Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2018)

The Blade of the Youngest Princess: The Eastern Kalimantan Folklore in the Analysis of Vladimir Propp’s Narrative Structure

Siti Hafsah (Universitas Balikpapan)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Feb 2018

Abstract

The object of this research is The Blade of the Youngest Princess folklore (which abbreviated KLPB – Kepala Lading Putri Bungsu) from East Kalimantan. The researcher uses an approach of Vladimir Propp’s Narrative Structure to analyze the folklore. This research aims to reveal the function of the system of structure in folklore. The research uses qualitative methods and narrative structure of Vladimir Propp is used as an approach to identify the function and the structure of the story to reveal various values in community in East Kalimantan especially the moral value and the educational value. From the analysis, researcher finds that from the perspective of characters’ function, the folklore is formed from fifteen function. Whereas the elements of value of the community especially in East Kalimantan as reflected from the folklore is that the king is wise, fair, and a good decision maker.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

25409190

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ethical Lingua is an online academic journal published by Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo. The journal publish scholarly articles on the scope of Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Language Curriculum and Material Development; Linguistics and Applied Linguistics; Cultural Issues in ...