CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION - Javanese speech levels in terms of word choice as displayed by priyayi and non-priyayi in informal situations in Yogyakarta - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
INI'R()DUCTION
1.1 Background of the StutiY
-fhe
ianguageabiiit_vis an abiiity which ciifferentiatecihuman beings from
animais. Human beings are social creatureswho need a reiationship with others'
Human can communicate well wrth others to carry on thetr purposes,minds and
t'eeltngs.
Languagepiays a geat part in our iife. For human beings, language is a
means of communication that is very important. By using ianguage,people can
say about the news_thoughts- expenences.rdeas, optntons, teeirngs,wtshes,
hopes to each other. The etl-ectsof language are remarkable and tt can drstrngursh
human beings from animais lBloomireici: i964:i t. Neeciiessto say, ianguagewas
rnvolvedin everycase.
Javanesers one of the Austronesiaianguagetamiiy. In addition to Central
whtch
and East Java, thrs language used in some other temtones rn lndonesta
have iavanese societies.accorciing to the researchin i960 cioneby Languageof
peopie'
worid Rrchives, iavanese which is spoken by more than 45 miiiions
all
occupies the 16n number of tenitory if it is compared with other languages
l98l:l).
over the world (Poed.losoedarmo:
Praget (1967), in Poedlosoedarmo
50 miiiions peopie.
t i981:l ) saicithat the totalsoiianguage usersare about
ln the iast 5u years, there are some changesand cleveiopmentin Javanese
ofJavanese
that can be seencleariy in lndonesra.Some changesand development
are causedb-v-wars. it causedthe totai changesin human's iiie lSoecijiatno:
maybe appearas a resultoithe user'sview of Javanese
i984:i). This changes
tbr a
tbr a specrticreasonand lndonesian
towardthe svstemof lrfe rn Javanese
rt rs possrblealso as a result of soclal structule
generalreason.Nevertheless,
changesanciprobabtyasa resuitofianguagecontextchanges'
nowadaysis very apprehensive'
Becauseof the changesabove,Javanese
even tbr Javanesethemseives.Many of them sometrmesdo not use the nght
Xspeechlevel rn choosrngthe words they utlered. Sn SultanHamengkubuwono
Post:10 iuii 200i), state
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I
INI'R()DUCTION
1.1 Background of the StutiY
-fhe
ianguageabiiit_vis an abiiity which ciifferentiatecihuman beings from
animais. Human beings are social creatureswho need a reiationship with others'
Human can communicate well wrth others to carry on thetr purposes,minds and
t'eeltngs.
Languagepiays a geat part in our iife. For human beings, language is a
means of communication that is very important. By using ianguage,people can
say about the news_thoughts- expenences.rdeas, optntons, teeirngs,wtshes,
hopes to each other. The etl-ectsof language are remarkable and tt can drstrngursh
human beings from animais lBloomireici: i964:i t. Neeciiessto say, ianguagewas
rnvolvedin everycase.
Javanesers one of the Austronesiaianguagetamiiy. In addition to Central
whtch
and East Java, thrs language used in some other temtones rn lndonesta
have iavanese societies.accorciing to the researchin i960 cioneby Languageof
peopie'
worid Rrchives, iavanese which is spoken by more than 45 miiiions
all
occupies the 16n number of tenitory if it is compared with other languages
l98l:l).
over the world (Poed.losoedarmo:
Praget (1967), in Poedlosoedarmo
50 miiiions peopie.
t i981:l ) saicithat the totalsoiianguage usersare about
ln the iast 5u years, there are some changesand cleveiopmentin Javanese
ofJavanese
that can be seencleariy in lndonesra.Some changesand development
are causedb-v-wars. it causedthe totai changesin human's iiie lSoecijiatno:
maybe appearas a resultoithe user'sview of Javanese
i984:i). This changes
tbr a
tbr a specrticreasonand lndonesian
towardthe svstemof lrfe rn Javanese
rt rs possrblealso as a result of soclal structule
generalreason.Nevertheless,
changesanciprobabtyasa resuitofianguagecontextchanges'
nowadaysis very apprehensive'
Becauseof the changesabove,Javanese
even tbr Javanesethemseives.Many of them sometrmesdo not use the nght
Xspeechlevel rn choosrngthe words they utlered. Sn SultanHamengkubuwono
Post:10 iuii 200i), state