Humaniora: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Education
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): HUMANIORA: Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Education, Juni 2022

Interrogative Sentences In Torajanese And English: A Contrastive Study

Erin Natal (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University)
Sudirman Maca (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Bosowa University)
Andi Tenri Abeng (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2022

Abstract

This study aims to identify the forms of interrogative sentences in Torajanese and English structurally. This research is a descriptive qualitative research with the sample of native speakers of Torajanese in Pangala’ Village, North Toraja Regency. The method used in this research is contrastive method proposed by Tarigan. Then, for analyzed the types and forms of interrogative sentence the writer used the theory proposed by Quirk. The results of this research indicated that there were dominant differences in terms of sentence structure between Torajanese and English. The first types is Yes/No question, there are 8 forms of Interrogative sentences in Torajanese. Then, for the second types there are 7 forms of Wh-question. In the third types namely Alternative question there are 3 forms. Moreover, the differences from both languages were in placing the question word, in English it always begins with an Auxiliary verb or To Be and Wh-word. While, in Torajanese it was “Raka” which was equal to auxiliary verb, In Torajanese, it did not always begin in front of the sentence, but begins in the middle, and at the end of the sentence.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jlle

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Humaniora: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Education (JLLE) is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, published in June and December, twice a year electronically by Faculty of Letters Bosowa Universty. It covers the latest developments in the broad areas of English language, ...