Teknokrat Webinar Series Now Talks about “Lampung Culture and Language”
English literature study program, Faculty of Arts and education, Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia held a Webinar Series with the theme ‘Lampung culture and language’. The event was held virtually on Saturday, September 18 2021, with Dr. Afrianto, M.Hum and Suprayogi, M.Hum as the speakers. More than a hundred participans attended the webinar with great enthusiasm.The slogan “Prioritize Indonesian, preserve regional languages, and master foreign languages” colors the linguistic treasures in the archipelago. However, have you ever thought about the extent to which local languages are preserved? Forgotten, abandoned, until finally extinct.Lampung has a language (known as Lampung language) which is divided into two main dialects (API and NYOW). Each dialect has different characteristics, various sub-dialects and has a writing system in the form of letters. This shows that the Lampung language is rich in linguistic elements when viewed linguistically.In addition, geographically, Lampung Province is a transit area (stopover) between the islands of Java and Sumatra, especially the land route. In addition to the natives, the people who live in Lampung come from various regions outside the province of Lampung, so it can be said that the people of Lampung have blended various ethnicities, cultures, and languages. Having a diversity of languages and being a transit area affects the use of the Lampung language. In the fields of commerce, government, and even daily communication, people tend to use Indonesian.