Languange Shift and Language Maintenance of Local Languages toward Indonesian

Abstract

This study was aimed to investigate the tendency of daily language use by Indonesians and the preference of the use of local languages or Indonesian in everyday life. This is to know whether there is language shift and maintenance of local languages toward Indonesian. The participants were 201 respondents from several provinces in Indonesia (almost every province in Indonesia was represented). The method used in this study was descriptive quantitative. Data collection technique was the survey questionnaire. The result from this study revealed that Indonesians have positive attitude toward the use of local languages they have. The data gained showed that the majority of respondents prefer using local language to Indonesian in the family and neighborhood domains, the places where they spend almost all their time in. Yet, Indonesian is often used in the educational and general places due to the demand and the effectiveness of communication. Importantly, the finding from this study demonstrates that Local languages have not been shifted yet because they are still frequently used in the family and neighborhood area. In other words, local languages are not shifted, yet maintained though in educational and general places are in the contrary. This phenomenon includes in one effort to preserve the local languages that Indonesia has to the next generation.

Peran Orang Tua, Teman, dan Media Sosial dalam Sikap Pemertahanan Bahasa Daerah

“…Menurut Longman Dictionary of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, pemertahanan bahasa adalah tingkat seorang individu atau kelompok terus menggunakan bahasa mereka, khususnya di daerah bilingual atau multibahasa atau antarkelompok imigran. Ini artinya, pemertahanan bahasa mengacu pada situasi saat masyarakat penutur suatu bahasa tetap menggunakan bahasa mereka dalam menghadapi sejumlah kondisi yang mungkin mendorong mereka beralih ke bahasa lain (Farisiyah & Zamzani, 2018).…”

“…Selain itu, keluarga merupakan tempat mewariskan warisan budaya. Seperti yang diungkapkan Farisiyah & Zamzani (2018) yang mengutip pendapat Fishman (1977, dalam keluarga terjadi komunikasi antara ayah, ibu, saudara kandung, kakek-nenek, dan anggota keluarga lainnya sehingga terjadi proses transfer bahasa dari generasi tua ke generasi berikutnya secara cepat. Komunikasi dalam keluarga menyangkut berbagai hal dan berbagai persoalan hidup.…”

Sikap Berbahasa Dan Peran Generasi Milenial Terhadap Pemertahanan Bahasa Sunda Di Kabupaten Ciamis, Provinsi Jawa Barat

“…Pemertahanan bahasa dapat dikatakan sebagai bentuk pelestarian bahasa dari satu kelompok masyarakat tertentu (Farisiyah & Zamzani, 2018). Istilah pemertahanan bahasa pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh Fishman pada tahun 1964 (Okpanachi & Joseph, 2017).…”

Is Krama Speech Level Still Alive in Millennial Circumstance?: The Evidence from Javanese Children

“…Second, Sagimin [9] showed that the young generations in Indonesia, particularly at Pamulang University, are still keeping their vernacular language in several domains even if they live far from the speaker community, whether they tend to shift their language along with globalization. Third, Farisiyah & Zamzani [10] involved respondents from several provinces and various occupations, focusing on the millennials and different ages contributing to this research. The result of this research is that the intensity of their preference for using the local language is more significant than using the national language (Indonesian).…”

“…This study has a different focus from the previous studies, which are: the bilingual community's ability to use the Javanese language and Bahasa Indonesia on a different scale but still showing an excellent attitude to support the Javanese language [8], the young generation's self-awareness while shifting and maintaining their language [9], and whether the frequency of usage of national language dominates more than the local language but it remains alive [10]. In this research, the researcher aims to reveal the krama speech used by millennials and how they maintain their language as evidence of their ethnic pride.…”