Genealogical Relationship of Language and Culture of South Halmahera Languages

JUMAHIR JAMULIA

P0300310004

two groups of words

Genealogical Relationship of Language and

Culture

South Halmahera Languages Group

genealogical relationship

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LA LB

LB1 LB2

LC

LC1

LANGUAGE CULTURE

RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Language and culture are inextricably linked,and their relationships cannot be overstated.

Cockerham (1995:72-74) culture shapes theform and use of language, while language is anexpression of culture.

Kramsch (1998:3) language expresses culturalidentity, language embodies and symbolizescultural reality.

RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

If language can be studied synchronically

and diachronically, then culture can be

interpreted both synchronically and

diachronically

HISTORY

LANGUAGE

CULTURE

“like language, every culture is a result of

historical development, whether

it is studied as a functional system of

composite parts, or atomistically as a

description of ethnographic facts.”

(Anttila, 2009:379)

RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

If language relationship can be

studied by applying comparative method,

then cultural relationship can also be

studied through comparative method.

HISTORY

LANGUAGE

CULTURE

“every language

contains a vocabulary

with precise references

to aspects of culture

relevant to the people

who speak it."

Cockerham, 1995:72)

RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

SOUTH HALMAHERA LANGUAGES GROUP

Gane

East Makian

Buli

Maba

PataniSawai

Irarutu

Weda

Gebe

To what extent is the degree of genealogicalrelationship of language and culture of SouthHalmahera languages?

How to establish the genealogical relationshipof language and culture of South Halmaheralanguages?

Why the South Halmahera languages areconsidered genealogically related both inlanguage and culture?

Describing the degree of language relatednessof South Halmahera languages.

Establishing language sub-groupings,reconstructing proto-language, and finding theorigin or homeland of South Halmaheralanguages.

To explain the genealogical relationship oflanguage and culture of South Halmaheralanguages through the linguistic evidenceprovided by research objective (1) and (2)above.

LANGUAGE

SUBGROUPINGS

PROTO

LANGUAGE

LINGUISTIC HOMELAND