MEANING OF THE WORDS OF HAND ACTIVITIES WITH AND WITHOUT MEDIA IN THE SIDOARJO REGIONAL DIALECT OF JAVANESE

This study discusses various lexemes in the meaning field of hand activities in the Javanese dialect of Sidoarjo. This study begins with the fact that many hand activity lexemes have very subtle differences in meaning, especially in Javanese, which can lead to ambiguity in meaning. This study aims to describe these differences in meaning and elaborate on them. The study uses a descriptive qualitative approach with a componential analysis method through a study of the meaning field. Data were obtained through an introspectional method because the researcher is a native speaker, and verified by interviews with native speakers of the Javanese dialect of Sidoarjo. The results show that 29 hand activity lexemes were found, divided into two subfields: hand activities with intermediaries consisting of 15 lexemes. Each subfield has a common component and a differentiating component that includes one common dimension and five differentiating dimensions. As a result, the meaning field analysis is able to provide clarity of meaning and explain the differences in meaning of each hand activity lexeme in the Javanese dialect of Sidoarjo more systematically.