Speech Variatons in Arabic Language Communication in Modern Pesantren

DOI

10.2991/icclas-18.2019.59How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Variation, santri speech, Arabic language, Modern Pesantren

Abstract

Modern pesantren (Islamic boarding school) that obliges the santri (students) to communicate in Arabic language causes bilingual society, even multilingual if the boarding school also requires English as a means of communication. In bilingual or multilingual communities there will be many variations of language. Therefore, this study examined the variations of the santri's speech when communicating in Arabic and the factors causing the emergence of these variations. The research used a qualitative descriptive method that relied on the verbal data in the form of words derived from the santri’s speech when communicating in Arabic. The data included the speech that occurred in all the activities of santri while in the pesantren environment. They were gathered using interview supported with a recorder. The collected data were analyzed using a micro linguistic concept, such as interlingual, interference, code mixing, and language variation. The research reveals there was first language interference, mixed code, and formal variation in the santri's speech when communicating in Arabic. The factors causing the emergence of these variations included the lack of practice, Arabic grammar, and casual variety. It triggers the writer to conclude that there are still problems and difficulties santri have to cope with when they want to acquire Arabic language as well as their first language. Santri still need more practice and guidance to develop their Arabic as their foreign language.

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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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AU  - Ummi Kulsum
PY  - 2019/02
DA  - 2019/02
TI  - Speech Variatons in Arabic Language Communication in Modern Pesantren
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Internasional Conference on Culture and Language in Southeast Asia (ICCLAS 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 232
EP  - 235
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icclas-18.2019.59
DO  - 10.2991/icclas-18.2019.59
ID  - Kulsum2019/02
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