| Abstrak/Abstract |
Language does not only play a role as a communication tool, but also as cultural identification. This
paper aims to discover young adults' awareness of the local language in Bekasi, to find out the existence
of the local language 'Betawi-Ora' in Bekasi, and its application of it in daily life. The writer applied the
quantitative method to collect and analyze the data. The data were collected by online questionnaire and
interview with 31 young adults from Bekasi in the range of age 16 – 26 and 27 – 38. The survey
contained 27 questions which dived into 5 questions for the awareness aspect, 15 questions for the
knowledge aspect, and 7 questions for the usage aspect. Moreover, the interview was represented by 4
young adults who were born in Bekasi. The result of the survey showed that plenty of them are aware
of the local language and culture in Bekasi. More than half of them know that the local language is
called 'Betawi-Ora' and its words, but only unfamiliar words they did not recognize them. They preferred
to apply the local language frequently only to their close friends in Bekasi to strengthen their
relationships. |
