Saturday, 18 October 2025

A Morphological and Semantic Study of the Compositum of the Kedang Language (Mountain Dialect, Hule Sub-Dialect) |Chapter 9 | Language, Literature and Education: Research Updates Vol. 8

 

Humans use language to communicate for an informative function in conversation. A person's ability, proficiency and communication skills depend greatly on how much vocabulary they have. Compositum is a derived word formed from the combination of two or more words formed from the combination of two or more words into one new word that contains a new meaning. This paper examines the Kedang language (KdL) composite, a Mountain Dialect, Hule subdialect, Nilanapo Village, Omesuri District, Lembata Regency. The study was conducted from morphological and semantic aspects. The study used a qualitative descriptive approach. The form of oral data was obtained from informants who speak KdL, the Mountain dialect, the Hule subdialect, and Nilanapo village, at least 25-65 years old. Data was collected using the listening and speaking method equipped with the techniques of listening involved speaking, listening free involved speaking, speaking face-to-face, recording, noting and documentation. Data analysis uses analysis steps such as data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The results of the study stated that there are two types of KdL composites, namely subordinate composites, including substantive subordinatives type A and attributive subordinatives type B and coordinative composites with type C. The relationship between the words that form the composite is adhesive and cohesive that it cannot be inserted with other words, one of its core elements cannot be expanded and it cannot be reversed. KdL composites' characteristics include non-insertion, non-extensiveness, and irreversibility (morphological characteristics) and have a unity of meaning (semantic characteristics). Semantically, the meaning of KdL composites states a new meaning that cannot be known in relation to the two core components, a new meaning that can be known in relation to one of the components, and a new meaning that can be known about both components. Based on the word category, the KdL composite includes the categories of nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, numerals and conjunctions.

 

Author(s) Details

Yosef Demon
Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Flores, Indonesia.

 

Alfons Ga’a
Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Flores, Indonesia.

 

Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/lleru/v8/6288

 

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