ABSTRACT
This research is a qualitative descriptive research. It is aimed to examine the type of addressing form, to observe how the addressing forms are employed by the characters and to investigate the factors which influence the types of addressing form. This research uses a sociolinguistic study as the approach. The data of the research were taken from the script of the film entitled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The purposive sampling technique is applied in this research.
The results show that there are seven types of addressing form namely Title (T), Title plus Last Name (TLN), Title plus First Name (TFN), Last Name (LN), First Name (FN), Full Name (FNLN), and Multiple Name (MN). The teenagers mostly use First Name (FN) to address other teenager but they use Last Name (LN) when there is a distance between them. Meanwhile, the teenagers use Title (T) to address the adult. The Title is often followed by a Last Name or a First Name. Then, teenagers mostly receive Multiple Name (MN) from the adult.
The addressing forms are uttered in different tones, low tone, normal tone, and high tone. The low tone is used to encourage and to mock the addressee. The normal tone is aimed to create a good atmosphere and to build the good relationship. Meanwhile, the high tone is used when the addresser is angry, panic, or shocked. Also, this high tone is used to give command to the addresser.
The factors which influence the choice of addressing form are status, social distance, and formality. The different status leads the addresser to use a formal addressing form such as a Title and a Title Last Name to address a person who has a higher status. Meanwhile, the closeness between the addresser and the addressee makes them use an intimate addressing form such as a First Name and a Multiple Name. In a formal situation, the participants use the most formal addressing form such as a Title. However, there are two cases that teenagers receive an intimate addressing form in endearment expression such as Dear and Dear Boy although the addressers have higher status and do not have close relationship toward the addressees.