A study on the uses of the speech levels of Balinese language in informal contexts - Widya Mandala Catholic University Surabaya Repository

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CHAPTER I
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_INTRODUCTION

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INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study
Indonesia is very polygynous. There are

many ethnic

groups each with its own culture that has its own characteristics.

is

One of the cultural characteristics

guage. To this

lan-

Brown (1987: 122) states that:
point~

•A language is a part of culture and a
culture is a part of language; the two
are
intricately interwoven such that
one cannot separate the
two without

using the significance of either language or culture.·
Everyday we communicate with other people through language.
ings

Whenever and wherever we want to share our

and thoughts and give response to what other

feelpeople

we use language. This shows that language cannot
say~

separated
claims that it

term used to refer to any hierarchical ordering of

is

a

groups

within a society.
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years

ago

natural
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