Tolaki Community Interaction Behavior in Kinoho Sara (Pragmatic Studies) Firman A.D. (a*), Ramis Rauf (b)
a) Kantor Bahasa Provinsi Sulawesi Tenggara, Jalan Haluoleo, Kompleks Bumi Praja, Anduonohu, Kendari, Indoensia, 93232.
*firmanad041[at]gmail.com
b) Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Doctoral Humanities Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, 52323, Indonesia
Abstract
The fulcrum of this paper was the interaction behavior of the Tolaki community in kinoho sara through the presentation of the elements of language use, namely speech situations, speech events, and speech acts. Kinoho sara was one of the oral literature of the Tolaki community in Southeast Sulawesi. Kinoho sara embodied in traditional marriage and marriage ceremonies. Kinoho sara reflected the challenges and obstacles that would be faced by the bride and groom in living the household life. The data collection technique was a literature study. The research method was the descriptive method of pragmatic analysis. The results showed that the utterances in kinoho sara showed formal and traditional speech situations, witnessed by many people during the day in a place attended by two groups with specific goals and purposes. Speech events in kinoho sara could be described based on several components in speaking. In terms of speech acts, kinoho sara contains literal meanings, objectives, utterance intentions, and the resulting effects.
