THE TRACES OF DIALECTAL DISTRIBUTION OF JAVANESE LANGUAGE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CIAMIS-DIALECT SUNDANESE LANGUAGE (WEST JAVA, INDONESIA): A GEOLINGUISTIC STUDY

Abstract

This research examines the traces of dialectal distribution of Javanese language and its implication for Ciamis-dialect Sundanese language, in West Java Province-Indonesia, from the perspective of geolinguistics. This research uses two sort of approaches: namely theoretical and methodological. The method used in this research is qualitative-descriptive. Meanwhile, the provision of the data was done through the conversation (cakap) and observation (simak) method. The instrument used in the data collection process is the vocabulary basic list method (Swadesh), which contains the language (the terms) of the system of existing kinship, the pronouns, and the body parts. The data is analyzed by using the comparative-synchronic method. This research was carried out in Ciamis Regency, by choosing five districts as the observation areas which were determined by the wind direction. The research results show that the traces of dialectal distribution of Javanese language in Ciamis Regency, West Java-Indonesia, can be seen from the existence of the same glosses and etymons. The dialectal distribution of Javanese language and its implications for Ciamis-dialect Sundanese language is seen to be consistent on the phonological and lexical aspects.