Kembong Daeng, Sukardi Weda
This present study aimed at identifying the contrastive properties of syntax of Makassarese, Indonesian, and English. This study focuses its investigation on syntactic variation in Makassarese and English specifically the phrase, clause, and sentence in the three languages. Makassarese is a local language in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Indonesian language or Bahasa Indonesia is a national language used as a means of instruction in schools and universities and becomes formal language in all formal settings, and English is an international language (EIL) taught as a mandatory subject at schools and universities and becomes a foreign language in Indonesian curriculum. The research design was qualitative approach and the data were obtained from newspaper, textbook, and spoken language. The phrase, clause, and sentences from the three languages were analyzed based on a comparative study paradigm/CSP (Saud & Weda, 2019). The results of the study reveal that Makassarese Indonesian and English have the same sentence structure (S+V+O) but in some circumstances, Makassere has its own sentence pattern. © 2019 Asian E F L Journal Press. All rights reserved.
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia
