TEENAGERS CULTURAL VALUES TOWARDS THEIR VERNACULAR AND INDONESIAN LANGUAGES
Abstract
This study aim to analyze How to Compare the Cultural Values of a Teenager toward Vernacular Language and Bahasa Indonesia.This study population throughout teenagers around Langsa. Especially in old Langsa sub district, meurandeh village like boys and girls aged around 12-21 years old much as 15 teenagers. Data were collected using a questionnaire for the teenagers. The result of study is teenagers really love and appreciate their vernacular language because vernacular language is mother tounge, teenagers still comsider the vernacular language is very important to know their identity because the vernacular language according to the teenagers can communicate with their environment. Teenagers in area meurandeh Langsa not very active role in preserving the culture of the region because that preserve the regional culture is the parents. If parents do not also preserve the culture of the region then certainly the culture will slowly disappear. So the value of teenagers culture toward local language to communicate with others both in using the vernacular language and Bahasa Indonesia.
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