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

Abstract

The traditional cacap-cacapan wedding ceremony is a tradition of the Malay community in South Sumatra, which is carried out by a pair of brides after the marriage ceremony takes place, and before the bride sits on the aisle. Lubuklinggau is one of the cities in South Sumatra Province that still maintains the Malay cultural tradition, namely the cacap-cacapan tradition. The text is in the form of an old poem, namely a rhythmic rhyme spoken by an event host. During the traditional event, the host of the ceremony delivered a verse of advice to the bride and groom. The purpose of this study is to describe the utterances of the rhyme text delivered by the host in the analysis of syntactic aspects. The method used is descriptive qualitative method. The analysis of the rhyme text in the traditional cacap-cacapan marriage ceremony is based on the structure of syntactic analysis, the type of sentence is the more dominant object of the rhyme text, addressed to the bride and groom as advice related to the daily life of the bride and groom in the Malay community group. Therefore, the rhyme that is conveyed has the role of actions that must be carried out by the bride and groom in carrying out married life as advice in life.