SYNONYMY ENRICHMENT IN LANGUAGE EDITING

A simple definition of synonymy is a word that has the same meaning. Although the similarity is not perfect because it means there are still differences of meaning that depend on the context of the sentence. Each word has different shades of meaning. However, the most important is how words are synonymous in the context of the sentence proper placement and can understand by the general public. It is not easy receiving new vocabulary or language, especially for the common people. This is where the importance of the role of the editor to make the language becomes more varies, but still easy to read, easy to understand, does not pose a double meaning, and correct language. Research on synonymy enrichment of language editing uses descriptive qualitative method. Synonymy in a language can not be avoided because of the many factors that affect the appearance of the synonymy, one of which occurs due to absorption processes, either foreign language or languages of the region. In fact, the value of emotive and evaluative factor that led to synonymy. The script editor whose primary job fixing words, phrases, and sentences writen by writers and authors by replacing, changing, add, or reduce, required to always follow the various changes of linguistic developments of various factors including synonymy which can enrich editors vocabulary.