Syntactic Analysis of Language Acquisition in Three-Year-Old Children Based on Cultural Background
Authors: Lailiyah Nur , Wijaya Intan Prastihastari 
Published: April 2019

The variety of languages and cultures in the community will indirectly affect the acquisition and development of children's language. This will be seen when children change residence, where new dwellings, different variations or dialects. At the PAUD Nusantara University School Laboratory PGRI Kediri, most children from various regions, they are migrant fami-lies in the city of Kediri and need adaptation in the new environment including the language. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach, the purpose of which is to describe the acquisition of language of three-year-olds in terms of cultural background and to describe the average length of speech of three-year-olds based on Mean Length of Utterance (MLU). The research subjects were four children from Tulungagung, Kediri, Malang and Surabaya. The results of speech analysis show that the average research subjects from Tulungagung, Ma-lang, Kediri and Surabaya had an average MLU of 2.92 in stage VI, which meant that they were still at a low stage, which at the age of three was already at the stage VII 3.0-3.5 words per speech. Based on the results of the analysis, it is recommended that teachers and parents improve stimulation and find appropriate strategies for the acquisition and development of children's language.Keywords: Acquisition of children's language, Cultural background, Syntax Analysis
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