cxxxiv When Muley was on the top of his anger, he did not think to employ the
standard language for he was out of control. He could speak his mind freely by using the non-standard language. Therefore, Muley’s purpose here of using the
non-standard language was to express his anger. He did not care to the man’s order and insisted his standpoint. Even he did not see any purpose to use the
standard language to the man who was from the higher class. Moreover, the main factor affecting the employing of he non-standard language here was the very bad
mood of the speaker who expressed his anger.
5. Category E Domain: Public Place, Social Distance: Intimate
In category E, the domain is public place and the social distance is intimate. Public place domain is an integration of certain place setting, certain
role-relationship participants and certain topic. In this domain, the setting of the dialogue can be in the street, farm, school, market and so on. The participants can
be friends, members of family, workers, government staffs, etc. The participants have a close relationship. The topic of conversation can be daily matters, public
problems and other problems. There are 2 dialogues that can be included in this category:
Dialogue 1 Dialogue 73
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. Situation of the conversation
2. Setting of the place 1. Situation of the conversation
cxxxv The speaker tends to use the non-standard language in informal event
whether in serious or relax situation. This situation of the conversation is also determined by the place in which the conversation happens. The relaxing situation
can make the speaker speak up his mind freely. Therefore, he does not have to employ the formal language in informal event in which the situation is relaxed. The
Dialogue 1 contains this affecting factor.
D ialogue 1
Roadside short-order restaurant. A waitress is talking to a truck driver Waitress : When you be back?
Driver : Couple a weeks. Don’t do nothin’ 01D1DVGOWf you wouldn’t
want me to hear about
Data analysis:
The participants of the dialogue above were a waitress and a driver. The Dialogue happened in a restaurant on the right side of the road. The waitress and
the driver were involved in a light conversation. Although they were not close friends, they employ the non-standard language. The waitress greeted the driver in
casual manner and the driver answered the question by using the non-standard language.
Although the driver and the waitress had distant relationship, they employed the non-standard language in making conversation. It might be possible
because the driver often dropped in the restaurant. The use of the non-standard language in the dialogue above was influenced by the situation of the
conversation. The situation of the conversation above was relaxing situation since the
place in which the dialogue happened was in the restaurant. The driver answered
cxxxvi the waitress’ question in casual manner. He did not care even though the two of
them were not close friends. The employing of the non-standard language here was possible because the conversation happened in the relax situation. The
relaxing situation affected the use of the non-standard language by the driver since the restaurant was a familiar place for him. Therefore, the situation of the
conversation especially relax situation influenced the driver in using the non- standard language freely.
2. Setting of the place The setting of the place also determines the use of the non-standard
language. The speaker tends to use the non-standard language in the informal places such as in the house, in the farm, in the market, in the street and other
public places. These places are considered as informal places in which the conversation happens in casual manner. This affecting factor, for example, can be
seen in the Dialogue 73.
Dialogue 73
In the street. The agent asks for help to the deputy
16. Deputy
