Name Of Village In South Tapanuli Regency: An Antropolinguistic Study

Abstract

This study examines the diversity of village names in South Tapanuli Regency. An anthropolinguistic approach was used to saw the use of language in village names that were associated with the cultural values ​​of the people in South Tapanuli Regency. The method of this research was descriptive qualitative, which aimed of the research was to describe phenomena that occur both in terms of natural and man-made phenomena. The data collection was done by means of interview, observation, and documentation. Based on the result of the study, it could be concluded that based on the shape, the naming of village names in South Tapanuli Regency was monomorphemic and polymorphemic. In the meaning of cultural representation, it found the influence of the field of meaning of plants, water, soil, social systems, and topography on village naming in South Tapanuli Regency. Variations in the form and meaning of village naming in South Tapanuli Regency basically represent the cultural values ​​of the previous community in South Tapanuli Regency.