| Abstrak/Abstract |
The research investigates morphemic reduplication in terms of its kinds and meanings
in Javanese poetry, widely known as geguritan. This descriptive qualitative study
obtained the data from an anthology of geguritans entitled Cathetan Kanggo Lintang
by Irul S. Budianto. An interpretative method was conducted after the data were noted,
listed, verified, and classified based on the kinds of meanings of reduplication as
proposed by Wijana. The research findings show that the types of reduplication found
in the geguritans can be classified into four: full reduplication, reduplication with
sound modification, partial initial syllabic reduplication, and reduplication combined
with affixation. In addition, only nine out of 12 categories of the meanings of
reduplication were found in the data: plurality, diversity, continuity, intensity,
attenuation, reciprocity, artificiality, collectivity, and rate. The absence of the other
three categories is due to the difference between the language style used in geguritan
and the language used in daily conversation, in which geguritan tends to consider the
poetic style of language. In contrast, everyday conversation employs more
straightforward language choices that the speakers and the hearers can easily
understand. |
