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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 465 Proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference on Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2019) An Analisys of Passive Construction in Rempung Language East Lombok Moh. Ismail Fahmi* Amrullah Amrullah Postgraduate English Department Postgraduate English Department Universitas Mataram Universitas Mataram Mataram Indonesia Mataram Indonesia [email protected] Abstract— The purpose of this research is to identify the All along the period, people always learn language, forms of passive voice in Rempung language and to investigate because the language has crucial rule in the real life. It is whether the appearance i-prefix –form in the Rempung. This imaginable, without language how the world will be. But research was conducted at Rempung village. The design of the probably for its customary, language is infrequently has research is descriptive qualitative. The data collection method not attention, and usually supposed as common things as used is note taking as primary data while having conversation human being walking or breathing. Language is not just with people who are speaking Rempung as their native language. spoken but also alliance by its rule, in this case syntax. After all data were collected, then they were sorted based on the Almost whole the educational institutions, which open researcher's needs to be analyzed. The data analysis shows that program of Strata (S-1) of language, teach their students the passive construction in Rempung Language is divided in two kinds. First passive construction use “i” prefix but active and about linguistics. The knowledge of it is not as a passive as same prefix (Inverted passive). eq. Tulis (write) – i- requirement to fullfil the assignment merely, but it will be tulis passive and active i-tulis (is written), Second first passive a provision in enriching the concepts about language, construction use “i” prefix passive and active is different (non- especially in high level. Syntax is one of the branches of Inverted). e.g. Tama (enter) infinitive, se-tama use in active and linguistics that learns about sentence. Syntax holds crucial the passive construction become i-se-tama (is entered), se in rule, for language that is used in communicating the second prefix has not meaningful but we should put down. In contents of language itself. Indonesia Language, masuk (infinitive), me-masukkan (Active) The researcher is interested at knowing deeper about and di-masukkan (Passive) it is called Non-Inverted. Rempung language is unique passive construction because more than Rempung language as his first language, which he uses in passive construction in Rempung language dialect is Inverted daily activities, the researcher also wants to describe or than non-Inverted. explain a bit about Rempung language to the readers how to passivize Rempung language and what kind of passive Keywords— passive, prefix, inverted, Rempung construction in Rempung language. This research is expected to be able to improve the I. INTRODUCTION researcher’s knowledge in knowing the Rempung language Rempung located in distric of Pringgasela East passive construction in details, and also the researcher Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Most of them are sumbawa hopes a lot it is able to improve the readers’ knowledge etnic. The language used in communication is the about Rempung language, especially on Rempung Sumbawa Taliwang but they have different dilaleq. But of language in passive construction, and be able to apply its course they understand and they can use Sasak language knowledge in the real life later. which is the majority etnic in Lombok island. they have unique language especially in passive construction. They II. REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE have different varieties of language dialects (Rempung In supporting this research, the researcher thinks it is Pringgasela, Rempung Anjani, Jantuk and Kembang very crucial to collect some books as references for this Kerang) in one community is a common practice. This research. And in this chapter the researcher needs to reflects the efforts of the community members to make discuss about; Language and Linguistics, language communication among them keep running. This practice acquisition, language varieties, dialect, overview of occurs in open communities, where the members do not dialect variation, classification of dialect, Review of the live exclusively from other communities. In this situation it Related Literature In supporting this research, the is very likely that their cultures, including their languages. researcher thinks it is very crucial to collect some books For open communities this condition will be readily as references for this research. And in this chapter the accepted (or at least it can’t be avoided or rejected). The researcher needs to discuss about; Language and real problem lies on the process where the members of the Linguistics, language acquisition, language varieties, community struggle against the difficulty in understanding dialect, overview of dialect variation, classification of and using the new variety; the more distinct and dialect, Rempung dialect, sentence, phrase, clause, word, complicated the new variety is, the more difficult the passive construction, passive properties, previous of the process will be. research. Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 250 Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 465 A. Language and Linguistics communication by means of a structured arrangement of Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, or sounds (or their written representation) to form larger written symbols by means of which human beings, as units, for examples morphemes, words, and sentences’ [3]. members of a social group and participants in its culture, In sociolinguistics, a variety, also called a lect, is a express themselves. The functions of language include specific form of a language or language cluster. This may communication, the expression of identity, play, include languages, dialects, registers, styles, or other forms imaginative expression, and emotional release. Many of language, as well as a standard variety. The use of the definitions of language have been proposed. Henry Sweet, word "variety" to refer to the different forms avoids the use an English phonetician and language scholar, stated: of the term language, which many people associate only “Language is the expression of ideas by means of speech- with the standard language, and the term dialect, which is sounds combined into words. Words are combined into often associated with non-standard varieties thought of as sentences, this combination answering to that of ideas into less prestigious or "correct" than the standard [4]. Linguists thoughts.” The American linguists Bernard Bloch and speak of both standard and non-standard (vernacular) George L. Trager formulated the following definition: “A varieties [5]. "Lect" avoids the problem in ambiguous language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols by means cases of deciding whether two varieties are distinct of which a social group cooperates [1]. languages or dialects of a single language. Variation at the Language, a system of conventional spoken, manual, or level of the lexicon, such as slang and argot, is often written symbols by means of which human beings, as considered in relation to particular styles or levels of members of a social group and participants in its culture, formality (also called registers), but such uses are express themselves. The functions of language include sometimes discussed as varieties as well [4]. communication, the expression of identity, play, C. Dialect imaginative expression, and emotional release. Many definitions of language have been proposed. Henry Sweet, Dialect is a system of language that is used by the an English phonetician and language scholar, stated: community to differ from other community that used “Language is the expression of ideas by means of speech- different of system event has closed relationship (Weijen: sounds combined into words. Words are combined into 63). Other definition is given by (Chaurand; 151) dialect is sentences, this combination answering to that of ideas into a real language that is utilizing on literature or it is still thoughts.” The American linguists Bernard Bloch and using on reference to middle age language. Dialect is George L. Trager formulated the following definition: “A caused by a few elements such as; politics, cultural, language is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols by means economic by Mielet [6]. of which a social group cooperates [1]. All languages in the territory of Indonesia, besides Language is a means to communicate, it is a semiotic Indonesian and foreign languages were allied the local system. By that we simply mean that it is a set of signs. Its language. Local languages are part of Indonesian culture A sign is a pair consisting—in the words of Ferdinand de that is still alive and should be cherished and preserved or Saussure—of a signifier and a signified. We prefer to call conserved. One of the local language preservation efforts is the signifier the exponent and the signified the meaning. to conduct research that will increase knowledge of For example, in English the string /dog/ is a signifier, and language. One important research studies carried out is the its signified is, say, dog hood, or the set of all dogs. (I use study of kinship regional languages in Indonesia. the slashes to enclose concrete signifiers, in this case Minangkabau language is one of the local languages in sequences of letters.) Sign systems are ubiquitous: clocks, Indonesia spoken by Minangkabaunese from West road signs, pictograms—they all are parts of sign systems. Sumatera. In daily communication, Minangkabaunese use the Padang dialect, which is the dialect used in Padang as Language differs from them only in its complexity. the result of combination of several dialects that exist in This explains why language signs have much more internal West Sumatera.