Morphological Markers Of Verb Modality In Javanese Surabaya Dialect

Zulferdi, Lazuar Azmi. 2013. Morphological Markers of Verb Modality in Javanese Surabaya Dialect. Study Program of English, Universitas Brawijaya. Supervisor: Eni Maharsi; Co-Supervisor: Yana Shanti Manipuspika. Keywords: Dialect, Javanese Language, Verb Modality, Morphological Markers, Surabaya Dialect Dialect is a variety of a language that has unique patterns of phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary. Dialect is spoken and understood by a particular language society. One of dialects in Indonesia is Javanese Surabaya Dialect (JSD). The uniqueness of JSD can be seen through its morphology and verb modality. Thus, this study was conducted to describe the characteristics of morphological marker and the use of verb modality in JSD. This study used a qualitative approach. The data are verbs which contain morphological markers that characterize Javanese Surabaya dialect. In collecting the data, Stimulating Technique or Teknik Pancing and structured interview were employed. In data analysis, the data were put into tables in accordance with morphological markers identified from the verbs. Further explanations according to the morphological markers and verb modality theory become part of the analysis. The results of this study revealed that there were 72 inflected verbs in Javanese Surabaya dialect taken from 12 base verbs of standard Javanese. Most of the inflected verbs have similar characteristics with the morphological markers in standard Javanese. However, there were two morphological markers which were not in the category of standard one. They reveal the uniqueness of morphological markers in Javanese Surabaya dialect. In addition, three types of verb modality occurred most often in the daily communication of native speaker of JSD were found. They are indicative, imperative, and subjunctive optative. In conclusion, the characteristics of Javanese Surabaya dialect share a major similarity and minor difference with the morphological markers in standard Javanese. It has uniqueness in the morphological markers used in some of the words. For further research in dialect, it is suggested that the next writers who are interested in Javanese Surabaya dialect to analyze it from phonological and syntactical point of view