Pola komunikasi pasangan antaretnis Sunda-Jawa di Kabupaten Ciamis

dijadikan sebagai lokasi pengamatan. Pengumpuan data menggunakan teknik observasi partisipan melalui introspeksi, wawancara mendalam, dan telaah dokumen. Dalam penelitian ini teknik triangulasi data digunakan untuk menguji stabilitas dan validitas data yang terkumpul. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) pola komunikasi yang ada pada keluarga pernikahan antaretnis Sunda-Jawa di Kabupaten Ciamis adalah pola penyesuaian searah, pola kompromi titik tengah, pola penyesuaian alternatif, dan pola pencampuran; (2) Problematika linguistis pada perkawinan ataretnis berfokus pada sekelumit keputusan dan kebijakan keluaga berkenaan dengan bahasa apa yang dijadikan sebagai alat komunikasi di dalam keluarga dan bahasa apa yang digunakan dalam membesarkan dan mendidik anak-anaknya. Jika orang tua bersepakat untuk menggunakan satu bahasa dalam membesarkan anak-anaknya, pada sat itu, budaya dari bahasa yang diajarkan juga harus dijelaskan. Simpulan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pola komunikasi yang ada pada keluarga pernikahan antaretnis Sunda-Jawa di Kabupaten Ciamis memiliki pola penyesuaian searah, kompromi titik tengah, penyesuaian alternatif, dan pencampuran. ABSTRACT Language diversity, at least, can affect the communication patterns of speakers, especially interpersonal communication with different sociocultural backgrounds. The study entitled “Interethnic Sundanese-Javanese Couples Communication Patterns in Ciamis Regency (Ethnographic Communication of Overseas Sundanese-Javanese Interethnic Couples in the Formation of a New Ethnicity in Ciamis Regency)” aims to identify, analyze, explain, and understand in detail the communication patterns and behavior of communication of interethnic marriage couples that occur naturally in Ciamis Regency, West Java; the influence of activities on daily communication processes; and how the language relativity serves as a consistent and standardized style of communication. The research was conducted using qualitative-descriptive methods. The research was conducted in Ciamis Regency, West Java and five sub-districts were appointed as observation areas. Collecting data has used participant observation techniques through introspection, in-depth interviews, and document review. In this research, the data triangulation technique was used to test the stability and validity of the collected data. The results showed that: (1) communication patterns that exist in interethnic Sundanese-Javanese marriages in Ciamis Regency are unidirectional adjustment patterns, midpoint compromise patterns, alternative adjustment patterns, and mixing patterns; (2) linguistic problems in interethnic marriage has focused on a family decisions and policies regarding what language was used as an instrument of communication and what language was used in bringing up and educating their children. If parents agree to used one language in bringing up their children, at that time, the culture of the language being taught must also be explained. The conclusion this research is the communication patterns that exist in the Sundanese-Javanese interethnic marriage family in Ciamis Regency have a pattern of unidirectional adjustment, midpoint compromise, alternative adjustment, and mixing.