Analysis of Functions and Meanings of Traditional Speech at Welcoming New Woman (Simbo Inak Feuk) Ceremony in Rote Ndao Communities

Abstract

This thesis explores the function and meanings of traditional speech at welcoming new woman (simbo inak feuk) ceremony in Rote Ndao communities. There are two problems in this research. The first problem is what are the functions of traditional speech at welcoming new woman (simbo inak feuk) ceremony in the Rote Ndao communities?. The second problem is what are the meanings of traditional speech at welcoming new woman (simbo inak feuk) ceremony in the Rote Ndao communities?. This research aims to describe the meaning and function contained in the traditional speech of the Simbo Inak Feuk ceremony. The appropriate method used in this writing is a descriptive qualitative method. This research was conducted in Rote Ndao, Holoama village. Data were collected using three techniques: audio recording, video recording, and interview. Data analysis begins with transcribing, translating, classifying, and analyzing the data by using six functions of language according to Jakobson’s (1987) theory and seven types of meaning according to Leech’s (1981) theory. The result of this study shows that there are four types of language functions found by the writer. The four types are poetic function, emotive function, conative function, and phatic function. The writer also found six types of meaning. The five types of meaning are conceptual meanings, reflective meaning, connotative meaning, affective meaning, and thematic meaning.