International Journal of English and Education

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Lexical Category as a Differentiate Element toward the Meaning of Idiom inLampunglanguage with Pesisir Dialect

Authors
  • Sulistianah

    Author

  • Dadang Suganda

    Author

  • Wahya

    Author

Keywords:
lexical category, meaning, and Idiom
Abstract

This study is a qualitative study which aimed to describe lexical category
and the meaning of the idiom in Lampung language with coastal dialect. The result of
this study showed that the idiom in Lampung language can be a complex word,
compound words, and an idiomatic expression. There are two kinds of idioms of
complex words in Lampung language of coastal dialect, namely penghengukand
pedatong. The idiom of combination words can be a combination of noun + noun,
noun + adjective, noun + verb, verb + adjective, and verb + verb. Based on
semantically verbwhich is used in a form of combination words is conditional verb
and action verb.

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Published
2014-04-10
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How to Cite

Sulistianah, S., Suganda, D., & Wahya, W. (2014). Lexical Category as a Differentiate Element toward the Meaning of Idiom inLampunglanguage with Pesisir Dialect. International Journal of English and Education, 3(2), 189-197. https://ijee.org/ijee/article/view/1034