Linguistik Indonesia, Februari 2020, 57-69
Volume ke-38, No.1
Copyright©2020, Masyarakat Linguistik Indonesia
ISSN cetak 0215-4846; ISSN online 2580-2429
GREETINGS AND LEAVE-TAKINGS IN SASAK
Istikhorini Atika
1
Sudirman Wilian
2
Mataram University
1 2
istikhorini.110592@gmail.com
1
Abstract
Greetings and leave-takings in conversational routines are commonly used to maintain
people’s relationship in society. However, each culture may have different ways of
expressing greetings and leave-takings. In English, the common greetings and leave-
takings used are time-free and time-bound. They are expressed by, for example, ‘good
afternoon’, ‘good evening’, ‘good night’, ‘nice to meet you’, and so forth. These
expressions are not found in Sasak, and therefore there may be problems for Sasak native
speakers to learn or understand other forms of greetings and leave-takings that exist in
other cultures. On the other hand, non-native speakers of Sasak may find it difficult to
learn the greetings and leave-takings in Sasak. The aim of this study is to find out the
forms of greetings and leave-takings in Sasak. By using Haliday’s theory of time-free and
time-bound greeting, the data is analyzed by comparing and contrasting the greeting and
leave-taking patterns used in English and Sasak. The result of the study indicates that
Sasak types of greetings and leave-takings are also time-free and time-bound. However,
these forms are not exactly the same as the English greetings and leave-takings. Their
functions are to show solidarity and empathy.
