Interference and Integration in A Balinese Article "Midabdabin Bali Pinaka Pulo Perdamean Lan Demokrasi"

By I Gst. Ag. Sri Rwa Jayantini, Dosen STIBA Saraswati Denpasar
This writing tries to investigate wheter interference and integration occur in an article of a newspaper or not. Generally, articles in the newspaper utilize a wide range of vocabulary as well as apply a certain style which usually deals with diction, syntax, narration, rhetorical devises, etc. The choice of words, the structure of sentences and how the words are spelled, then are worth analyzing from the aspect of sociolingustics. In a specific sense, it is interesting to find out the words, phrases or other elements which show interference and integration. Balinese language which long time before was motly used as a means of spoken communication emerges as a means of written communication in printed media i.e. Bali Orti, special pages of Bali Post Sunday's edition which is written in Balinese language. The article analyzed in this paper entitled Midabdabin Bali Pinaka Pulo Perdamean lan Demokrasi. There are some examples of integration and interference found in this article. The analysis was made referring to Richards et al (1985), Weinreich ( in Grosjean, 1982) Haugen (in Grosjean, 1982) and Chaer and Agustina (1995).