Language Choice of Balinese and Japanese Mixed Marriage Children

Japanese and Balinese mixed marriage children have become bilingual since the early years of the language acquisition period. They acquired the inheritance of the languages (Indonesian, Japanese, and Balinese) from their parents. This research was conducted to find the language choice of mixed marri...

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Published inJournal of language teaching and research Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 604 - 610
Main Authors Zuraida, Lukia, Budiarsa, Made, Laksana, I Ketut Darma, Simpen, I Wayan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Academy Publication Co., Ltd 01.07.2020
Subjects
Balinese language
Bilingualism
Child language
Children & youth
Families & family life
Indonesian language
Interfaith relationships
Japanese language
Language acquisition
Language choice
Mothers
Multilingualism
Native language acquisition
Parents & parenting
Preferences
Questionnaires
Sociolinguistics
Verbal communication
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Summary:Japanese and Balinese mixed marriage children have become bilingual since the early years of the language acquisition period. They acquired the inheritance of the languages (Indonesian, Japanese, and Balinese) from their parents. This research was conducted to find the language choice of mixed marriage children of Balinese and Japanese in Bali. The language use domain is divided into two: family and social. In each domain, the topic, the background of the situation, and the people involved are determined. The data was gathered using questionnaires employed to 10 mixed married families. The method includes observation and interviews. The result of data analysis showed that in the family domain there are variations of the children's language preferences when communicating. The children choose Indonesian when communicating with the father, and Japanese with the mother. However, there are also other options for using mixed code between Indonesian, Japanese and also English. In the social domain, the language choice is more homogeneous, which is Indonesian. Meanwhile, it was found that there was resistance towards the use of Balinese by Japanese-Balinese Mixed Marriage Family (JBMF) and the factors that affected the children's language choice were also discovered.
ISSN:1798-4769
2053-0684
DOI:10.17507/jltr.1104.11