ISAN Intonation Preaching Scripts : The use of language in sacred space outside the temple.

Abstract

Abstract

This purpose of this current study aimed to investigate the language use of Isan preachment was used out-side the temple of Athitthansiangdharma group, Srisawang temple, Nhonggo Sub-district, Kranuan district, Khon Kaen Province. The data were analyzed by reviewing the textbooks and documents, and using the data from filed work. The results of this current study showed that there are three characters from the data collection. The first one is use the language through the preachment, it starts from Pali chanting. The use of Isan preachment to reproduce the memories of the family was called spirit. It is the use of language as a medium between the living and the dead through sermons. The second is use the language through the preachment in order to express the emotions, such as happy mood, sad or unhappy mood, and angry mood. Furthermore, there were nonverbal expressions to express the emotions in a realistic way. And the last, presenting the important parts of the sermon through the idioms in the Isan dialect title that there are the meaningful with sermons to convey the meaning of the story with the interesting methods. Other interesting in sight of the preachment and sermons were also discussed.