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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThis study was concerned with address term. The writer was curious
to know about the address terms used by female Javanese shop-assistants at
Tunjungan Plaza and those used by female Javanese shop-assistants at Pasar
Turi towards their female Chinese buyer. Besides, the writer also wanted to
know the frequency of used by female Javanese shop-assistants at Tunjungan
Plaza and those used by female Javanese shop-assistants at Pasar Turi towards
their female Chinese buyer. Related to the study, the writer used Kridalaksana
and Janet Holmes theory about the address terms. Then, this study was also
supported by Henrikus Supriyanto theory, which mentions the five different
kinds of address terms used/spoken in East Java, Brown and Ford theory, and
Wardhaugh theory. The writer used qualitative descriptive approach in doing
her research. In getting the data, the writer asked a set of questions about the
shop-assistants backgrounds to the female Javanese shop-assistants at
Tunjungan Plaza and the female Javanese shop-assistants at Pasar Turi. The
questionnaire was filled out by the writer herself after the writer got the data.
There were 30 female Javanese shop-assistants at Tunjungan Plaza and 30
female Javanese shop-assistants at Pasar Turi. Finally, the writer found out
that the female Javanese shop-assistants at Tunjungan Plaza and Pasar Turi
have used similar address terms such as mbak (older sister), cece (older sister),
nonik (younger sister), meme (younger sister), and cik (older sister). However,
the writer also found that the address terms used by female Javanese shopassistants
at Tunjungan Plaza and those used by female Javanese shopassistants
at Pasar Turi were different in the frequency of use. At Tunjungan
plaza, the higher frequencies of use were cece (older sister), nonik (younger
sister), and meme (younger sister) when serving female Chinese buyer. While
at Pasar Turi, the higher frequencies of use were mbak (oldest sister) and cik
(older sister).