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The Logical Meanings of the Traditional Wedding Speeches of the Batak Toba People

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This research deals with the logical meanings of the clause complexes in the Batak Toba People wedding speeches. The problem investigated deals with the types of the logical meanings existed in the traditional wedding speeches of the Batak Toba people and the way each of those types is created. The theoretical frameworks in this research are the logical meanings and the logico-semantic relation theories. The research design refers to an object as multiple realities as a qualitative research. The research subject is the Batak Toba people creating the wedding speeches in the wedding ceremony. The object is the logical meaning in the structure of a clause complex. The data are 142 clause complexes from the 15 recorded wedding speeches. The technique of the data collection and analysis follow the concept of the researcher concurrent activities, they are data collection, reduction, display, and drawing conclusion. The findings are that the logical meanings the Batak Toba people wedding speeches are expansion, such as elaboration, extension, and enhancement; and projection, such as locution projection, idea projection and idea.

Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 2, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijll.20140205.16
Page(s) 328-342
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Keywords

Logical Meaning, Logico-Semantic Relation, Clause Complex

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  • English Language Teaching Study Program, Teacher Training Faculty, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan-Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

  • English Language Teaching Study Program, Teacher Training Faculty, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan-Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

  • English Language Teaching Study Program, Teacher Training Faculty, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan-Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

  • English Language Teaching Study Program, Teacher Training Faculty, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan-Pematangsiantar, Indonesia

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