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EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayunigsih
112007086
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
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EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
ii
EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
Approved by:
Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
__________________________
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M. A.
___________________
Supervisor
Examiner
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COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such materials as has been submitted for examination for any
course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the
best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or
written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright @ 2012. Nanik Rahayuningsih and Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga
Nanik Rahayuningsih:
iv
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
__________________________________________________________
As a member of (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name:
Student ID Number:
Study Program:
Faculty:
Kind of Work:
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
English Department
Faculty of English and Literature
Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty
right for my intellectual property and the contents there in entitled:
Exploring Language Features Showing Politeness between Male and Female In Spoken
Bahasa Indonesia
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right of copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
Date
: Salatiga
: 15 June 2012
Verified by signee,
______________________
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M. A.
v
LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
Nanik Rahayuningsih
Abstract
The study investigated the linguistics features of politeness between male and female in
communicating using Bahasa Indonesia. This study was conducted because of the lack
discussion about this case. The study addressed this following question: Is the use of
language features showing politeness between male and female in spoken Bahasa
Indonesia different? If so, what is the difference? Because this was a qualitative study,
interview method was used in data collection process. The respondents were asked to
answer some questions based on the situational pictures and news given. This study
involved 10 respondents which consisted of 5 males and 5 females. Finding of this study
declared that females tend to use more language features showing politeness in their
speech than males.
Key words: gender, male, female, politeness, standard form, indirectness, euphemism
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BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayunigsih
112007086
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
i
EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2012
ii
EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
Approved by:
Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
__________________________
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M. A.
___________________
Supervisor
Examiner
iii
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT
This thesis contains no such materials as has been submitted for examination for any
course or accepted for the fulfillment of any degree or diploma in any university. To the
best of my knowledge and my belief, this contains no material previously published or
written by any other person except where due reference is made in the text.
Copyright @ 2012. Nanik Rahayuningsih and Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
All rights reserved. No part of this thesis may be reproduced by any means without the
permission of at least one of the copyright owners or the English Department, Faculty of
Language and Literature, Satya Wacana Christian University, Salatiga
Nanik Rahayuningsih:
iv
PUBLICATION AGREEMENT DECLARATION
__________________________________________________________
As a member of (SWCU) Satya Wacana Christian University academic
community, I verify that:
Name:
Student ID Number:
Study Program:
Faculty:
Kind of Work:
Nanik Rahayuningsih
112007086
English Department
Faculty of English and Literature
Undergraduate Thesis
In developing my knowledge, I agree to provide SWCU with a non-exclusive royalty
right for my intellectual property and the contents there in entitled:
Exploring Language Features Showing Politeness between Male and Female In Spoken
Bahasa Indonesia
along with any pertinent equipment.
With this non-exclusive royalty free right, SWCU maintains the right of copy, reproduce,
print, publish, post, display, incorporate, store in or scan into a retrieval system or
database, transmit, broadcast, barter or sell my intellectual property, in whole or in part
without my express written permission, as long as my name is still included as the writer.
This declaration is made according to the best of my knowledge.
Made in
Date
: Salatiga
: 15 June 2012
Verified by signee,
______________________
Approved by
Thesis Supervisor
Thesis Examiner
Christian Rudianto, M.App.Ling
Prof. Dr. Gusti Astika, M. A.
v
LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
EXPLORING LANGUAGE FEATURES SHOWING POLITENESS
BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE IN SPOKEN BAHASA
INDONESIA
Nanik Rahayuningsih
Abstract
The study investigated the linguistics features of politeness between male and female in
communicating using Bahasa Indonesia. This study was conducted because of the lack
discussion about this case. The study addressed this following question: Is the use of
language features showing politeness between male and female in spoken Bahasa
Indonesia different? If so, what is the difference? Because this was a qualitative study,
interview method was used in data collection process. The respondents were asked to
answer some questions based on the situational pictures and news given. This study
involved 10 respondents which consisted of 5 males and 5 females. Finding of this study
declared that females tend to use more language features showing politeness in their
speech than males.
Key words: gender, male, female, politeness, standard form, indirectness, euphemism
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