SYNTAX STRUCTURE OF ADJECTIVE PHRASE COMPARISON INJAVANESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

The measurement of adjective comparison level in the Javanese language is becoming benchmark or yardstick of why language users choose adjective vocabulary with a special selection. Syntactically Javanese language speakers feel more solid in saying by using the marker of speech comparison level. Syntactic structures are characterized by the use of comparison level before and after the adjective. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach. A form of discourse research data obtained from the daily text documents, namely the Java language magazine. Data were analyzed using distributional studies. Data analysis procedures is carried out through four stages of activities: (1) data collection, (2) data reduction, (3) presentation of data, and (4) the conclusion of the research findings and (5) verification. The research found some syntactic structure adjective comparable levels, namely: 1)Rada preceded by the word 'rather', 2) preceded by the word luwih 'more'.3) preceded by olehe 'how', 4) followed by dhewe ‘alone',and 5)followed by the word banget 'really'.