Abdurrahman, n.p. Sambas dialect of Malay uses address forms to replace possessive pronoun. Muzamil, et al 1997: 10
– 26 stated that the address forms in Sambas dialect of Malay is determined by some factors, that is
gender, age, position, courteousness and kinship. The speakers use address forms of Sambas dialect of Malay because they consider the difference
position, gender, or age between the speaker and hearer. They also consider kinship, the situaton, and birth order in using the address forms. Some
previous research of Sambas dialect of Malay tends to conduct research on language forms, focusing on morphem, text or speech sound. Therefore, the
research of pragmatics in Sambas Dialect of Malay still needs to be more expanding. Ide
1989:97 wrote in Bayraktaroglu and Sifianou 2001: 1 “the more description we acquire about the phenomena of linguistic politeness, the
more we realise how little we know about the range of possible expressions of politeness in different cultures and la
nguages”. The present study of Sambas dialect of Malay endeavours to expand politeness research by choosing Notary
office as the setting.
B. Statement of the Problems
After recognizing the background of the study, there are some statements of problems in the research, i.e.
- What kind of utterances‟ mood indicating requests used in the notary
office? -
What kind of politeness strategies used in notary office? -
What factors underlying the use of politeness strategies?
C. Objectives of the Study
In conducting the research, there are some objectives that should be achieved, that is:
- to show the markers mood of the utterances indicating requests
- to describe the use of politeness strategies in the conversation in Sambas
Dialect of Malay carried out in the notary office in Sambas, -
to explain factors underlying the use of politeness strategies..
D. Significance of the Study
The research of politeness strategies of request in Sambas Dialect of Malay has some significances, especially for linguistic study. The research of Sambas
Dialect of Malay would enrich language research, and present Sambas Dialect of Malay in the linguistic community. Moreover, the research in notary office
brings new knowledge to linguists about the conversation in Notary office. The research is also useful for the
readers, it can be used to improve readers‟ knowledge about Sambas Dialect of Malay through the use of speech acts of
requesting in the notary office.
E. Scope of the Study
The research is conducted in notary office of Ms. Fitriyani, S.H, M.Kn in Sambas. In order to collect the data, the research focuses on the conversation
in Sambas Dialect of Malay consisting of speech act of request. Speech act of request is made by the notary to the clients or vice versa, the notary to the staff
or vice versa, and the staff to the clients or vice versa. The research started on
March until April, 2010 by doing the observation of the condition in the notary office since Monday to Friday.
F. Methods and Research Procedure
