Semantic and Phonological Relations of Javanese Wangsalan Elements

This paper is designed to describe the Javanese traditional formula famously known as wangsalan with the attention focus on the relation of its three-element structure, i.e.  description, referent, and intention. The data presented in this article are mainly gathered from websites, Javanese lesson b...

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Published inAksara Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 239 - 248
Main Author Wijana, I Dewa Putu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Balai Bahasa Bali 22.12.2023
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Summary:This paper is designed to describe the Javanese traditional formula famously known as wangsalan with the attention focus on the relation of its three-element structure, i.e.  description, referent, and intention. The data presented in this article are mainly gathered from websites, Javanese lesson books, and Javanese song lyrics.  Firstly, the elements of wangsalan are classified into three categories, i.e. description, referent, and intention respectively. Further, through careful investigation, the semantic and phonological relation between description and referent elements, and referent and intention elements are analyzed using contrasting method. Eventually, the research finds that the relation of description and referent elements is semantic, but the relation of referent and intention elements is phonological in character. The semantic relation can be distinguished into periphrastic, metaphorical, similarity, synonymous, and onomatopoeic relations, while the phonological relation can be differentiated into partial and total homophonic relations. AbstrakMakalah ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan formula tradisional dalam bahasa Jawa yang secara luas dikenal sebagai wangsalan dengan fokus perhatian pada tiga elemen pembentuknya, yakni deskripsi, referen, dan intensi. Seluruh data yang disajikan dalam penelitian ini dikumpulkan melalui  laman, bukubuku pelajaran bahasa Jawa, dan lirik-lirik lagu Jawa. Pertama, elemen-elemen wangsalan diklasifikasikan menjadi tiga kategori, yaitu deskripsi, referen, dan intensi. Lebih jauh melalui penelitian yang cermat, relasi semantis dan fonologis antara element deskripsi dan referen, dan antara elemen referen dan intensi dianalisis dengan metode kontrastif. Hasil analisis menemukan  bahwa relasi deskripsi dan referen bersifat semantis, tetapi relasi referen dan elemen intensi bersifat fonologis. Relasi semantik dapat dibedakan menjadi relasi perifrastik, metaforis, kesamaan, sinonimi, dan onomatope. Sementara itu, relasi fonologis antara referen dan intensi dapat dibedakan menjadi relasi homofoni total dan homofoni sebagian.
ISSN:0854-3283
2580-0353
DOI:10.29255/aksara.v35i2.4184.239--248