Legal Language Symbolic Meaning: Study of Learning Media Based on Forensic Linguistic Perspective in Kindergarten

The inclusion of Bahasa Indonesia for legal field in kindergarten is an integral part of language learning, which is suitable for early childhood development. This study is aimed at determining the utilization of Bahasa Indonesia for legal field as learning media to promote the legal awareness of students. The present study used a qualitative descriptive approach on the strategy of introducing Bahasa Indonesia for legal field in Kindergarten by using road sign images that have legal language symbolic meaning. The source of data was texts on road signs on the highways collected through recording and documentation. Data analysis technique was interpretation based on the forensic linguistic perspective in accordance with literature review of books and scientific journals. The results show that Bahasa Indonesia for legal study as learning media in kindergarten is carried out through role-play model to introduce road signs, Bahasa Indonesia for legal field is packed by using the images of road signs that can be found in daily life hence the concept are exciting and easily understood by students, and explanations of traffic regulations that have legal language symbolic meanings is done by using appropriate words in accordance with the student development based on forensic linguistic perspective as an effort to foster understanding and awareness about the rule of law in