The Phonological System of Balinese Language of Taro Dialect: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Authors

  • I Putu Adhi Wirayasa .
  • Dr. I Gede Budasi,M.Ed,Dip.App.Lin .
  • Luh Diah Surya Adnyani, S.Pd. .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v4i2.8666

Abstract

Penelitian ini dirancang dalam bentuk kualitatif deskriptif yang memiliki karakteristik sinkronis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan jumlah fonem yang ada di Dialek Taro dan distribusinya. Penelitian ini difokuskan hanya pada fonem segmental pada Taro Dialek. Tiga informan dari Taro Dialek dipilih berdasarkan standar persyaratan dan kriteria yang telah ditentukan. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan tiga daftar kata yaitu: daftar kata Swadesh, Nothofer, dan Holle. Data dianalisis dan ditampilkan secara deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Taro Dialek memiliki 44 fonem dan tidak semua fonem memiliki distribusi yang lengkap (posisi awal, tengah, dan akhir). Fonem yang ditemukan dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi: enam vokal; /ʌ/, /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, dan /ə/, sembilan belas konsonan; /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /ʔ/, /k/, / l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y /, /ŋ/, dan /ñ/, tujuh konsonan kluster; /kl/, /bl/, /ml/, /kr/, /pr/, /ŋr/, dan /tr/,, tujuh diftong; /ʌu:/, /ʌɛ/, /ɪʌ/, /ʌɪ/, /ɪu:/, /ʊə/, and /ʊʌ/ dan, 5 geminates; /ʌʌ/, /ɪɪ/, /ʊʊ/, /ɒɒ/, and /əə/.
Kata Kunci : kualitatif, sinkronis, fonologi, fonem segmental, fonem

This study was designed in form of descriptive qualitative study which has synchronic characteristics. This study aimed at describing the number of phonemes exist in of Taro Dialect and its distribution. This study focused only on the segmental phonemes in Taro Dialect. Three informants of Taro Dialect were chosen based on the requirement standard and criteria. The data were collected based on three word lists, namely: Swadesh, Nothofer, and Holle word list and the obtained data were analyzed and displayed descriptively. As the result of this study, it shows that Taro Dialect has 44 phonemes and not all of those phonemes have complete distribution (initial, middle, final position). The phonemes could be classified into: six vowels; /ʌ/, /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, and /ə/, nineteen consonants; /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /ʔ/, /k/, / l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y /, /ŋ/, and /ñ/, seven consonant clusters; /kl/, /bl/, /ml/, /kr/, /pr/, /ŋr/, and /tr/, seven diphthongs; /ʌu:/, /ʌɛ/, /ɪʌ/, /ʌɪ/, /ɪu:/, /ʊə/, and /ʊʌ/ and, 5 geminates; /ʌʌ/, /ɪɪ/, /ʊʊ/, /ɒɒ/, and /əə/.
keyword : qualitative, synchronic, phonology, segmental phoneme, phoneme.

Published

2016-11-02

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