DYSFUNCTION VERB OF MALAY DIALECT IN TANJUNG BALAI: ANTHROPOLINGUISTIC APPROACH

Abstract

This study deals with the phenomenon of dysfunction verb in Tanjung Balai Language. This happens along with the rapid development of the era towards modernization which is feared that in the future the Tanjung Balai Malay language which is owned and proudly has been threatened with extinction over time, but what needs to be realized is that it does not mean to displace the position of Indonesian which has been agreed as the national language. The study aims to (1) find out the words as a dysfunction verb in Tanjung Balai Language (2) explain the mechanism of the dysfunction verb in Tanjung Balai Language. This research took place in Tanjung Balai. This study was a descriptive qualitative and used an interactive model. Anthropolinguistic approach was used as a core to find out the reasons for dysfunction verb in Tanjung Balai Language. The result of the study showed that there were thirty dysfunctions of the Malay dialect in Tanjung Balai. It was occurred due to the big language shift was happening in that area. As a result, the language shift of the Malay dialect in Tanjung Balai influenced the language used in Tanjung Balai.