Language Choice as the Way How the Local Diaspora in Bali Maintain their Social Identity
Ida Bagus Putra Yadnya; Nyoman Seri Malini; Made Dhanawaty ;Made Wiasti

Faculty of Arts, Udayana University

Abstract

Maintaining the use of mother tongue in interacting, switching to using the language of the host, or using ethnic languages side by side with the host language in a new place are basic issues that are faced by migrants as a diaspora community. This study aims to provide evidence of communication patterns and language inheritance in the diaspora community in Bali in order to find the right accommodation model that must be carried out by the diaspora and Balinese ethnic communities in interacting that can overcome various disharmonies. It is sociocultural using a qualitative approach conducted at two locations of Muslim diaspora communities in Bali. The data were collected through questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and direct observation. The analysis was carried out qualitatively by applying language choice and linguistic accommodation theories. The result of the analysis is presented through interpretive descriptive explanations. The research findings show that language choice turned out to be evidence of how the local diasporas maintain their social identity.

Keywords: language choice, local diaspora, social identity

Topic: Language

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract-plain/XYRhvdrzL749

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