Oral Tradition <i>Cacap-Cacapan</i>: Directive Action in Wedding Events Lubuklinggau-Indonesia

Abstract

Lubuklinggau is a city in South Sumatra province that still maintains cultural traditions and customs, one of which is tadition in marriages which are usually called event cacap-cacapan, as traditional traditions of the Lubuklinggau community. The tradition of stabbing in marriages is carried out after the procession of marriage. The purpose of this study is to describe the types of directive speech acts based on those contained in the speech program of handicapped marriage. The method used is descriptive analytic with the technique of taking the samples needed in a specific research purpose (purposive sampling). Based on the analysis in the research, it was found that all speech acts use Indonesian, namely speech of the master of event cacapan as the host of the event in a traditional, which has been chosen by the bride and groom and includes rhymes, as well as Indonesian which is of course different from daily language of people in Lubuklinggau that use Pelembang language which is still included in the Malay family. The types of directive speech acts delivered at traditional event for cacap-cacapan, are a) inviting, b) reminding, c) advising, d) stating something, as a greeting and, e) being grateful. Each type of directive utterance has a different and descriptive meaning.

Syntax Analysis: Text of the Cacap-cacapan Tradition of the Malay Society in South Sumatra

“…A prosperous family is a dream for everyone who has the intention to form a household in building new relationships [7]. A prosperous family is an ideal form for people in running their household, although achieving it is not as easy as imagined, because of the many obstacles that will be faced in carrying out married life.…”