cxlvi who have a close relationship. The topics that are suitable for this category are
party-related, such as food and beverage, dancing, music and other casual topics. In this category, there is a tendency to build an intimate relationship between
participants since they have a distant relationship. There are 3 dialogues that can be included in this category:
Dialogue 99 Dialogue 100
Dialogue 101 From the dialogues above, the researcher found that there were 2 factors
affecting the use of non-standard language in the conversation between the participants. Those affecting factors are as follows:
1. Status of the participants 2. Purpose of the speaking
1. Situation of the participants The status of the participants is one of the affecting factors of the use of
the non-standard language. People who are accustomed to speak the non-standard language are from lower class because they are usually uneducated or less-
educated people. They do not pay attention whether their speaking is appropriate or not. They also do not care with whom they speak. In the party domain this
affecting factor can be found in the Dialogue 99.
Dialogue 99
In the gate of the party hall. Wilkie and Jule are making a light conversation before they enter the hall
42. Wilkie
: They tell me you’re half Injun. You look all Injun to me. 43.
Jule : No,
jes’ half. Whist I was full-blooded. Gov’ment’d be lookin’ put for me an’ I’d be ridin’ 259D99ONGOWf
around in a Buick eight.
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44. Committee man
: Who give you the invitation? 45.
Man :
Fella named Jackson – Buck Jackson. 46.
Committee man : Okay. Come on in.
47. Jule
: Them’s our fellas.
48. Wilkie
: How you know? 49.
Jule :
Jes’ got a feelin’ 260D99ONGOWf. They’re kinda scared too. Follow
‘em an’ get a holt of Jackson. See if he knows
‘em. I’ll stay here. Data analysis:
The dialogue happened in the gate of the party hall. Wilkie and a dark man, Jule, stood among a group in the gate and watched the arrivals. They talked
in casual manner since the situation was relaxed. The two of them employed the non-standard language when they spoke though they were not close friends. They
were migrants who just met in the gate. They talked about light matters to melt down the tense and to make chit-chat.
The use of the non-standard language here was influenced by the status of the participants. Since Wilkie and Jule were migrants and from lower class, they tended to use the non-standard language. They just wanted to speak and the
listener understood what they spoke. They did not think to use the formal language even though they just met. Therefore, their social status as a migrant from lower class influenced the employing of the non-standard language by
them. They did not care about politeness; they just wanted to make the situation more relax.
2. Purpose of the speaking The purpose of the speaking can be one of the affecting of the use of the
non-standard language. When people speak by using the non-standard language, they usually have some purposes such as to build intimate atmosphere, to show
intimacy, to make chitchat, to reveal anger, etc. This affecting factor, for example, can be seen in the Dialogue 100.
Dialogue 100
cxlviii On the dance floor. Al was dancing with a blonde girl
