Medan Makna Berkebun Karet dalam Bahasa Melayu Dialek Melawi

This study aims to describe the components of meaning, types of meaning, and semantic functions of each lexeme in the semantic field of rubber farming in the Melawi Malay dialect. Research method used in this study is descriptive method with qualitative form. This research was the Melawi Malay dialect used by the informants, while the data in this study were the words spoken bye the informants containing semantic field of rubber farming. The techniques used were direct technique and documentation, and the tools for collecting data interview instruments, and video recorders. Based on the analysis of data, this study collected 46 lexemes related to rubber farming, 30 lexemes categorized as verb, 16 lexemes categorized as nouns. There are 39 lexical meanings, 11 collocations, activites using tools, activites without tools, tools made of metal, tools made of wowen materials, tools made of wood, tools made of plastic, tools made of rock, tools made of of zinc, utensils made of leaves, utensils made of coconut shells, utensils made of bamboo. There are 30 lexemes with verb semantic functions, 16 lexemes with noun semantic functions