PEMAKAIAN BAHASA DAN FORMAT SURAT DALAM SURAT RESMI DI KANTOR WALI NAGARI PANTI KABUPATEN PASAMAN

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ABSTRACT

This research aim to describe the writing of parts of letter and the usage of Perfected Indonesian Language (EYD) in the official letter at the office of Panti village in Pasaman regency.  The type of this research was qualitative research with method of descriptive. This research was conducted by reading and understanding data, coding and writing all unsuitable data with the regulation of Indonesian official letter. The object of this research was official letter, for example information letter, application letter, invitation letter, additional letter,  request letter, delivery letter, calling letter, job letter and responded letter which was released by the office of Panti Village in Pasaman Regency from January to April 2013 totally 15 items. Theory of data analysis used Caca Sudarsa, et al, letter rule in Indonesian. The result of data analysis showed that, there were still a mistake in the writing format of official letter, they are in the aspects of 1) writing a parts of letter, such as: a) writing a parts of letter uncompleted, without having closing and initial, b) writing a parts of letter uncorrected, those are uncorrected of writing the head letter, number of letter, reference and enclosed, Kepada Bapak and  di. 2) The writing an unsuitable EYD such as:  writing the capital words, underline and colon. 3) Letter format used was still the oldest Indonesian format of letter. From the analysis data can be concluded that the writing an official letter wrote by the office of Panti Village in Pasaman Regency was uncorrected, it due to 1) staff of the office of Panti Village in Pasaman Regency did not master in the rule of writing the correct official letter, 2) lack of correction from the signature or head of village so that the writing of letter was not suitable with Indonesian rule of writing official letter.

Key words:     The Usage of Language and Official Letter Format