Analisis Ejaan Lama dan Ejaan Baru dalam Novel Kasih Tak Sampai Karya Siti Nurbaja

Abstract

The development of Indonesian orthography reflects broader efforts to standardize the language in response to changing linguistic and communicative needs. However, literary works written under earlier spelling conventions preserve important evidence of historical changes in Indonesian. This study examines how the Old Indonesian Spelling System differs from the New Indonesian Spelling System as represented in Siti Nurbaja’s novel Kasih Tak Sampai. Employing a qualitative descriptive method, the study compares words in the original text written according to the Van Ophuijsen Spelling System with their corresponding forms under the Enhanced Indonesian Spelling System and the General Guidelines for Indonesian Spelling. The findings reveal systematic orthographic changes, particularly the replacement of “nj” with “ny,” “tj” with “c,” and “dj” with “j,” alongside the simplification and standardization of punctuation and writing conventions. These changes contribute to greater readability, consistency in pronunciation, and communicative effectiveness. The study concludes that the transformation of Indonesian spelling demonstrates the adaptation and standardization of the language in response to changing communicative demands while preserving the historical and linguistic significance of earlier orthographic conventions.