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Mark Garner
School of Language and Literature, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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THE LANGUAGE OF THE BETUNGKAL CEREMONY: AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH Mark Garner; Iwan Supardi
Kajian Linguistik dan Sastra Vol 20, No 1 (2008)
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

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The discourse of ritual may be one of the clearest and most fundamental mani- festations of language in its ecological setting. It simultaneously manifests and re- creates the three dynamic systems of sociality—communication, culture, and com- munity. In this paper we examine the language in betungkal, a traditional anoint- ing ceremony of West Kalimantan. The language is characterized by complex pat- terning, showing by both constant repetition and variation, and thus demonstrates the fundamental processes of predictability and creativity by which every form of linguistic communication operates. It is a paradigmatic example of how language is taught and reinforced, from discourse as embedded in the environment, to a community’s members of whatever age. At the same time it inevitably teaches and reinforces the community’s identity and its cultural values and practices. Key words: ecological approach, anointing, ritual art, and betungkal. 
Co-Authors Iwan Supardi