Language Politeness of Elementary School Students on the South Coast of Java: A Sociopragmatic Study
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1310.31Keywords:
politeness in language, elementary school students, coastal languages, sociopragmaticsAbstract
Politeness is essential in communicating because it can show communication ethics. Politeness can be influenced by social, cultural, economic, and natural conditions. This study will review the form of politeness in the Indonesian language of elementary school students with fisherman family backgrounds when communicating with teachers and friends in class. The method used in this study is the phenomenological method. The study subjects were elementary school students and class teachers on the south coast of Java Island, Cilacap Regency. The results of this study show the form of politeness and incivility in the Indonesian language of students from fisherman family backgrounds with teachers during the teaching and learning process in class. There are influences of the family environment and socio-culture of the local community, which tend to be rude and straightforward, causing the form of communication to be more likely to ignore good and correct language standards, especially regarding language politeness. This study implies that family, social, and school factors play an essential role in language politeness practices for elementary school students.
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