AN ANALYSIS OF SASAK SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE ON THE FORMS OF PASSIVIZATION AS USED IN NGENO-NGENE DIALECT AT RARANG VILLAGE OF EAST LOMBOK

Abstract

This study dealt with syntactic structure on the forms of passivization in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect at Rarang village of East Lombok. This was descriptive qualitative method. The ways of collecting the data in this study were by observation, interview, note taking, and cross cheking. The investigation is focused on what are the type(s) of passive forms on Ngeno-Ngene dialect at Rarang village of East Lombok, how is the rule of passivization in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect at Rarang village of East Lombok, and how is the relational structure of passive in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect at Rarang village of East Lombok. In Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect as used in Rarang village of East Lombok, there are two types of passive construction can be found, they consist of canonical and adversative construction. Canonical passive in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect as used in Rarang village of East Lombok is marked by the prefix te- and followed by the verb base. Adversative passive in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect as used in Rarang village of East Lombok is marked by the confix ke-  -an on the verb base. Futher, in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect as used in Rarang village of East Lombok, the passive expression may appear in passive –causative construction which is derived from the transitive causaative form. The passive – causative construction is marked by the prfix te-  and suffix  -ang as derived transitive causative marker. In this study, I reports that in Sasak Ngeno-Ngene dialect and Indonesian, there are several expressions treated as passive by linguists. However, those expressions appear clearly not in passive form. They actually appear in ergative form.

Key Word: Passivization, Syntactic Structure, Sasak Ngeno-Ngene Dialect, Passive Properties.