Multilingualism in Cikoneng, Anyer, Serang, Banten, Indonesia

Keywords

Multilingualism, Quadlingualism, Further Researches.

Abstract

Many researches on multilingualism had been conducted and could be found in sociolinguistics books and journals. However, most of the researches involved not more than two languages that were used and spoken in certain communities. Researches that involved three languages (trilingualism) and four languages (quadlingualism) or more were still rarely found in the sociolinguistic literatures. In Anyer, Serang, in the Province of Banten, Indonesia, there is a village called Cikoneng. In this village, the native inhabitants, as it was said, could equally fluently speak four languages. There was no as yet evidence that showed that such a multilingualism really existed in Cikoneng. This study was very much focused on finding out whether or not Cikoneng’s people were quadlingual. In other words, one of intriguing questions was: “Does multilingualism or quadlingualism in fact exist in Cikoneng?” Applying a phenomenological qualitative approach, the study was performed by using observation, interview, and document study techniques. The data and information obtained were qualitatively analyzed and summarized to draw conclusions and seuggestions. It appears that the multilingualism or quadlingualism is really there in Cikoneng. The villagers can equally fluently speak four languages, that is, Lampungnese as their mother togue, Indonesian as the National Language, and Sundanese and Javanese used and spoken with their neighboring villagers. This study can be considered a preliminary study for further reseaches on the multilingualism phenomenon in Cikoneng, Anyer, Serang, Banten of Indonesia.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Raden Gunawan
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - Multilingualism in Cikoneng, Anyer, Serang, Banten, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of International Conference on Issues in Social and Education Research (ICISER 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 68
EP  - 71
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/55910567
ID  - Gunawan2018/12
ER  -