REGISTER PENGASUHAN BAYI DI KEC. BANYUMANIK KOTA SEMARANG DAN DI KEC. ROWOSARI KAB. KENDAL: TELAAH ETNOLINGUISTIKREGISTER PENGASUHAN BAYI DI KEC. BANYUMANIK KOTA SEMARANG DAN DI KEC. ROWOSARI KAB. KENDAL: TELAAH ETNOLINGUISTIK

Abstract

There is a slight different in the language use of baby parenting in Semarang Municipality and Kendal Regency.
In this research the forms of baby parenting register in Semarang Municipality and Kendal Regency are
described and classified and the cultural background of the baby parenting register use in both second level
regions is outlined as well.
The approach of the current study consists of two, namely theoretical and methodological approaches.
Theoretically, the approach used in this research is the one of ethnolinguistics. In methodological terms,
however, it is qualitative descriptive. The research data takes the form of all baby parenting registers in
Semarang Municipality and Kendal Regency. The source of the research data is the utterance of mothers
parenting their baby existing in both regions. The data collection is performed using conversation method with a
basic technique in the form of captivate technique. Additionally, introspective method is also used. The data is
analyzed using qualitative method. The analyzed data is presented descriptively.
From the obtained data, it is found that the baby parenting registers in Semarang Municipality and Kendal
Regency have quite varied forms. Those forms can be classified on the basis of (1) lingual unit, (2) lexicon
source, (3) need framing, and (4) actor.
The cultural background of this baby parenting register use is the situational factor taking the form of the
local social culture. This social culture can be seen in the form of the tradition developing in the baby parenting,
since the age of 1 day, 7/9/11/13 days, selapan (35 days), until 1 year old developed in those two second level
regions.
In addition, another issue supporting the formation of the baby parenting register is the difference in point of
view towards an event taken place around the language users in utterance event, between those in Semarang
Municipality and Kendal Regency.
From the available conclusion, it is recommended for language researchers and followers of Copenhagen
school, i.e. a school of thought which, in addition to attempting to comprehend a language pattern, try to
comprehend any socio-cultural fields in general (in the context of the language) to perform research on register
in other fields. The policy makers in childhood education field are expected to be able to use it as supplemental
information in making a policy concerning the early childhood education since seeing the lexicons related to the
baby parenting enables one to discover the working description of baby parenting.
Keywords: register, baby parenting, and ethnolinguistics.