CHANGES AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF GENRES IN ALAS LANGUAGE OF ACEH
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Genre in language use has many social functions in society. This research investigates the role of advice genres in Alas of Aceh. The objective of the research was to examine how the role of highly-dynamic changing schematic structures of advice genre maintained the Alas cultures based on the systemic functional grammar theory. A case study was conducted to seek the changes and social functions of genres for advice in Alas language. Validity of data analysis involved triangulation technique by following the formula: if the meaning (X) is found, then the expression (Y) is confirmed and if the expression (Y) is found, then the meaning (X) is confirmed until the research question is answered. The results showed that the schematic structure of advice in Alas changed dynamically following the formula: Addressing ^ (Context) ^ Core ^ (Evaluation) ^ Closing ^ (Coda). It concluded that the heghly dynamic structure of the Alas advice genre changed situationally in maintaining social functions in the Alas cultures.
Authors and Affiliations
Salamuddin Selian, Yusnita Nasution
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