The Maritime Lexicon of Indonesian Proverbs as a Guide in the Dynamics of Cultural and National Life
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.035How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- language and culture; maritime; lexicon; Indonesia proverb
- Abstract
Language and culture have values and legal order that greatly influence people’s behavior. The behavior of the Indonesian people can be reflected through the way they interact using language devices. Indonesian people who live in coastal areas have specific language tools, one of which is the maritime lexicon in the form of proverbs that are full of meaning, organized, concise, and dense. Maritime lexicon and expressions reflect the experience, work ethic, character, and behavior of the community which is understood collectively based on the life views of each of its supporters. This article is an effort to explore the language existence and maritime culture also to explain the lexicon function in Indonesia proverb which contain values and labeling in the maritime community in Indonesia. This study was conducted from the perspective of the relationship between language and culture (Kramsch, 1998 and Duranti, 2000). The data for the purposes of this study is the lexicon in proverbs related to maritime, especially the lexicon “sea” and “water”. Data were obtained from various literatures, such as books and journals. In addition to written data, oral data were also obtained from informants who were fluent in Indonesian. The data is presented descriptively, which explains the data according to the facts of the language used. After that, interpretive methods are applied, namely interpreting language facts based on people’s social behavior in accordance with their cultural context. Thus, the values of social and cultural events can be obtained based on the perspective and experience of the informant associated with the context of the supporting community. The results of the study show that maritime culture in Indonesian proverbs using the lexicon “sea” and “water” is full of values in the form of advice, obedience, patience, education, satire, and politeness. Maritime lexicons and expressions can make a very important contribution to the development and enrichment of Indonesian culture in various spheres of life. In addition, it can be a guide in the dynamics of cultural and national life.
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Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Asriani Abbas AU - Kaharuddin Kaharuddin PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/27 TI - The Maritime Lexicon of Indonesian Proverbs as a Guide in the Dynamics of Cultural and National Life BT - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 257 EP - 261 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.035 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.035 ID - Abbas2022 ER -