Research Article
Onomastic Perspective On Java Communities Based On Social Stratification
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296869, author={Eddy Sugiri and Dwi Handayani and Muchtar Lutfi}, title={Onomastic Perspective On Java Communities Based On Social Stratification}, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third International Seminar on Recent Language, Literature, and Local Culture Studies, BASA, 20-21 September 2019, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={BASA}, year={2020}, month={6}, keywords={onomastics javanese society social stratification}, doi={10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296869} }- Eddy Sugiri
Dwi Handayani
Muchtar Lutfi
Year: 2020
Onomastic Perspective On Java Communities Based On Social Stratification
BASA
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.20-9-2019.2296869
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to describe the onomastic perspective of Javanese society based on its social stratification. The population in this study is the Javanese people who live in the East Java Province. Social stratification based on education, religion, and residence (area). The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. Meanwhile, the method of data collection uses random sampling with structured interview techniques. This interview was also recorded using a cellular telephone. The results of this study indicate that in giving names to children, Javanese people who are Muslim often use Arabic and important events in the Islamic religion. Meanwhile, many Christians take from Italian and Hebrew, as well as from important events in Christian Religion. Javanese people who are highly educated often give names to their children by using the name of a hero, a combination of Javanese and Arabic, and dominant sounds [a]. Whereas the names of Javanese people with low education generally take names according to local or regional names derived from Javanese. and dominant sounds [o], [nem], [min], and [yah]. This is almost the same as the name of the Javanese people who live in the village.
