Discourse Analysis of Metri Wayang Gandrung Oral Tradition

Abstract

Metri Wayang Gandrung is an oral tradition carried out by the people of Pagung Village, Kediri Regency when they have intentions and vows. This researcher was conducted by using qualitative and ethnographic methods. Data of spoken language was transcribed into a text of Metri Wayang Gandrung. The analysis of this research was carried out using a discourse analysis approach. The theory of discourse analysis used is the notion from Halliday & Hasan [1] and Renkema [2]. To analyze the contextual meaning of the Javanese culture, the researcher used the idea from Rahyono ( 2009). The research findings obtained are Metri Wayang Gandrung text consists of three parts, namely introduction, content, and closing. In those three sections, 12 keywords are found as the core constituents that build the structure of sentences in the Metri Wayang Gandrung text. Of the twelve keywords was functioned as the predicate, 11 keywords were categorized as a verb and 1 keyword was categorized as a noun. The twelve keywords are the words suguh, metri / petri, dipunpanggénipun, gadahi / anggadahi, nyuwun, kaleksanan, tumpeng jejeg masumambang, dipunsanggupi, dipunturuti, anetepi, idéni, nyuwun ngapunten. Referring to the analysis of the referential and contextual meaning of culture, the twelve keywords construct a discourse meaning. The conclusion in this study is that the meaning of the discourse contains messages that can be seen from three aspects, namely functional aspects, social aspects, and aspects of community life.