The use of address forms In the film “independence day” (a sociolinguistics approach)

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Durotun Nafisah - C0305025 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

ABSTRACT This research is a socio-pragmatics study. In analyzing the data, I also use some other supporting theories related to the matter discussed, namely domain of language use and the rule of address. It was aimed at discovering the forms of address used in the film “Independence Day” and describing the context of situation in which each of address forms was employed by the characters of the film “Independence Day”. The data which are analyzed are all of the dialogues containing address forms used in the film ”Independence Day”. From the data found in the film, I analyzed the problem statements. It is discovered that there are five types of address forms used in five domains in the dialogs of the film “Independence Day”. Those forms of address are Title (T), Title plus Last Name (TLN), Title plus Full name (TFN), First name (FN), Last name (LN) and Multiple Name (MN). Those address forms are used in such domains as Employment, Family, Hotel, Friendship and Public Place domain. The occurrence of those forms of address is mostly influenced by the social and situational contexts that go along with them.