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3.6 Data Collection

As previously stated, the data for this study consist of three types, namely 1 oral performance of the subject on duty as a Pranatacara, 2 field notes of both objective and reflective descriptions, and 3 cassette recorded semi-structured interviews with the subject and expert judges.

3.6.1 Oral Performance

The oral performance of the subject on duty as Pranatacara took place on May 4, 2007. To record the oral performance, I had to be present in the wedding reception upon permission by both the subject and the people involved. There was no problem since I had been given the schedule of performance by the subject, Mr. Sudiyono. Soon upon completion of the videotaping and cassette recording activities, the recorded data were then transcribed. To replay the cassettes and to have better listening to them, a bigger cassette player, Sony CFS-777S was used. The transcription was stored in a Nexus USB 2.0 Flash-Drive 512 MB and later printed out and attached in Appendix. The transcript was given a label with information of 1 the event, 2 the speaker, 3 the date and 5 the setting. It was about 7 pages length with one and half spaced line. At first, the transcript was designed to be classified into stages of Pranatacara genre. Type A consists of general introductory remarks by Pranatacara. Type B consists of the oral performance during Panggih. Type C consists of the oral performance during Kacar-kucur. Type D consists of the oral performance during Dulangan. Type E consists of the oral performance during Timbangan. And Type F consists of the oral performance during Sungkeman. 125 However, the facts in the field turned otherwise. The stages of Pranatacara genre were different from those stated above because the wedding reception was Tumplak Punjen, namely to mark the marriage of the youngest daughter of Mrs. Veronika Sukerman. The reception of Tumplak Punjen eliminated some stages, namely Panggih, Kacar-kucur, Dulangan, Timbangan and Sungkeman. The last mentioned stage Sungkeman is actually similar to the ritual of Tumplak Punjen. The only difference is that in Tumplak Punjen several married couples perform ‘respects’ to their parents one after another, ending in the newly wedded couple; while Sungkeman is normally performed by the newly married couple.

3.6.2 Passive Participation