Analysis of the Use of Standard Indonesian Vocabularies in the Lecturers’ Scientific Writings of Politeknik Negeri Bali

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze and describe the use of standard Indonesian vocabulary in the lecturers’scientific writings of Politeknik Negeri Bali especially in Jurnal Bisnis dan Kewirausahaan and Bhakti Persada Jurnal Aplikasi Ipteks. The data in this descriptive qualitative study was collected by using an observational method which was assisted by the technique of note-taking. The data were analyzed by using descriptive qualitative analysis method, which describe the data completely and systematically to get a comprehensive conclusion. Furthermore, the results of the study are presented using formal and informal methods. The use of vocabulary that was found includes non-standard words, uncommon words, inefficient words, and inaccurate words. Nonstandard words are basic and derived words; uncommon words are foreign words; inefficient words include inefficient forms, the use of words that have redundant meaning and function; and inaccurate words caused by usage: improper in the sentence and between sentence connecting words, improper idiomatic phrases, and inappropriate similar words.