A Morphological Study of Sign Language: Reduplication in Kata Kolok

摘要

Reduplication is part of a morphological process carried out by repetition of basic or affixed words, both in the form of full repetition and partial repetition. Reduplication is found in spoken language, namely the language spoken. This research is an experimental development in which researchers try to find the phenomenon of reduplication in the sign language Kata Kolok. This study aims to identify and describe the occurrence of reduplication in sign language, Kata Kolok, that is used by the deaf community in Bengkala Village, Buleleng, Bali. The approach used is a generative morphological approach as defined by Aronoff (1976). The selection of this theory is because this study only focuses on the word formation process, so this theory wants to be tried or applied on sign language. The output of this research is the description of reduplication in Kata Kolok according to the theory used. The outcome of this study will enrich the documentation of Kata Kolok which in the future will be realized in the form of the Kata Kolok Dictionary.