic used in utterances of Ngembah Belo Selambar. The research was conducted by using descriptive qualitative research method. The data were collected from compact disc about Ngembah Belo Selambar and also listening the utterances. The findings of the research show that utterances in Ngembah Belo Selambar consist of three semiotic elements that devided into 9 types of semiotic which is Qualisign (0), Legisign (6), Sinsign (6), Icon (0), Index (0), Symbol (1), Rheme (2), Decisign (0), Argument (0). The most dominant type is Sinsign and Legisign, which is means Ngembah Belo Selambar try to show the universe sign and Ngembah Belo Selambar just want to create the every sign that are in Ngembah Belo Selambar is easy to understand by everyone.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First of all, the writer would like to thanks to Allah SWT and the Prophet
Muhammad SAW for the blessings during her academic year at English and
Literature DepartmentFaculty of Languages and Arts (FBS) State University of
Medan in completing the thesis. The writer is also very grateful to the following
people:
Prof. Dr. SyawalGultom, M.Pd, the Rector of State University of Medan. Dr. IsdaPramuniati, M.Hum, the Dean of Faculty of Languages and Arts
(FBS) State University of Medan.
Prof. Dr. Hj. Sumarsih, M.Pd, the Head of English and Literature Department as well as Dra. Meisuri, M.A, the Secretary of English and
Literature Department for their encouragement and motivation during the
writing of the thesis. SyamsulBahri, S.S, M.Hum, the Head of English
Literature StudyProgramand Nora Ronita Dewi,S.Pd.,S.S., M.Hum,the
Head of English Education Programfor their encouragement to complete
the thesis.
Eis Sri Wahyuni, M.Pd, the Administration Staffof English Department, who much helped her to fulfill this thesis.
Prof. Amrin Saragih, M.A, Ph.D, her Consultant, who had already motivated her to finish the thesis by giving advices, supervising, giving
comments and corrections during completing this thesis and also for Prof.
Dr. Busmin Gurning, M.Pd, as her Consultant and Academic Advisor for giving advices and supervising during her academic years.
All the Lecturers of English and Literature Department, during her
academic years at State University of Medan, especially for Ariatna, who
have taught and given knowledges to her encouragement and invaluable
advices to complete this thesis.
Herbeloved parents, Jumarta Kaban, BA and Junita br. Perangin –
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support, their endless love and their prayers, as well as herbeloved sister
Sri Wahyuni Feramita S.Pd, who have been good siblings all the time. Rahmatsyah Panggabean, S.Kom, who gave her motivation until
finished the thesis. Thanks for his time and support.
Moses Hirja Sembiring, S.S, who gave her a lot of support, suggestion,. Thanks for his time, motivation and care about the thesis.
Her all beloved friendsand classmates in English Literature 2012, especially for Farida, Dara, Nina, Nuzulianda for the support and time
in motivating and accompanying her during the academic years.
Medan, September 2016
The writer
Nurjana
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9. Procedure in Ngembah Belo Selambar ... 15
a.Ngembah Belo Selambar ... 15
b.NgantingManuk ... 16
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C. Conceptional Framework ... 18
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 20
A. Research Design ... 20
B. Source Of the Data ... 20
C. The Technique of Collecting Data ... 20
D. The Technique of Analyting Data ... 21
CHAPTER IV DATA AND DATA ANALYSIS ... 22
A. Data ... 22
B. Data Analysis ... 22
1. Representament ... 23
2. Object ... 33
3. Interpretant ... 33
C. Research Findings... 36
D. Discussion ... 37
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 39
A. Conclusion ... 39
B. Suggestion ... 39
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 4.1 Pierce’s Theory ... 12
Table 4.2 Analysis of Kuta ... 7
Table 4.3 Analysis of Kampil ... 8
Table 4.4 Analysis of Belo ... 8
Table 4.5 Analysis of Kurumah ... 9
Table 4.6 Analysis of Nakan ... 10
Table 4.7 Analysis of Sekin ... 10
Table 4.8 Analysis of Pengalon ... 13
Table 4.9 Analysis of Runggun ... 13
Table 4. 10 Analysis of Kerja ... 14
Table 4. 11 Analysis of Nganting Manok ... 14
Table 4. 12 Analysis of Batang Unjuken ... 16
Table 4. 13 Analysis of Amak ... 17
Table 4. 14 Analysis of Manok... 19
Table 4.15 Analysis of Isap ... 20
Table 4. 16 Analysis of Simada jabu ... 22
Table 4. 17 Analysis of Mata Kerja ... 24
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LIST OF PICTURE
Picture 4.1 Kuta ... 23
Picture 4.2 Kampil ... 25
Picture 4.3 Belo. ... 25
Picture 4.4 Nakan ... 27
Picture 4.5 Sekin ... 28
Picture 4.6 Community belief ... 29
Picture 4.7 Kerja ... 30
Picture 4.8 Amak ... 32
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LIST OF APPENDIX
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 4.1 Pierce’s Theory ... 22
Table 4.2 Analysis of Kuta ... 24
Table 4.3 Analysis of Kampil... 25
Table 4.4 Analysis of Belo ... 26
Table 4.5 Analysis of Kurumah ... 26
Table 4.6 Analysis of Nakan ... 27
Table 4.7 Analysis of Sekin ... 28
Table 4.8 Analysis of Pengalon ... 28
Table 4.9 Analysis of Runggun ... 29
Table 4. 10 Analysis of Kerja ... 30
Table 4. 11 Analysis of Nganting Manok ... 31
Table 4. 12 Analysis of Batang Unjuken ... 31
Table 4. 13 Analysis of Amak ... 32
Table 4. 14 Analysis of Manok ... 32
Table 4.15 Analysis of Isap ... 33
Table 4. 16 Analysis of Simada jabu ... 34
Table 4. 17 Analysis of Mata Kerja ... 34
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LIST OF PICTURE
Picture 4.1 Kuta ... 23
Picture 4.2 Kampil ... 25
Picture 4.3 Belo. ... 25
Picture 4.4 Nakan ... 27
Picture 4.5 Sekin ... 28
Picture 4.6 Community belief ... 29
Picture 4.7 Kerja ... 30
Picture 4.8 Amak ... 32
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LIST OF APPENDIX
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. The Background of the Study
Every country or region has different characteristics and identity embodied in
the form of traditional or typical clothing, customs, folk songs, ceremony and
language. It can be used as a characteristic of each country or region that is generally
intended to be easily recognized by the public. One of the identity of region that
related to culture is marriage ceremony. According to Kottak, Conrad Philip ( 1186 -
1190 ) Culture is a term used by social scientists for a way of life. Every human
society has a culture. Culture includes a society’s arts, beliefs, costums, institutions,
invention, language, and values.
Every human has a culture. In every country or region also has a different
culture. Tradition is idea of culture that consists of the value, norms, costums,
institutions, and customary law is commonly done in a region. Culture is not
genetically inherited, and cannot exist on its own, but is always shared by members of
a society (Hall 1976, p. 16). Hofstede (1980, pp. 21-23) define culture as the
collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one group
from another, which is passed from generation to generation, it is changing all the
time because each generations adds something of its own before passing it on.
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Culture is a set of shared and enduring meaning, values, and beliefs that characterize
national, or other groups and orient their behavior (Mulholland 1991).
Especially in culture, as we know Indonesia as a country that has many kinds
of culture that we have to develop and protect. So as young generation we must
protect our culture and do it event in modern era. So, we need the language in culture
to share the culture to the world and our young generations, in culture so many text,
sign, art, and image, sounds, gesture, and event an object that have meaning. So, we
have to know the symbolic in every aspect of language, by knowing the symbolic and
meaning so we don’t miss understanding to interpret the meaning of text, sign, word.
In this condition, so many Karo’s people from the old man, adult, and young
generation don’t know what is the meaning of Ngembah Belo Selambar. When I
asking some people about Ngembah Belo Selambar they are confuse to explain it.
They only know it’s a culture of karonese. Thats why the writer want to analysis the
semiotics. Ngembah Belo Selambar is one of culture of Karonese. And this is one of
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( We are your relatives that come from the same village, come here to give mat and
knife to our child the Ginting surname.)
From the utterances, the writer will identify the semiotics, for instance from
above, the semiotics are amak (mat) and sekin (knife). And the author will
categorize these words to the types of semiotics.
In this proposal, it is important to study semiotics. Semiotic is the study of
signs. Signs is important role in human life because life is filled with and covered by
the signs. Elements meaning of the expressions is realized by the form of words or
sounds, writing, or sign in language. Both of these elements are major components of
semiotics. This suggests that language is semiotic. Roman Jakobson (1990, 6) wrote
that ‘Language is a purely semiotic system, the study of signs, however must take
into consideration also applied semiotic structures, as for instance, architecture, or
cuisine. Saussure argued that ‘nothing is more appropriate than the study of language
to bring out the nature of the semiological problem’ (Saussure 1983, 16). Semiotics
draws heavily on linguistic concepts, partly because of its influence, and also because
linguistic is a more established discipline than the study of other sign-systems. The
linguist and semiotician Roman Jakobson( 1970,455) was in no doubt that ‘language
is a system of signs, and linguistic is part and parcel of the science of signs or
semiotics’ (Roman Jakobson 1949a, 50; cf. 1970, 454). A LinguisticExpression is
any physical form (sound, visual image or sequence thereof) used to represent a
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expression is distinct form the actual process (speaking, writing, signing) that
produces the expression.Meanings are objects. Linguistic expressions are objects.
Linguistic expressions have meanings. Semiotics approaches meaning by studying
the signs that make up sign system. In communication, a speaker sends a fixed
meaning to a hearer via the linguistic expression associated with that meaning.
(Lakoff& Johnson 1980:206)
Semiotics is the study of signs, the function of the sign and the production of
meaning ( SumboTinarbuko, 2008:12). And the sign convey information that is
communicative. He was able to replace something else that can be thought or
imagined. This branch of science is progressing in the field of language later
developed also in the field of art and visual communication design (SumboTinarbuko,
2008:16). Refering to the theory of Pierce (North, 1995:45), based on the object.
Pierce divides the signs in the image and can be seen from the types of sign that are
classified in semiotics.
By knowing and understanding semiotic, people can easily know what is
meaning and function of Ngembah Belo Selambar.
B. The Problems of the Study
The problem of the study from linguistic expression with reference to semiotic
principle of the Ngembah Belo Selambar can be stated as follows :
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2. What is the most dominant type of semiotic expression in Ngembah Belo
Selambar?
C. The Objectives of the Study
Relative to the problem of the study, the objectives of this study are :
1. To describe types of semiotic expression are used in Ngembah Belo Selambar.
2. To find out the most dominant type of semiotic expression in Ngembah Belo
Selambar.
D. The Scope of the Study
There are many various events in wedding ceremony of Karonese such as
Narohken, NgulihkenTudung. But in this proposal just examine about Ngembah Belo
Selambar which is one of the events that Karonese do in Jambur (outlying place).
Ngembah Belo Selambar is also an event in Karonese culture before wedding
ceremony. This study will describe about semiotic in Ngembah Belo Selambar.
E. The Significances of the Study
It is very interesting to discuss the semiotics of Ngembah Belo Selambar,
because in modern era so many young generation begin to forget their culture. The
findings of study are expected to be useful in some respects as the following :
1. The students especially the students of English Department to enlarge their
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2. It can be useful for all peoples , who wants to know about the meanings of
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CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion
After analyze the data, conclusions are
1. There are three kind of semiotic form use of semiotic in Ngembah Belo
Selambar as the sign, namely : (a) representament is kind of outer face of sign
only can see but not known yet the meaning by the human, (b) object is
something which is present or is within cognition a person or group of people
(c) the interpretant is Interpretan is an interpretation of someone based on the
object it sees fit with the fact that links between representamen with objects.
2. There are nine types of semiotic such as qualisign, sinsign, legisign, icon,
index, symbol, rheme, decisign, argument with the legisign and sinsign is
dominantly occures in these research.
B. Suggestion
Based on the conclusion above, it’s advisable that:
1. In learning a language as the social semiotics will give us contribution to find
much more system of using sign in society.
2. For the readers, it is better to understand the semiotic analysis that is used in
Ngembah Belo Selambar, so they will know the semiotics meaning of
Ngembah Belo Selambar.
3. For other researchers, this thesis can be used as reference when they dicide to
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