Makassar Language Empowerment on the Use of Indonesian Language in Non-Formal Communication

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10.2991/assehr.k.211225.014How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Makassar ethnicity; Makassar language; Indonesian language

Abstract

Ethnic Makassar includes multilingualism, namely using Makassar language as an intra-ethnic language and Indonesian as an inter-ethnic language. As a local language, the Makassar language functions as a local identity that integrates with Indonesian in non-formal communication. Furthermore, Indonesian was born from the embryo of the Malay language which was raised to its status as a national language. As the national language, Indonesian is used as the state language. In carrying out its function as the state language, the government makes efforts to standardize the Indonesian language so that it can be used in an orderly manner informal communication. This discussion focuses on the function of the Makassar language like a local language and Makassar City government policies related to the empowerment of the Makassar language in the context of preserving the nation’s culture. The source of the data is the utterances of respondents who are domiciled in Makassar City and Gowa Regency as many as twenty people who were selected purposively. They have status as employees, teachers, junior and senior high school students, and students. Data collection uses interview, recording, note-taking, and document review techniques. The data is formulated descriptively according to the facts of the language that has been used by the supporting community. The results of this research showed that the Makassar language affected Indonesian, especially on the morphological aspects, namely the presence of clitics and time markers. The Makassar City Government always preserves and empowers the Makassar language such as regular meetings related to local culture, re-activating cultural inheritance local culture, and improving the guidance and development of local culture in Makassar City.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Asriani Abbas
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - Makassar Language Empowerment on the Use of Indonesian Language in Non-Formal Communication
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Linguistics and Culture (ICLC-2 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 92
EP  - 96
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211225.014
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211225.014
ID  - Abbas2021
ER  -