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Kinship terms of address of Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian as spoken by plus-one generation and zero generation in Surabaya

This thesis is a case study and field research which study the kinship terms
of address of Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian in Surabaya. In Chinese communities
there are many ethnic groups and each ethnic group has its own tradition, dilalect,
and kinship system, such as Cantonese, Hakka, Teo-Ciu, Cuan Ciu and Hing Hwa.
In this study, the researcher chooses the Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian because
she is interested in knowing the kinship system in Hing Hwa, besides she is also a
Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian herself.
The writer carries out a research for her thesis entitled The Kinship Terms
Of Address Of Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian As Spoken By Plus-One Generation
And Zero Generation which the respondents are linuted only in writer's families
who stay in Surabaya.
The problems which come up in this research are what kind of kinship
terms of address used and also what social factors which influence the terms of
address.
For the theory, the writer uses Brown and Gilman's, Burgess and Locke's
theories. Brown and Gilman's theories are about 'The Pronouns Of Power And
Solidarity', Burgess and Locke's are about 'The Characteristics Of Chinese
Family' and also other researchers as the support theories.. As her respondents,
the researcher uses her families and relatives who still live in Surabaya and ask
some questions how they address their families or relatives in paternal line, within
family, and maternal line. Besides, the writer limits the respondents only in plus-one
and zero generations. Then, the results of the data are shown on tables based
on generation, paternal line, within family, maternal line and also social factors:
sex, age, relationship. The conclusion shows that there are 27 kinship terms
system of Hing Hwa Chinese Indonesian as spoken by Plus-One such as A-kong.
A-ma, A-ko. A-L Cik-de/Cik-nga. A-liau. Piau-ko. Piau-ti. Dang-ko. Dang-cie,
Dang-me and 19 Zero generations such as A-kong. A-ma, A-ko. Papa.
Koko+name. A-I. I-liau. name, Sau-sau based on the social factors: sex, age, and
relationship.