Ecolinguistics Studies For Naming ObjectsIn Bukit Lawang Tourism

Abstract

The present study is concerned with the underlying ideas for naming tourist objects in Bukit Lawang area. This work presents 5 categories of ecolinguistics dimension of the underlying ideas for naming tourist objects in Bukit Lawang area because of the different way of tourist’s thinking toward the relationship between naming and object. The descriptive qualitative research is used where the data collection uses observation, and in-depth interview. The data analysis is analyzed based on Miles, Michael, Johnny (2014). The findings indicate that the underlying ideas for naming tourists objects can be as the ecosystem link that is part of the human life system (ecology) with the language that humans use to communicate in their environment (linguistics) and as identity of an object in tourism destination. The categories of ecolinguiics dimension of the underlying ideas for naming tourist object are (1) ideological, (2) sociological, (3) biological, (4) ideological and sociological, and (5) ideological and biological. That is why, this present study can be applied for the readers and that entrepreneur of tourism, especially Gunung Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Bukit lawing area. However, it can be the prior study of North Sumatera Tourism Division in linguistics research.