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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe title of this research is the honorific system in
Makassarese. The primary aim of this research is to
describe words, phrases, sentences, idiomatic expressions
and other linguistic forms that indicate the use of
honorific system in Makassarese.
In this research, the writer applied the qualitative
approach because the writer intended to find out what,
honorific terms and how they are used in Makassarese.
The writer used two kinds of research, the field
research in which she directly collected her data from her
informants, and the library research in which she collected
her data from various kinds of book / document.
After the data were classified and described, the
writer found the following findings : 51 items of honorific
terms; 9 terms of bound morphemes, 31 terms of words, 5
terms of idiomatic expressions and 6 terms of kelong and
tne code-mixing and they all presented in 16 tables.
The findings and analysis prove that there is
honorific system in Makassarese, and there are many reasons
that make people to use honorific terms to their
addressees, and it dues to the differences in age, status,
nobility and so on. Besides, the philosophy of Sirik na the
Makassarese people influence them to have honorific system.