- Author: Santi Susanti
- From: Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran
Abstract:
Language is the medium used by human to communicate with other human. One function of language according to Larry L. Barker is for transmitting information. As a means of transmitting information, language can pass the time, by linking the past, present, and future to allow for the continuity of culture and tradition. This function of language is used by a number of authors in Bandung to preserve the Sundanese culture through writing. Through qualitative-phenomenological method, this article reveals the Sundanese writer?s experience in using his ability to write in an effort to preserve Sundanese culture. Based on data collected through interviews and document searches, it was revealed that cultural preservation conducted by the Sundanese writers done through two types of writing, fiction and nonfiction. Literacy used in a form of humor, essays, short stories, and more. Medium that used for message distribution also varied, ranging from print media such as newspapers, magazines, newspapers, books, radio, film, up to social media. Cultural preservation efforts conducted by the writers, in essence, boils down to a desire to keep the Sundanese culture still maintained continuity, also may give a contribution to the development of civilization.
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