Traces of Proto-Austronesian Language in Old Javanese Based on The Mṛwak Inscription (1108 Śaka/1186 AD)

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10.2991/assehr.k.211226.034How to use a DOI?

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Inscription; Proto Austronesian Language; Old Javanese; comparative historical linguistics

Abstract

The purpose of writing this article is to find out traces of the Proto Austronesian language in Old Javanese based on the Mṛwak Inscription. The method used is a qualitative method with a comparative historical linguistic study. The research to be conducted is also descriptive. This is because the results will be in the form of pictures based on the existing facts, which try to explain problem-solving about the data and then draw conclusions in the form of an overview of the research objectives. Data collection was obtained through field research in the form of written sources. The written source is in the form of the Mṛwak Inscription which has been transcripted and translated. After all the data is collected and then analyzed to solve the research problem. The steps of data analysis in this study were to compare some words in the ancient Javanese language contained in the Mṛwak Inscription with the Proto-Austronesian dictionary regarding sound changes. From the results of the analysis, it was found that several basic words in the Mṛwak Inscription did not experience a change in sound (linear) or which underwent a change (innovation).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Churmatin Nasoichah
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/27
TI  - Traces of Proto-Austronesian Language in Old Javanese Based on The Mṛwak Inscription (1108 Śaka/1186 AD)
BT  - Proceedings of the International Congress of Indonesian Linguistics Society (KIMLI 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 170
EP  - 173
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211226.034
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211226.034
ID  - Nasoichah2021
ER  -