Abstract
Women are the key to language retention. On the other hand, language is closely related to culture. Then, how can women and their culture maintain their language (read: Javanese)? To discuss this, this paper uses observation, interviews, and questionnaires. The result was, (1) Javanese Krama began to be threatened, both in urban and rural societies in Klaten, (2) Indonesian had begun to urge the existence of Javanese, (3) Javanese Ngoko was still maintained even though the percentage was not too high (under 65%), (4) percentage of language retention in urban women in Klaten, is still relatively better than in rural communities, (5) Javanese language retention strategies are carried out through religious lectures, alms earth traditions, and nyadran (a term for pilgrimage and cleaning the grave).
Highlights
One of the essential cultural elements is language
No different from the two previous districts studied by the writter, in Klaten district, the observation points covered urban and rural areas
Based on in-depth interviews with Mrs Sumiyati, as a religious and educational figure, it was revealed that the society, especially women in Klaten, still highly upholds Javanese language and culture, so that the Javanese language still exists in this area
Summary
One of the essential cultural elements is language. Other living creatures "do not have" language, so humans are often interpreted as "animals that have a system of symbols/signs" (animal symbolism). It is through language that culture in a society can be known, recognized, internalized, and passed on. In addition to language as one of the cultural elements, another element is a system of ideas. One of the behaviors that can be identified to uncover the ideas behind it is language behavior. One example of language behavior in this paper is the behavior in speaking Javanese. The language behavior observed in this paper is the behavior of women society in Klaten, Central Java. Sibarani [1] illustrates language and culture that are related to the nature of culture, cultural elements, and cultural patterns of behavior as presented below
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