Astrolinguistics' Tanuang Language: The Formulation of The New Study of Macro Linguistics

This research aims to bring forth new ideas in the linguistics field. The object of this research
focuses on tanuang language that develops in coastal Minangkabau communities. Through
this study, the value system in tanuang language will be evaluated for the benefit of new
studies in the field of linguistics. This research also aims to marry two scientific disciplines
between linguistics and astrology. Because is tanuang itself is one of fortune-telling science
related to astrology. In principle, tanuang uses planetary symbols and symbols contained in
the universe. The result of the marriage of these two scientific disciplines was initiated into a
new study in the field of linguistics called astro-linguistics. The next stage of this research is
to explain the astrological forms of tanuangese symbols. From astrology, astro-linguistic
functions and their meanings can be explained. This paper aims to explain the value system
contained behind the symbol of the tanuang language. This value system is useful as a
formulation of the next generation of young generation character education. In this research,
the writer uses a qualitative interpretative method with an ethnomethodology approach. The
ethnomethodology in question is related to understanding how people begin to see, explain,
and describe the order in the world in which they live. The data obtained by field participation
in the form of baguru methods and semi-structured interviews. The baguru method is needed
to get data that is based on the sacred language tanuang. Stages of data analysis include; the
data then grouped according to the purpose of the study; describe the structure of forms; data
were analyzed by deconstruction and semiotics / hyper-semiotics, explaining the shape of the
formed character; and make conclusions. At a deeper level of analysis, the author tries to uncover the ontological, epistemological and axiological truths of the object of study. The
findings in this study in the form of interstellar messages or can also be called interplanetary
messages. This message is connected in the form of complicated symbols that cannot be
understood by ordinary people. Because of this, astro-lingistics tries to occupy an intermediary
position to explain the meaning of the messages.
Keywords: tanuang, symbols, astro-linguistics, linguistics, values, and astrology.