Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bagaimana pengenalan literasi tahap awal untuk anak usia dini di salah satu kelompok Suku Anak Dalam di Dharmasraya. Pengenalan tersebut dilakukan oleh komunitas kecil bernama Sahabat Belajar. Penelitian ini tergolong penelitian kualitatif, dengan analisis Miles dan Huberman. Setelah Hasil yang ditemukan dalam penelitian ini yaitu, literasi awal pada anak usia dini Suku Anak Dalam telah sesuai dengan apa yang diharapkan oleh Sahabat Belajar. Berbagai hal dapat digali dari anak-anak ini melalui kegiatan literasi bercerita, tentang bagaimana mereka menghabiskan harinya di hutan sebagai anak-anak, bagaimana mereka memperoleh pengetahuan dasar dan belajar dari orang-orang di sekitarnya, dan bagaiamana kontaknya dengan lingkungan/ alam sekitar mereka.

The purpose of this study was to describe the forms of errors in use (diction) of the choice of words by provincial legislative and party leaders in West Sumatra on social media. This study used descriptive qualitative method. The data source in this study is utterances written by legislative officials and party leaders on Facebook. The results showed 199 data / utterances were careful, in the use of word choice in terms of inaccuracy, inaccuracy, and discrepancies, found 13 speeches that did not follow the use of word choice in terms of discrepancies, 3 utterances that did not follow the use of word choice in terms of inaccuracies, and 2 utterances that do not follow the use of word choices in terms of non-conformityKeyword: word choice, legislative officers, facebook

This study aims to describe (1) the form of kinship words, (2) the form of non-kinship greeting words, (3) the use of kinship words, and (4) the use of non-kinship greeting words in the Minangkabau language in Nagari Koto Sani District X Koto Singkarak Solok Regency used by speakers in everyday life. This study includes the type of qualitative research with descriptive methods. Sources of data from this study are oral sources from the people of Nagari Koto Sani District X Koto Solok Regency. The focus of this research is the Minangkabau language greeting in Nagari Koto Sani District X Koto Singkarak Solok Regency. Data collection is done by using the refer and proficient method. The steps in this study are transcribing the recorded data into written language, identifying data in accordance with the aspects studied, classifying research data by creating tables based on the aspects studied, interpreting data, and concluding data based on the results of the study. The results obtained in this study are First, the greeting of the nuclear family with 48 greeting words and broad family kinship words with 64 greeting words. Second, the word non-friendship greeting said non-religious friendship words there are 12 words of greeting, the word non-traditional friendship greeting there are 8 words of greeting, the word non-friendship address is 14 greeting words, and the word non-general address greetings are 15 greeting words.Keywords : kata sapaan, bahasa Minangkabau, Nagari Koto Sani

The paper is written based on the results of research on a number of kaba Minangkabau selected as sources of data. Kaba is chosen as the source of data since there is assumptions that the characters in the tale is polite in speaking, attitude (knows the tendency) 'wise'. They are guided by the language norms that produce selected language. Their speech is framed by kato nan ampek, 'four language varieties', used in different contexts. Minangkabaunese people is deemed uncivilized if not proficient in speaking to those who are older (people who are older and venerated), to a younger person, the same age, and to people who has kinship. Therefore, the problems discussed in this paper are regarded to the characters' speech acts in the tale (kaba) as reflection of wise and politeness. The data are the speech acts produced by characters, especially the younger generation within the tale. The method used in data collection is by reading the kaba selected as source of data, and then mark the speech estimated as data. Furthermore, those speech acts are noted, grouped for analysis and interpreted in accordance with the objectives. The results show that the form of speech acts have certain characteristics that are spoken by using a certain strategy, and interpreted as a wise and polite speech act. The results of this study can be utilized to encrich the lecture material, such as, in the course Philosophy of Minangkabau culture, Folklore, Introduction to Social and Culture Sciences.

The purpose of this study is to describe the process of forming reciprocal verbs and reciprocal verb meanings in the news text in the Haluan newspaper edition September-October 2018. This type of research is qualitative research with descriptive analysis method. The findings of this study are (1) the process of forming reciprocal verbs in the news text of the September-October 2018 there are seven, namelyn(1) prefixes (2) confixes, (3) models (D + ( R + meN)), (4) model (D + (R + meN - / - i)), (5) model (mutual + (D + meN - / - i)), (6) model (mutual + ( D + meN)), and (7) model (mutual + (D + meN - / - kan)); and (2) the reciprocal verb meanings in the news text of the September-October 2018 there are two, namely (1) the existence of relations between the two parties, and (2) the existence of "lame" actions for reversible activities.Keywords: reciprocal verbs, formation process, meaning, bow newspaper