PENANDA JENIS KELAMIN PADA NAMA JAWA DAN NAMA JERMAN

• Main Author: Wening Sahayu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta 2014-10-01
• Series: Litera
• Online Access: http://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/litera/article/view/5251

Abstract This study aims to describe gender markers in Javanese and German names. The data of Javanese names were collected from family cards in a community in one area representing each regency in Yogyakarta Special Territory. The names were classified by the gender of the owners. A componential analysis was then carried out to investigate the gender markers in the names. The discussion on German names and their gender markers was based on literature review, including the findings of the studies by Gerhards (2003), Nübling (2009) and Oelkers (2003). German names in the discussion were Vorname or first names. The findings show that there are similarities between Javanese names and German names in terms of gender markers. The similarities between them are apparent in: (a) phonetic signs in the form of suffixes, and (b) the number of syllables.