| dc.description.abstract | The research studies the Javanese language in the context of
it society. The main goal is to express the knowledge system
and the thought patterns of the Javanese society, especially
the Javanese farmers, in understanding their life and the
world of their life. The steps of this research are: (1)
collecting data, (2) analyzing data, and (3) presenting the
research results. The analysis of the data finds the following
results: (1) The language units classification pattern are
analyzed grammatically; (2) the knowledge system and the
collective thought of the Javanese society expressed in the
pranata mangsa are as follows: (a) The uses of metaphor
describes: the world/the earth, (parts of) human body,
wind, sounds, finery, water, and family relationship; (b)
The reasons of using the Kawi language in pranata mangsa
are motivated by the intellectual values, the artistic values,
aesthetic aspects, and common usage in the Javanese
literature; and (c) In relation to pranata mangsa, the Javanese
society has the concepts of the vertical and horizontal
relationship, which cover: the concept of God, the
world/the earth, time, and space. Through pranata mangsa,
the farmers harmonizing themselves with the cosmos and
the nature. | en_US |
