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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis thesis is in general an analysis of the factors that determine the choice
of address forms used by 1995 students of Faculty of Letters of Petra Christian
University to their lecturers, office staffs, and other students. The topic is divided
into two questions, which arc what arc the address forms used and what factors
influence the choice. The theory applied in investigating the matter is the theory
of Brown and Gilman. In short, their theory is concerned with the existence of two
factors that determine the choice of address forms. These two factors are power
factor and solidarity factor. Meanwhile, the writer uses questionnaire as her means
to gather the data needed. The respondents arc chosen at random by a computer
program, namely "MiniTab". As for the analysis, the writer examines the data step
by step. First, the writer deals with all kinds of address forms used by the students
to address their lecturers, office staffs, and other students. The address forms arc
classified according to their rank of usage frequency and also according to their
language. In this way, the writer finds out what address forms used most
frequently by the students, what used second most frequently, and so on. Then,
she investigates the factors that determine the choice of address forms used. To be
able to do that, the writer uses the method of comparison. The writer concludes
that Indonesian, English, Javanese, and Chinese arc the languages used in
addressing. The address forms of gak 'sir' and bu 'mam' are the ones mostly used
to lecturers and office staffs. In addition, the address form of 'first name' is most
popular to be used to other students. Meanwhile, the factor conditions the choice
of a certain address form is power factor consisting of status and sex factor.