The Semantic Definition Aspect of Kelantanese Dialect Gasor Entry

Abstract

This study aims to observe the semantic aspect of Kelantanese dialect (KD) gasor entry in the Kamus Dewan Edisi Keempat (KD4). The objective of the study is to identify the problem of the entry definition form KD in KD4, describe the definition of KD gasor entry in KD4, and formulate a new definition of KD gasor entry. 30 informants who are KD native speakers were randomly selected for the purpose of this study. The result shows that the KD gasor entry definition is not accurate and has caused confusion to the dictionary users due to the ambiguity of meaning, inaccuracy of meaning, and overlap of meaning for the definition of an entry, subentry, and phrase. In addition, the Componential Analysis of Meaning Theory (1975) which is used in this study seemed to be able to overcome the initial problems appropriately.