Syntax: The Grammar of Kindergarten Fairytale Storytelling

Abstract

This study examines the grammatical structure of kindergarten teachers in storytelling activities at Pandaan Pasuruan. The source of the data in this study was the utterances of kindergarten teachers who were telling stories in front of the class. The research data is in the form of transcribed recorded sentences. The data is then analyzed using structural syntax theory. Methods of data analysis in this study using the method for direct elements. The researcher divides the lingual data unit into several parts according to the classification of the grammatical processing. Grammatical processing in this study is studied based on the analysis of functions, categories, roles, and the complexity of the sentences. The complexity of the sentences in this study was reviewed based on the number of clauses in the sentence, as well as the use of subordinating conjunctions and coordinating conjunctions in the sentence. The results of the study show that kindergarten teachers tend to use sentences consisting of one clause. This indicates that kindergarten teachers use appropriate language for early childhood, so that the content and message in the fairy tales can be conveyed properly.