The Role of Women in Developing a Friendly Village: an Anthropolinguistic Approach
Robert Sibarani
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Abstract
This present paper discusses the the role of women in developing friendly village. It aims at (1) describing the occupational sharing between women and men in developing friendly village, (2) identifying the socio-cultural handicaps of women in conducting their roles in developing friendly village and (3) the potentially communicative role of women in developing friendly village in the future. Anthropolinguistics related to gender is applied to study this topic by focusing on the women-s performance, indexicality, and participation. The analytic parameters are interconnection, valuability, and sustainability. The case study of the village is Tipang village, one of the villages in Baktiraja District, Humbang Hasunduta Regency, North Sumatera Province.
Keywords: occupational sharing, friendly village, anthropolinguistics, socio-cultural handicap, potential role
Topic: Occupational and women