NOUN CONSTRUCTION IN BIMANESE

Abstract Bimanese is an interesting language to observe because it is located in the area between two types of languages, namely an af xed language and an unaf xed language (Satyawati, 2010, p. 2). With such conditions, of course Bimanese will have characteristics in both languages. From several studies (Ara k (2007), Jauhari (2000), Owens (2000), and Satyawati (2010), studies related to noun constituents have not been studied.The results of previous studies focused more on general syntactic studies, especially on syntactic relations and the valence of Bimanese, even though it is really very important to observe each Bimanese constituent so that the speakers can describe Bimanese grammar gradually. For the rst phase, the research will observe the nominalizer of the language. Functional Grammar by Kroeger (2005) and some concepts from Van Valin and Dixon will be applied to analyze the collected data. The theory used is related to theory of noun. It is hoped that the aim of the research- to nd out the nominal system in Bimanes if it is similar to Indonesian- can be known. Method used to collect data is elicitation method completed with recording and note taking technique, while for analyzing data distributional method and equivalence method are applied. The results of the study will show the forms of nominalizer whether they are morphological or syntactical marker. Keywords: Bimanese, nominalizer, clitics, typology Abstract Bahasa Bima merupakan bahasa yang menarik untuk diamati karena letak penuturnya di antara dua tipe bahasa, yaitu bahasa bera ks dan bahasa tak bera ks (Satyawati, 2010, p. 2). Dengan kondisi yang demikian, tentunya bahasa Bima akan memiliki ciri di kedua bahasa tersebut. Dari beberapa penelitian (Ara k (2007), Jauhari (2000), Owens (2000), dan Saty- awati (2010), kajian yang berkaitan dengan konstituen nomina belum dikaji. Hasil penelitian sebelumnya lebih banyak difokuskan pada kajian sintaksis secara umum, khususnya pada relasi sintaksis dan valensi Bahasa Bima. Padahal, sesungguhnya sangatlah penting untuk mengamati setiap konstituen bahasa Bima agar dapat mendeskripsikan gramatika bahasa Bima secara bertahap. Untuk tahap awal, dalam penelitian ini akan diamati penominal dalam bahasa Bima. Agar analisis data dapat dilakukan dengan baik, akan digunakan Functional Grammar yang disampaikan oleh Kroeger (2005) dan juga beberapa konsep dari Van Valin dan Dixon. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori tentang Nomina. Dengan harapan, tujuan penelit