JAVANESE ADDRESSING TERMS MAINTENANCE BY THE TEENAGER SPEAKERS IN BUKIT MALINTANG

The aim of this study was to investigate the Javanese addressing terms categories
which are maintained by the teenager speakers in Bukit Malintang, The study was
conducted in descriptive qualitative research design through case study approach.
The data of this study were sentences which were gotten from conversation and
interview transcripts which were collected by observation and interview with
interview guidelines as its instrument, for later were analyzed by using interactive
model of Miles, Huberman, and Saldana. The data sources of the study were 10
teenagers. The results of the study revealed that Javanese addressing terms
categories were maintained by the teenagers in Bukit Malintang namely; Kinship
Terms, Names of Person, First Personal Pronoun, Second Personal Pronoun, Title,
Nicknames, and Combination of Addressing Terms with the dominant maintained
by them in categories of kinship terms, first personal pronoun, second personal
pronoun, names of person, and Combination of Addressing Terms. Besides, there
were some Javanese addressing terms not suitable to the theories; the terms were
suitable to Javanese addressing term, but they were shift into Mandailing
language; addressing terms in Indonesia language; and addressing term taken
from the trend language in teenagers’ area in English language. The ways actively
applied by teenagers in maintaining Javanese addressing terms were by value the
Javanese addressing terms as an important symbol of ethnic identity; use Javanese
addressing terms to the family or the neighbour who live near and visiting each
other; use Javanese addressing terms in the worship activities such as in tadarus
and wiritan, and in cultural activities such as in sungkeman, kenduri, punggahan,
and wedding party; and use it at home in every daily activity. Teenagers
maintained Javanese addressing terms based on three reasons; being proud to be
Javanese, showing the ethnic identity, and creating cultural diversity.