Representation of Local Wisdom in the Language Structure of Street and Place Names in Bali Province
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Local wisdom, street names, place names, language structure, Bali ProvinceAbstract
Naming a place or street is related to many aspects, including aspects of culture, thought, history, and education. Naming in anthropolinguistic studies is known as toponymy (naming). Toponymy is interesting to study in linguistic studies because the existence of toponymy related to places and streets can provide a historical story to the naming given. The reason is, that the name given comes from a culture and will produce stories and past history so that it can create layers of meaning. In the Sapir-Worf hypothesis, the use of language in toponymy can influence the way a person thinks and behaves. One of them is the use of language structure so that it can describe the perspective and thinking of the local community culture. The formulation of the problem in the study includes 1) how is the language structure of street toponymy in Bali Province and 2) how is the language structure of place toponymy in Bali Province. For this reason, this study aims to describe the language structure of streets and places in Bali Province. The benefits of this study can certainly explore the values of local wisdom reflected in the naming of streets and places in Bali Province and their relevance in the context of culture and education. The approaches used are linguistic anthropology, morphology, and semantics. The naming of areas in Bali Province certainly pays close attention to the values of local wisdom, which include natural phenomena, social interactions, places of interaction, and cultural heritage in the form of oral traditions. This study has the potential to contribute to the context of learning by integrating learning materials and can be the basis for the development of teaching materials in Bali Province.
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