Abstract:
This study aimed to analyze the types of meaning and the description of
meaningwords/phrase/sentencess used in the Mantra Pawang Hujan. Geoffrey
Leech Theory was applied in this study. A descriptive qualitative research was
appliedto analyze the data. Source of data was in the form of spoken form of
Mantra Pawang Hujan from two local pawang. They were transcribed into the
written form which consisted of word/phrase/sentence.Data were collected
through observation, depth interview, and documentation. There were 23
word/phrase/sentence as data in Mantra Pawang Hujan 1, and 17
word/phrase/sentence in Mantra Pawang Hujan 2. After analyzing the data, it was
found 6 types of meaning appeared in Mantra Pawang Hujan 1, namely;
conotative meaning, social meaning, reflective meaning, thematic meaning,
collocative meaning and affective meaning. Meanwhile there were 4 types of
meaning found in Mantra Pawang Hujan 2, namely; conotative meaning, social
meaning, conceptual meaning and affective meaning.The meaning of
words/phrase/sentences communicated by the two pawang is not far from the
actual meaning. Mostly, the expression used by pawang 2 is the real meaning,
because the words/phrase/sentencess are pray, praises or a compliment to the
Almighty God and also based on Quran.
