Abstract:
This study discussed about analysis of sentences in The Legend of Rawa
Pening folklore. This study aimed to find out the type of sentences the cultural
value in The Legend of Rawa Pening folklore, identified dominant type in The
Legend of Rawa Pening folklore. Descriptive qualitative research applied in this
study. The data of research took from 24 sentences. The researcher found 12
simple sentences (50%), 7 complex sentences (29.2%), 5 compound sentences
(20.8%). Most dominant type of sentence was simple sentence. Based on the
results, there were 8 sentences which containing cultural value and there were 9
cultural value found in “The Legend of Rawa Pening” folklore were Kerja keras,
Perduli sosial, Rasa syukur, Rasa ingin tahu, Gigih, Suportif, Amanah, Jujur and
Tanggung jawab. The type of sentences contained cultural value 2 simple
sentences, 5 compound sentences and 1 complex sentence. The researcher focused
on compound sentences. Compound sentences amounted to 5 sentences with the
precentage of 20.8%. Types of compound sentence contained in coordinate
conjunction. All compound sentences in “The Legend of Rawa Pening” folklore
contained the cultural value : Kerja keras, Rasa syukur, Rasa ingin tahu, Gigih,
Jujur dan Tanggung jawab. The researcher hoped this study would be reference
for other researcher who conduct a research on same topic, analyzing sentence and
increasing the knowledge.
