Abstract

This study aims to gain a deep understanding in detail in accordance with the research focus on “Moral Values in Oral Tradition of Bekesah Puspakrama at the Sasak Community in the West Nusa Tenggara”. This research is not bound by the place because this research is library research. The approach used is qualitative, structural and semiotic approach design with content analysis technique. As a whole the text on Bekesah Puspakrama script consists of 533 verses of song and 152 pages. The researchers found 230 verses of song containing moral values according to sub-focus. Oral tradition is a cultural heritage of a society of previous generations that still exist today and become an identity for the community. The oral tradition of Bekesah Puspakrama has a position and serves as a system of social protection and control, ritual and cultural identity, as well as education and instruction for the Sasak community. The implications and targets aimed at this research have an impact on Indonesian language education and Indonesian literary majors, especially on the teaching of oral literature and oral tradition, especially those related to the content of values in the manuscript. Furthermore, it is expected as one of the alternative teaching materials and can be used as a reference in analyzing other literary works.

Highlights

  • Indonesia is a unitary state built on the basis of cultural and ethnic diversity, in accordance with the motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

  • This study aims to gain a deep understanding in detail in accordance with the research focus on “Moral Values in Oral Tradition of Bekesah Puspakrama at the Sasak Community in the West Nusa Tenggara”

  • How are the moral values in the oral tradition of Bekesah Puspakrama viewed from the semiotic aspect? While the purpose of the study is to know and understand in depth the values contained in the text Bekesah Puspakrama is very sacred to the Sasak community in West Nusa Tenggara

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Introduction

Indonesia is a unitary state built on the basis of cultural and ethnic diversity, in accordance with the motto of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. In addition to abundant natural resources, cultural and ethnic diversity is one of the endowments as a source of cultural richness of the Indonesian nation. For example the Minang, Batak, Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Sasak, Buginese, Mandar, Dayak and many other ethnic groups. This diversity is accompanied by differences in the diversity of languages and other traditions. The function of language as a means of communication has to do with the society, culture, and mind of its speakers even with the world in general, there is a connection between human language, society, culture, and the mind (Duranti, 1997: 65).The phenomenon of language, either individually or in groups, in a society is often reflected in traditional cultural events and cultural activities. All that is science and knowledge, in addition to being an identity

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