THE USE OF NON-STANDARD INDONESIAN EXPRESSIONS BY MEN AND WOMEN IN THE READER'S LETTERS

Main Authors: J. Mardijono, Josefa; Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University, Junarto, Andrew; Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Institute of Research and Community Outreach - Petra Christian University , 2007
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Online Access: http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/16658
http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/ing/article/view/16658/16650
Daftar Isi:
  • This study reports on the non-standard Indonesian expressions used by men and women in The Reader's Letters in magazines. Seven editions of two different magazines, For Him Magazine and Cosmopolitan, were used as the source of data. The findings revealed the kinds of nonstandard expressions used by both gender, in terms of linguistic categories and non-standard features, also confirming that the men employed more nonstandard expressions than the women