The Sociolinguistics Analysis of Address Terms in English and Enrekang-Durinese

Abstract

This research is a sociolinguistics study that explores the relationship between language and society. The research aims to identify the address terms used in English and Enrekang-Durinese based on daily conversation. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The Enrekang-Durinese data is obtained by Recording and interviewing, which is done by Massenrempulu people in Duri, Alla’ Sub-district, Enrekang District. The English data is obtained from English Movie and Series, which contain utterances of address terms. The research result shows the kind of address terms used in English and Enrekang-Durinese in daily conversations. They are 1) Pronoun (Second Person Pronoun), 2) Kinship Terms, and 3) Non-Kinship Terms. The difference between both languages appeared in Pronoun, Enrekang-Durinese has two types of Pronoun, Polite and Polite, while In English, there is only one-second person pronoun; you. Another difference is found in kinship and non-kinship terms. Enrekang-Durinese people usually use mockery to address family and relatives, while using mockery to address family and relatives is not found in English Data. Another result found in this research is that some aspects influence the use of the address terms in English and Enrekang-Durinese, they are  Sex and Age,  Situation, and  Social Rank/ Social status.