This study deals with “The Shift of Acehnese Language in Pulau Kampai Community”. The aims of this research are: (1) to obtain the reasons of language shifting that has happened in Pulau Kampai, and (2) to find out what factors that caused shifting of Acehnese language in Pulau Kampai. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The subject of research is the second generation of Acehnese community in Pulau Kampai. The researcher found that the shifting pattern of Acehnese language among Acehnese community in Pulau Kampai is bilingual subordinate patterns that exist in the second stage. The Acehnese community (the second generation) still uses Acehnese language predominantly but there are some new words that come from other languages that are used to replace some words in Acehnese. The shifting of Acehnese language happened due to four interconnected, i.e. (1). Migration (Acehnese community in Pulau Kampai is newcomers from the other areas: from Beurenuen, Sigli, Tamiang and Aceh Timur, (2). Number of the speakers (Acehnese community is minority community, (3) Demography, (Location of new area), and (4) Economic factor (a condition that requires Acehnese people to meet or join other workers) causing language shift.

Author Name: Chairuddin

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Keywords: language shift, Acehnese language, regional language, regional identity

ISSN: 2580-8672

EISSN: 2580-9962

EOI/DOI: 10.30743/ll.v2i1.478

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