Variety of oral language speech of the regent of alor

10.2478/bjlp-2023-00000191

Abstract

Language as a medium of communication, in practice, shows diversity. Variety of Language is a representation of the condition of language use which shows the influence of the speaker, who is spoken to, context, etc. In the variety of spoken language, especially speech, the status peculiarities of those who speak and the context in which the language is used, these characteristics are indicated in the symbols of the language used. This study aims to describe the peculiarities of the use of language which characterizes the variety of spoken language. The research approach used is a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. The source of the data used is the narrative speech of the Regent of Alor. The data collection technique used was observing and noting. The data were analyzed with a focus on phonological aspects (phonetic and phonemic). The results of the study show that there are phonetic peculiarities in the way of pronouncing a number of words. The peculiarity is in the form of differences in pronunciation compared to the standard variety. The difference is marked by the omission of vowels, emphasis on vowels, and pronunciations that change the sound or omit some letters.