LANGUAGE CHOICE IN ETHNIC JAVANESE COMMUNITIES IN GEBANG VILLAGE, PATRANG DISTRICT, JEMBER REGENCY

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The people of Gebang Village are multi-ethnic society (consisting of Javanese and Madurese ethnicities) and at the same time a bilingual society (who master Javanese, Madurese and Indonesian). In a bilingual society, the problem of language choice always arises because each language variety has its own function in society. This article aims to describe the form of language choice and explain the determining factors of language choice in the Javanese ethnic community in Gebang Village. The study was carried out using qualitative methods. Data was collected using questionnaires and interviews. The sample was determined using a purposive random sampling technique . Data analysis was carried out in three stages: (1) data reduction, (2) data presentation, and (3) drawing conclusions/verification. The results are presented as follows. The language varieties selected in the family domain, in order from highest to lowest frequency, are Javanese ngoko, Indonesian, Madurese enja'-iya, Javanese krama, and Madurese enggi-enten; in the neighborhood domain: Javanese ngoko, Indonesian, Javanese krama, Madurese enja'-iya, Madurese engghi-enten, and Madurese engghi-bhunten. Factors that determine the choice of language in the family domain are participant factors (kinship relationship status), purpose of speech, medium of speech, and speech situation (formal or informal situation); in the neighborhood domain are participant factors (ethnic similarities or differences, age and social status factors, and social relationship factors), and speech situations (formal and informal).

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