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3 Showing that having very high expectation on to something only
leads to disappointment. Since the context of utterance of the proverb is being a warning for
someone who wants to get something very excellent, it can be concluded that the last implicature is the appropriate one as the implicative meaning of this proverb.
The speaker of Banjarese in the moment of using the proverb wants to giving advice in avoiding very high expectation onto something.
The proverb talalu pilih, tapilih bangkung is only one of the proverbs which portray the bad behavior of having high expectation. Below are others
proverb that has portray the same behavior. 1.
Talalu harap, pas tatiharap. 2.
Mahadang buah bungur.
k. Hypocritical
Banjarese people also dislike the hypocrital behavior, it is portrayed by several proverb found in the study. One of them is proverb Kapala manyaruk,
buntut mahambat. This proverb is usually uttered to warn the hearer who is lying. It is used as a warning to avoid the hypocritical behavior for one of the sign of a
hypocrite is lying. This fact can be regarded as the context of the utterance of this proverb.
This proverb has four parts: kapala ‘head’, manyaruk ‘butting’, buntut
‘tail’, and mahambat ‘whipping’. Those four parts construct literal meaning of the proverb head butting, tail whipping. This proverb has parallel structure, consisted
of two verb phrases kapala manyaruk and buntut mahambat. Both of them have
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similar intention which is hitting an object. This can be treated as clues of interpretation which resulted in the explicature
‘hitting an object using two different means
’. However, the previous explicature is not satisfying as the interpretation of the proverb. The implicature is needed to point out the hidden
intention of the speaker of the proverb. Based on the clues, the explicature and the context of the utterance of the
proverb, some implicature can be formulated including: 1.
Showing an attempt of hitting an object a person simultaneously with different approach.
2. Showing an act of hypocrisy by a person to another.
3. Showing that the act of hypocrisy is an act of coward.
The appropriate implicature for the proverb is the last one, since the clues and the explicature above are in line with the context of the proverb. In showing
that a hypocrite is a coward, the speaker hopes that the hearer will avoid the behavior. And also by showing that the hypocritical is a sign of cowardice, the
speaker strengthens the fact that a Banjarese dislike the cowardice behavior. Beside the proverb above, there are also another proverb that showing the
same behavior. They are: 1.
Iya kandang, iya babi. 2.
Musang bapadah hayam 3.
Kula – kula buhaya
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l. Disrespectful
