IMPERATIVE CELLENCE IN PUBLIC SPEECH IN THE VILLAGE KOTABARU DISTRICT STAGEN

Abstract

The study's objectives were (1) to describe language acquisition in preschool-aged children in Semayap Village Kindergarten, specifically syntax, semantics, and phonology; and (2) to describe the factors that influence the acquisition of first language in children. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach, meaning a process of analyzing and comprehending the meaning of individual behavior. This approach uses observation and interview techniques to collect, process, analyze, and present the data in a qualitative way. The results of the study show that (1) language acquisition at preschool age, from the three stages of language acquisition which include the acquisition of syntax, namely 9 students who are very good and 9 students who are sufficient in acquiring syntax. For the acquisition of semantic students who were very good, there were 9 students and those who were quite good at acquiring syntax, there were 9 students. As for the phonological acquisition of students who were very good, there were 10 people and those who were sufficient in phonological acquisition were 8 people. (2) the factors that greatly influence the process of acquiring a child's first language are social background and heredity factors.

Keywords: children's language acquisition, preschool age