Deixis Marker in The Buginese Oral Literature Tau Sabbarak E: Preservation Effort of Local Identity

Abstract

A literary work cannot be separated from deixis markers. One of the essentials of deixis function is its ability to act as a speech interpretation tool. In this case, clear deixis will lead the reader to understand the author's idea. Conversely, obscure deixis is likely to lead to an incorrect interpretation. This study aims to determine the deixis markers in the Buginese oral literature discourse entitled "Tau Sabbarak E," to preserve the Buginese community's local identity. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. The data collection used was documentation, observation, and note-taking techniques. The data analyzed was conducted by identifying the deixis data found, classifying deixis data, analyzing data, and concluding the results. The results showed that the deixis marker in the Tau Sabbarak E story is second singular person pronoun -mu 'you,' at the word daengmu 'your brother,' lakkaimmu 'your husband,' and -kik 'you' at the word amaingekkik 'be aware of you.' The first single-person pronoun u-'aku, 'usiala' I am married, 'uita' I see, 'and usukkuru. 'I am thankful.' Furthermore, the third person pronoun plural na-is also found in the La Sabbarak E story. It seems at the word bainena 'his wife,' napalessokna lempakna 'lowered the luggage,' kedona 'his attitude,' and indokna 'mother.' The second singular person pronoun is idik 'you,' at the word idikmuto 'you too,' which refers to the character of the mother. Meanwhile, self-naming deixis is also found at the words toke 'male Chinese seller,' and punggawa 'leader' refers to La Sabbarak E. The time index is contained at the word makkukkue 'now,' cinamoha 'for a while,' maleleng wenni 'late at night,' and tette asera ele e, ' nine o'clock in the morning.' In addition, the time lexeme is not deixis, namely pitungesso 'seven days.' In this study, unfortunately, no space deixis was found. These results research is an effort to save local identity in strengthening both local and national culture.