Harimurti Kridalaksana (1939–2022) was a distinguished Indonesian linguist and a professor at the University of Indonesia. He authored dozens of influential books, including Kamus Linguistik (Linguistics Dictionary), Pembentukan Kata dalam Bahasa Indonesia (Word Formation in Indonesian), and Kelas Kata dalam Bahasa Indonesia – a book dedicated entirely to the topic of parts of speech.
His approach is descriptive (describing language as it is used) rather than prescriptive (how it should be used), heavily influenced by structural linguistics. kelas kata dalam bahasa indonesia harimurti kridalaksana pdf
Unlike Western classifications forced onto Indonesian, Kridalaksana’s system respects the fact that Indonesian has no verb conjugation or grammatical gender. For example, he explains why the same root jalan (road/walk) can be a Noun (sebuah jalan – a road) or a Verb (berjalan – to walk) depending on morphology and syntax. Definisi: kata yang memberi keterangan sifat atau keadaan