AbstrakInteraksi diskursif meliputi dialogism dan parallelism. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa interaksi diskursif yang muncul pada acara Mappettu ada. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif yang menunjukkan penggambaran dan elaborasi secara sistematis tentang interaksi apa saja yang terdapat dalam acara Mappettu ada. Data ini diperoleh dari ujaran dalam Mappettu ada yang diujarkan oleh perwakilan laki-laki dan perempuan yang diselenggarakan dalam acara Mappettu ada. Hasil dari data menunjukkan bahwa acara Mappettu ada diselenggarakan dengan diadakannya pertemuan secara adat antara perwakilan pihak laki-laki dan perempuan dengan maksud untuk mendiskusikan tentang tanra esso (hari pernikahan), sompa (mahar), balanca (uang belanja). Hasil lain penelitian ini adalah adanya interaksi diskursif yang muncul dalam Mappettu ada yaitu dialogisme dan parallelisme. Bentuk parallelism yang muncul dalam acara Mappettu ada adalah parallelisme interaksi. Kata kunci: Mappettu ada, interaksi, parallelism. AbstractThe discursive interaction consists of dialogism and parallelism. This research is aimed to analyze the discursive interaction that occurs in Mappettu ada event. The researcher employed descriptive qualitative method, shows a description and elaboration systematically what the interactions happened in Mappettu ada event. The data were taken from text of Mappettu ada who utterred by the representative of man and woman which was held in Mappettu ada event. The result of the data shows that the 18 Mappettu ada is carried out through two representative of man and woman held the ceremonial custom meeting in order to discuss about tanra esso (the day of marriage), sompa (dowry), balanca (expenses/money for celebrating the marriage). Other result is the discursive interaction that occurs in Mappettu ada event are dialogism and parallelism. The form of parallelism which occurs in Mappettu ada event is interactional parallelism.

Communication becomes an essential aspect in language classroom because it bridges the meaning of a person’s ideas. Therefore, as foreign language learners, the students have to have a good understanding at how to interact effectively with other students. Regarding to this, the researcher considered it is crucial to investigate English Foreign Language (EFL) university students’ ways in communication during         their speaking class which includes hedges. The objectives of the research was to find out the types of hedges employed by EFL university students during their speaking class within the academic setting. This study was conducted at Politeknik LP3I Makassar and it was focused on the students in the first  semesters in subject Basic Speaking with the total participants were 23 students of one  class. The method used was descriptive qualitative method. There were 3 recordings  based on the students’ interactions in the classroom. The theory from Riekkinen and Svarova (2009) was used to analyze the data  gain. After transcribing and analyzing the data, the results showed that the students in EFL speaking class utilized some types of hedges. The hedges used involves personal evaluation, expression of limitation, expression of hesitation, and the combine hedges. Besides, the students employ hedges for some reasons.

Generally, local languages in Indonesia are only used as spoken languages so the ability to survive is greatly influenced by their level of vitality. The number of local languages that are being threatened to be extinct is getting increased, especially for minority languages. This study aims to measure the level of ethnolinguistic vitality of the Konjo language as one of the minority languages in South Sulawesi province. The level of language vitality is measured using the framework of Ehala's V-Model. This model specifies the structural relationship between its four key variables that affect the vitality of ethnolinguistic group: (1) perceived strength differential (PSD) between the ingroup ('us') and the most prominent out-group ('them'); (2) the level of intergroup discordance (D); (3) perceived intergroup distance (R); and (4) the level of utilitarianism (U) in the value system of the group studied. Data are collected using a vitality questionnaire from 151 samples of the Konjo community distributed in the Bulukumba district and analyzed quantitatively with a mathematical formula (V = R. ((S-we -S-they) + D / U). The results show that the level of ethnolinguistic vitality of the Konjo language is at 0.36 points on a 0-1 scale. So, it can be concluded that the Konjo Language in Bulukumba currently still has a high level of vitality. It indicates that the Konjo community is a strong minority community in the Bulukumba district of South Sulawesi province.

AbstrakTujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan bisa tidaknya penerjemahan cerpen berbahasa Indonesia ke bahasa Inggris dapat meningkatkan kosa-kata siswa. Penulis menerapkan metode eksperimen, dengan satu bentuk kelompok pre-test, treatment, dan post-test. Sampelnya terdiri dari 20 siswa dari siswa kelas II SMAN-1 Watampone. Penulis mengumpulkan data menggunakan tes terjemahan cerita pendek berbahasa Indonesia ke bahasa Inggris. Hasil data menunjukkan ada perbedaan yang mendasar antara pre-test dan post-test. nilai dari post-test (76.25) lebih besar daripada pre-test (38.04) dengan standar deviasi dari pre-test (15.32) dan pada post-test (11.44) yang berarti hipotesis diterima. Berdasarkan beberapa temuan dan diskusi, peneliti menyimpulkan bahwa penerjemahan cerita pendek berbahasa Indonesia ke bahasa Inggris efektif untuk meningkatkan kosa-kata siswa. Kata kunci: Terjemah, Cerita Pendek, Kosakata, Perbaikan AbstractThe objective of the research was to find out whether or not translating of Indonesian short story into English is able to improve students' vocabulary. The writer employed experimental method, which applied one group pre-test, treatment, and post-test design. The sample consisted of 20 students which taken from the second year students of SMAN-1 Watampone. The writer collected data using translating of Indonesian short story into English. The result of the data showed that there were significant difference between pre-test and post-test. The value of posttest (76.25) was greater than in the pre-test (38.04) which the standard deviation of pre-test was (15.32) and in the post-test is (11.44) which meant that the hypothesis was accepted. Based upon the findings and discussion, the writer concluded that the translation of Indonesian short story into English was effective to increase the students' vocabulary.

The maintenance of a local language is a symbol of the survival of the concept of traditional cultural values. The loss or extinction of local languages, including Buginese, will also disappear and extinct the concept of traditional cultural values because traditional culture can only be understood properly through the expression of the local language of the people. In other words, if local languages become extinct, the image and identity of the people will become unclear. By raising the case for the maintenance of the Buginese in Bulukumba Regency, this Community Service aims to (1) describe the patterns of Buginese maintenance in the family domain in Bulukumba Regency and (2) analyze the factors that support the preservation of the Buginese in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi Province. The method used is an approach through educating the local people to keep using the Buginese in the family realm. The results of the activity show that the Bugis people still maintain their language in the realm of a good family. Factors that support the maintenance of the Buginese in Bontomacinna Village are loyalty, awareness of the norm, language pride, age, and occupation.