PERSONAL NAMES IN JAVANESE: A NATURAL SEMANTIC METALANGUAGE STUDY

Abstract

This paper aims to analyse personal names in Javanese in Klambir Lima Village, Hamparan Perak District by using Natural Semantic Metalanguage Theory. It is conducted by applying a qualitative method using the technique of tapping and advanced techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The data is taken from Javanese community informants in Klambir Lima Village, Hamparan Perak District, Deli Serdang Regency. The data is in the form of information from several informants regarding the Javanese names and the meaning of the names of the Javanese people. From the data being displayed, Natural Semantic Analysis theory, it is found that the meaning of personal names that exist in the Javanese community in Klambir Lima Village, Hamparan Perak District, Deli Serdang Regency is classified into six parts, namely the meaning of parents expectations, meaning of gender marker names, meaning of number sequence names, meaning of day markers/weton names, meaning of wayang character marker names, and meaning of situational/historical markers. The meaning of the name is analyzed by using the semantic primitives and semantic components in MSA theory. The components that make up the meaning of personal names in Javanese are substantive components, relational substantives, appraisers, mental predicates, events, existence, and time components.