The Interactions of Social Stratification and Karonese Register in Giving Pedah Pedah Perjabun

Indonesia is well known for its variety of tribes,
traditional languages, culture and society. It grounds this
research to observe and elevate the wealth of traditional culture and language of Indonesia. This research deals with the
reflections of social stratification toward the Karonese register in giving pedah pedah perjabun (giving valuable advices in traditional wedding ceremony of Karo by family members of bride and groom). The objectives of this research are to investigate the social stratification and register in the Karonese speech community. The research problems concerns with social stratification and Karonese Register due to the existence of some differences. This study is conducted by using qualitative descriptive design. The data are taken from some records of traditional wedding ceremony of Karonese. The analysis shows that age and occupation are the factors in causing the variety of Karonese language. The result displays two reflections of social stratification toward Karonese register, namely (1) different occupation and age tend to make the variety of lexis, and (2) similar occupation but different age tend to make the variety of grammar. Based on the occupation, register of agriculture is the most frequent used in giving pedah pedah perjabun