Purpose of the research Underlying theory

5 3. Why Wonorejo’s Javanese language is different from Javanese language in Javanese dictionaries ?

C. Purpose of the research

Herewith this research, the writer hopes that the results can give the description about language that is used by Wonorejo’s societies. There are some purposes of this research, they are : 1. To explain about homonyms and to classify homonyms words that exist in Wonorejo’s Javanese language. 2. To analyze the process in forming the homonyms in Wonorejo’s Javanese language. 3. To identify why the people use this variation or homonym rather than the other variation.

D. Underlying theory

The writer adopts the meaning of ambiguous from Jerrold J. Katz opinion that is : “semantic ambiguity is multiplicity of senses versus uniqueness of sense that more than one sense and the fact that the sentences have two or more senses 1964:296. The writer takes this opinion because ambiguous is the effect of homonyms words that exists in Wonorejo’s Javanese language. The writer also uses semantic books written by F.R Palmer as reference in writing and researching this research.in this book, the writer takes Bloomfield opinion about behaviorism. The writer tries to look for and analyze the connection between homonyms words in Wonorejo’s Javanese 6 language and behaviorism theory. Bloomfield said that “we can define the meaning of a speech form accurately when this meaning has to do with the same matter of which possess scientific knowledge” 1981:58. The opinion can help the researcher in identifying the causes of homonyms words that exist in Wonorejo’s Javanese language. Because behaviorism is influencing language acquisition so that, it certainly has connection to the homonyms word that exist in Wonorejo’s Javanese language. In this research, the writer adopts Hymes opinion with his theories that is called SPEAKING. The writer will identify the connection between homonyms words in Wonorejo’s Javanese language and Hymes SPEAKING model. By using this theory, the writer can look for and identify the relationship between the participant, setting, and another aspect that will help this research. The writer takes Hymes opinion from Jan Renkema’s book with the title “Discourse Studies” published in 1993. The researcher takes this opinion, because the writer will look for the background knowledge of Wonorejo’s society. It is used to point the reason why Wonorejo’s choose this variant and not another variant.

E. Research method