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The Usage of Kinship Terms Across Three Generations in Indonesia Idaryani Idaryani
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 8, No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v8i1.396

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The study aims to find out 1) how is the usage of kinship terms among Acehnese people across three generations (generation 1, generation 2, and generation 3)? 2) what is the parents’ perspective (G1s and G2s) on the usage of kinship terms, and 3) how are the roles of parents on the usage of kinship terms to their children. The study employs qualitative method. The data collected from observations and interviews. The participants are from two villages in outskirt of the Lhokseumawe city, Aceh, Indonesia.  The participants of the study are 3 families from each village. Therefore, there were 18 participants involved in the study. The results of the study show that the usage of kinship terms across three generations are active except for particular kinship terms. The usage of particular kinship terms among G2 starts shifting to Indonesian language. The usage of particular kinship terms among G3 has been shifted to Indonesian language.
Acehnese parents’ attitudes and their implications in the intergenerational transmission of the heritage language Idaryani Idaryani; Fidyati Fidyati
Studies in English Language and Education Vol 10, No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Syiah Kuala

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24815/siele.v10i1.25632

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This study aims to find out the Acehnese parents’ attitudes toward their heritage language, Acehnese, and its implication for the intergenerational transmission of the Acehnese language in the family domain among Acehnese parents residing in two suburbs of Lhokseumawe city in Aceh Province, Indonesia. This qualitative study collected data from semi-structured interviews with 20 female parents who are from endogamy families and Acehnese native speakers. The results of the study underlined three significant issues. First, the parents’ attitudes toward higher educational degree graduates toward their heritage language are negative, and have low self-esteem to speak their heritage language which gradually resulted in a language shift among female parents. However, the parents with lower educational degrees are more confident to speak Acehnese with a strong sense of belonging to their heritage language. Second, a discrepancy is found between the parents’ declaration and their practices in using Acehnese as a mother tongue in their homes because of educational pressures and negative attitudes of the parents. Last, the traditional pattern of intergenerational transmission of Acehnese has been disturbed in the home domains, and this resulted in the Acehnese language being under threat. Consequently, the ability of Acehnese children in speaking Acehnese deteriorates. This study suggests that the important status of Acehnese needs to be recognized as equally important as Indonesian by strengthening the local content policy and immersion approach in schools. Revising the language planning and policy to improve awareness of the values of Acehnese needs to be done.
Exploring Devayan Language Maintenance among Parents in Simeulue Regency, Indonesia Yesi Oresah; Idaryani Idaryani; Safriandi Safriandi
Jurnal Ilmiah Kanderang Tingang Vol 17 No 01 (2026): Jurnal Ilmiah Kanderang Tingang
Publisher : FKIP Universitas Palangka Raya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.37304/jikt.v17i01.441

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This study examines the parents’ efforts and their attitudesto maintain Devayan language withinnon-formaldomain. and factors that influence the preservation of the Devayan language among parentsin Simeulue Regency, Indonesian. Drawing on qualitative descriptive methods, data were collected through semi-structured interviews and observation, involving six Devayan-speaking parents. The findings demonstrated that Devayan remains actively maintained through consistent intergenerational transmission to their children, positive parental language attitudes, and dense local speech networks that extend beyond the household into neighborhoods, markets, and social gatherings. Parents play a central role by establishing Devayan as the dominant home language, modelling consistent speaking the Devayan with their children, and embedding language use within culturally meaningful activities. Parents are highly aware of the importance of passing on the Devayan language to their children as a cultural heritage that must be preserved. These practices position Devayan not merely as a communicative tool, but as a marker of identity for Devayan community. The study contributes to heritage language maintenance by highlighting the synergistic relationship between parents’ consistency and community-level validation in language use. The findings suggest that effective language maintenance emerges from everyday practices grounded in affective commitment of parents to their children, cultural transmission, and adaptive bilingualism. Kata Kunci Language maintenance, Devayan language, Parents