• Leny Saili Rahmah

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• Sutiono Mahdi

  Author

This article tries to analysis the structural reduction in Indonesian narrative texts. To
collect and analyze data used qualitative method. The research focuses on two main points: (1)
What kinds of function can be found in narrative text? (2) What are differences structural
reduction inter narrative text?. To answered those questions writer used Propp’s list
function. This research employs Semiotics: The Basics. The results of this research are: (1) No
villain in one of the Indonesian legend but there is villain in myth story. Both of stories get
reduction from seven roles Propp’s list, The stories which come from Indonesia the hero and
villain are still in a family or have relationship each other. (2) There are fourteen function in the
legend of Sangkuriang and thirteen functions in the myth of Nyi Roro Kidul so this story gets
reduction from thirty one list of Propp’s list functions.

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