The Grammatical Behaviour of Balinese Adjectives on Phrases and Clauses

Abstract

The Balinese language is the only local language used by Balinese living on the island of Bali and outside Bali when they communicate with each other as one of the islands in Indonesia, the island of Bali is very famous as one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This happens because Bali has a very diverse culture and very strong customs. The aims of this research is to analyzing the grammatical behaviour of Balinese adjectives on phrases and clauses levels. The data sources of this research are Balinese phrases and clauses spoken by the informants that have been selected, and some additional phrases and clauses made by the writer which have been examined by the informants. Based on the results of the analysis presented, it can be concluded that Judging from the grammatical behavior of adjectives at the level of phrases and clauses, Balinese adjectives can have functions, including (1) an attributive function, (2) a predicative function, (3) a predicative function that has a comparative meaning, and (4) complement function.