<![CDATA[This study examines language registers used by the pottery-making community in Melikan Village, Wedi District, Klaten Regency, focusing on their forms and meanings from a sociolinguistic perspective, particularly Halliday’s theory. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach. The data consist of spoken utterances produced by community members during social interactions and containing distinctive register forms and meanings. Data were collected through audio recordings, indirect listening, and basic eavesdropping techniques, followed by semi-structured interviews, based on Sudaryanto’s framework. Data analysis employed the Miles and Huberman model. The findings indicate two forms of register: verbs and nouns. Fifteen verbal registers occur in conversations concerning the pottery-making process, while 28 nominal registers occur in discussions of pottery products and pottery-making tools. Regarding meaning and context, 28 registers represent the “limited context” type, occurring among pottery artisans, business owners, and between owners and artisans, primarily concerning production processes and tools. Meanwhile, 15 registers represent the open-circle type, occurring among artisans, business owners, distributors, and buyers, mainly concerning pottery products. These findings demonstrate that pottery-making registers function as specialized linguistic resources reflecting occupational activities, social relationships, and communicative contexts within the community and local knowledge embedded in everyday interactions among community members in Melikan Village.]]>
