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The Formation of Dajare and Its Effects on Speech Partners in Anime Monogatari Series IZUMI, Volume 10 No 1, 2021, [Page | 57] e-ISSN: 2502-3535, p-ISSN: 2338-249X Available online at: http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/izumi Research Article The Formation of Dajare and Its Effects on Speech Partners in Anime Monogatari Series Elizabeth Ika Hesti Aprilia Nindia Rini*, Aldhimas Kurnia Widianto Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia *Email: [email protected] Received: March 20th, 2021; Revised: April 25th, 2021; Accepted: April 26th, 2021 Available online: April 27th, 2021; Published regularly: June 2021 Abstract This study aims to describe the formation of dajare and examine the effects of dajare on speech partners. The data in this study were taken from the anime series entitled Monogatari Series. Data from the anime series were collected using the contextual analysis method. The results showed seven dajare formation processes: homophones, mora change, metathesis mora, combining phrases, dividing phrases, mixing foreign languages, and moving commas. It was found that the effect of dajare on speech partners was mainly positive. Keywords: dajare; effect; formation; monogatari series How to cite (APA): Rini, E. I. H. A. N., & Widianto, A. K. (2021). The Formation of Dajare and Its Effects on Speech Partners in Anime Monogatari Series. IZUMI, 10(1), 57–66. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14710/izumi.10.1.57-66 Permalink/DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/izumi.10.1.57-66 1. Introduction and nazonazo to the Indonesian wordplays Dajare is a play on words that uses two puns and riddles. Zakiyyah found that the words with the same or similar formation of dajare and puns both use the pronunciation. Dajare is often used in homophone technique and the technique of traditional and modern Japanese comedy using mora. On the other hand, nazonazo arts such as rakugo, manzai, owarai. Dajare and riddles involve the use of false ideas is used to tell jokes and is also widely used and opposition in the elements of both questions. The difference between for other things such as advertising or Zakiyyah’s research and this research is that product promotion as a unique slogan. this study focuses more on the effects of Dajare is often found in pop culture such as dajare on speech partners. anime or manga, especially those in the Previous research that examined dajare comedy genre. Also, dajare is used in daily was the research of Kadek Dwi Chandra conversations to break the ice. Therefore Sinta Dewi (2016) with the title this study aims to describe the formation of “Translation of Dajare in Comic Kuroko no dajare and examine the effects of dajare on Basuke” by Fujimaki Tadatoshi.” From this speech partners. research, it can be concluded that the Source Previous study by Hanina Zakiyyah Language dajare in the Kuroko no Basuke (2014) entitled “Contrastive Analysis of comic is mainly translated into non-dajare Wordplays in Japanese and Indonesian” in the Target Language, which is 17 data, compared the Japanese wordplays dajare and the Source Language dajare which is Copyright@2021, IZUMI, e-ISSN: 2502-3535, p-ISSN: 2338-249x IZUMI, Volume 10 No 1, 2021, [Page | 58] e-ISSN: 2502-3535, p-ISSN: 2338-249X Available online at: http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/izumi omitted in the Target Language is 4 data. Language Processing in 2012. Dybala et al. The difference between this study and classified the types of dajare into 12 Dewi’s is in the main problem where categories: homophones, change of mora, Dewi’s research focuses on the translation the addition of mora, subtraction of mora, of dajare studies. In contrast, this study metathesis of mora, metathesis of focuses more on the formation of dajare morpheme, changing kanji’s pronunciation, and its effects on speech partners. combining phrases, split phrases, puzzle, foreign language mixing, and moving 2. Methods commas. This research uses descriptive methods and qualitative approaches. This research was 3.1 Establishment of the Dajare conducted in three stages: data collection, From 12 categories of the dajare formation data analysis, and presentation of data Dybala et al, has classified, there are seven results (Sudaryanto, 1993). types of dajare formation found in data. The method of collecting data in this study uses the observation method and uses 3.1.1 Homophones advanced note-taking techniques. The data In this category, dajare is formed using used in this study is an anime entitled words with the same pronunciation without Monogatari Series which contains dajare mora. and affects speech partners. Example : Kaeru ga kaeru ‘Toad The analysis in this study uses the come home’ contextual analysis method which then Basic word : kaeru ‘Toad’ refers to the model of the speaking theory Dajare : kaeru ‘come home’ proposed by Hymes to determine the 3.1.2 Change of Mora context in the conversation based on the In this category, the basic word is changed data that has been obtained. Then the effect by replacing one of the mora with another of dajare will be determined using the mora. This category is further divided into theory of the effect of Haryadi’s speech. two subcategories, namely: An informal method will be used, which a. Consonant Change will be presented in ordinary words, to Example : Tomato wo taberu to present the results of data analysis, tomadou. ‘I got confused after eating tomatoes’ Basic word : tomato ‘tomato’ 3. Result and Discussion Dajare : tomadou 'confused' Dajare is a word game from Japan that Mora : change from ~t~ to ~d~ usually uses a word with a similar or the *Also added mora ~u at the end of the same pronunciation used for joking. Dajare sentence has been used since the 8th century in the b. Vocal Change poetry anthology manyooshuu (Nagashima, Example: Mezurashii, mizurashii ‘Unusual, 1999:55). In Indonesian, dajare is like water’ commonly known as a pun that uses a Basic word : mezurashii ‘unusual’ different word from the original word. Dajare : mizurashii ‘like water’ Whereas in English dajare is called pun or Mora : change from ~e~ to ~i~ paronomasia. 3.1.3 Metathesis of Mora For the formation of dajare, Dybala et In this category, the basic words are rearranged between one mora and another. al. classified the types of dajare into 12 Example: Dajare wo iu no wa dare ja? categories in a paper they presented at the ‘Who said the dajare earlier?’ International Conference on Asian Basic word : dajare ‘dajare’ Copyright@2021, IZUMI, e-ISSN: 2502-3535, p-ISSN: 2338-249x IZUMI, Volume 10 No 1, 2021, [Page | 59] e-ISSN: 2502-3535, p-ISSN: 2338-249X Available online at: http://ejournal.undip.ac.id/index.php/izumi Dajare : dare ja 'who' Data 1 Exchange of mora : ~ja~ exchanged for 斧乃木 : ああ、説明して欲しいんだよ ~re~ ね。分かってる分かってる。鬼 3.1.4 Combining Phrases のお兄ちゃんの思考は幼女から In this category, dajare is formed by mixing 童女まで、全部理解してる。 two phrases into one, in which the two (1) phrases can still be known for their origin or Ononoki : Oh, you want me to explaint it meaning. right. Relax, I already know. I Example: Oite wa koto wo shisonzuru. ‘if understand all your thoughts, devil old will be a waste’ sister, from little girls to children. 阿良々木 そんな狭いレンジで理解する : The dajare is a combination of two な。それは思考じゃなくて嗜好 sentences: (1) Oite wa ko ni shitagae ‘If old, だろう。嗜好でもないしな！ follow the words of the child’ and (2) Seite (2) wa koto wo shisonzuru ‘Doubt would be Araragi : Don’t say you understand me just from that. Also, what is true is not futile’. thought, but taste, right? But that 3.1.5 Split Phrases doesn’t mean my taste either! This category is the opposite of the previous (Zoku Owarimonogatari ep. 3, 12:58) formation. In this category, dajare is formed by turning one phrase into two In data 1, dajare can be found in speech phrases. (1). The dajare is formed by using a word Example: Yudetamago wo yudeta no wa that has the same pronunciation, namely mago. ‘The one who boils the eggs is the Shikou. The first word is 思考 (thought) and grandson’ the second word is 嗜好 (taste). Basic phrase : yudetamago 'boiled egg' Dajare : yudeta' boiled', mago The Dajare Effect 'grandson' 3.1.6 Foreign Language Mixing 1. Setting and Scene In this category, dajare is formed by mixing Dialogue in data 1 takes place on a staircase dajare with a foreign language (usually in the city where Araragi lives when he and English). Ononoki are on their way to where Shinobu Example: Souri daijin ga ayamatta: “aimu is. The two of them go out quietly at night souri” ‘The prime minister apologizes: so as not to worry Araragi’s family. “I’m sorry”’ 2. Participants Basic word : souri ‘prime minister’ The dialogue takes place between Araragi Dajare : souri ‘sorry’ and Ononoki. They are both friends who 3.1.7 Moving Commas help each other in overcoming the In this category, dajare is formed by weirdness that usually happens to Araragi. moving the position of the comma that is in Both of them were different people from the the base phrase people they used to know before because Example: Kane wo kure, tanomu. kane wo Araragi entered a mirror world that was kureta, nomu! very different from his original world. ‘Loan me some money, please. Ok, you 3. Ends already lent me money, let’s have a drink!’ The point of Ononoki said that dajare in Basic word : kure, tanomu ‘please, lend’ data 1 is to make the atmosphere more Dajare : kureta, nomu ‘you already natural because he realizes that Araragi still gave me, I’m going to have a drink!’ sees himself as an Ononoki who comes 3.2 Dajare Analysis from a different world from Araragi.
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