Syntax in language production: The utterances of tamiang language In aceh province Rosdiana1, Sariakin2, Hijjatul Qamariah1, Mulyadi Syahputra1, Sri Wahyuni1, Rizka Marlisa Aini1, Maulizan1, Mulyani1
STKIP Bina Bangsa Getsempena Banda Aceh
Abstract
Syntax is the cognitive capacity of human beings that allows us to connect linguistic meaning with linguistic form. Syntax is the study of rules for combining words into a sentence. Syntax is also has a close relationship to other branches of linguistics such as morphology nd phonology. The purpose of this research is to find out how the syntax of Tamiang language especially the sentences that are construction in the Language such as the patterns of phrases, clauses, and sentences. The research design used in this research was descriptive research. The data in this research were collected through interviewing, noting and translating, recording and transcribing all utterances of Tamiang language. The number of subjects were about 24 persons. The result of the research shows that there are four kinds of phrases in Tamiang language. Meanwhile, Tamiang clauses have two forms: complete and incomplete form. The complete form has two patterns: subject-predicate and predicate -subject. Based on the parts of speech, Tamiang clauses have five forms: nominal clause, verbal clause, adjectival clause, numeral clause and prepositional clause. Tamiang sentences are classified into four kinds: declarative sentence, imperative sentence, interrogative sentence and exclamatory sentence. According to the forms, Tamiang sentences are also classified into four forms: simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence and compound-complex sentence.
