Partial Lectical Innovation in Devayan Language: Lingual data review in a geographical perspective

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10.2991/conaplin-18.2019.312How to use a DOI?

Keywords

innovation; lexical variation; Devayan language

Abstract

Innovation includes two sides, namely process and result. As a process, innovation is the creation of new forms or meanings due to the changes in the original form or meaning, whether it refers to the original word itself or the emergence of new words. The purpose of this research is to observe lexical changes in the two dialects of the Devayan language that show similarities in structure (phonotactic) and the word assumed to be known before. Words that show partial lexical changes are indicated by the omission, addition, or replacement of sounds from the original word. The method used in this research is descriptive method. Data collection technique uses the listening method. Data analysis is conducted using comparative-synchronic method. Data analysis is in the form of lingual unit analysis, while identity method is used to analyze the similarities and differences of dialectal elements, and data validity is conducted using triangulation technique. After comparing and analyzing the two dialects of the Devayan language, it can be concluded that partial lexical innovation in the language includes innovation by the omission at the end of the word, namely in the phoneme y→Ø and n→Ø, and the replacement of the lexicon between vowels, for example in phonemes a →i, u →o, and i →e, and also the form changing of consonants such as f → w, l→r, b→w, and d→r.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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