Pioneer: Journal of Language and Literature
Vol 13 No 2 (2021)

Meaning and Discourse of Oral Tradition “Basan” of Helong Language

Maria Osmunda Eawea Monny (STMIK STIKOM Indonesia)
Dominikus Tauk (Politeknik Kelautan dan Perikanan Kupang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2021

Abstract

This research examined the meaning and discourse of a tradition named Basan. Halliday‘s approaches of discourse analysis was used in this research, and was organized around three generalized semiotic meanings that relate to social action (field), roles of people (tenor), and organization of the text or sign (mode). Carrying out the maintenance and revitalization of oral literature was done objectively. “Basan” is a rhythmic traditional speech that is uttered with different intonations in order to convey the main points of speech that is spoken according to the context in order to see the meaning contained in each speech and the context associated with the text spoken. The context in oral tradition “Basan” includes place, time, results and message, which begins with an opening and ends with closing, while the meaning that can be applied in the oral tradition “Basan” are lexical and contextual meanings. “Basan” consists of context and flow, those are opening, main utterance, and closing. For its discourse, “Basan” is done verbally (mode), done by the leaders of the village to the guests in social occasion and by the priest to the assembly in religion occasion (tenor), and done in a social interaction and spiritual activities (field).

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Journal Info

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pioneer

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Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

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Pioneer is a journal of language and literature which provides academics and practitioners with the opportunities to put out their ideas, theoretical applications, data analyses, discourses, and literary criticisms. This journal is managed by Faculty of Letters, University of Abdurachman Saleh ...