Javanese Language Shift, Gender and Modernity: A Case Study at IAIN Kudus

  • Sri Wahyuningsih Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus
Keywords: Javanese Language Shift,, Gender,, Modernity

Abstract

This study aims at exploring the phenomenon of Javanese language shift among lecturers and staffs at IAIN Kudus and their possible motives. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach and the data were taken from the interview, observation and focus group discussion. The results indicate that the use of Indonesian of male lecturers and male staffs is less striking shift than female ones. Indeed, female lecturers and female staffs tend to have a strong preference for using Indonesian rather than Javanese. This could be caused by the effect of globalization, the increased use of other languages, social changes, mobility, and modernity. The motives of language shift among the female lecturers and female staffs are the language used in a formal education is Indonesian and the increase of technology particularly in relation to social media use Indonesian as a medium to deliver information.

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Rahayu, Y.E & Listiyoroni, A. (2013). Sikap bahasa wanita karir dan implikasinya terhadap pemertahanan bahasa Jawa di wilayah Yogyakarta. Litera 9(2): 122-133

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Broadridge, J. 2003. An investigation into differences between men’s and women’s speech. Module 5 Sociolinguistics. The University of Birmingham

Conners, T. J., & Klok, J. V. (2016). Language Documentation of Colloquial Javanese varieties, Proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Canadian Linguistic Association.

Dong, J. Y. (2014). Study on Gender Differences in Language Under the Sociolinguistics. Canadian Social Science, 10 (3), 92-96

Gay, L. R., Mills, G.E,. & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational Research Competencies for Analysis and Applications Tenth Editions. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall

Goebel, Z. (2005). An Ethnographic Study of Code Choice in Two Neighbourhoods of Indonesia. Australian Journal of Linguistics 25 (1), 85-107

Holmes, J. (1947). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

Kurniasih, Y. (2006). Gender, Class and Language Preference: A case study in Yogyakarta. In: K. Allan (ed). Selected papers from the 2005 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society.

Li et al., (2016). Home language shift and its implications for Chinese language teaching in singapore. Cogent Education, 1 (3), 1-15

Matsumoto, K. & Britain, D. (2003). Investigating the sociolinguistic gender paradox in a multilingual community: A case study from the Republic of Palau. International Journal of Bilingualism, 7 (2), 127-152

Musgrave, S. (2003). Language Shift and Language Maintenance in Indonesia, Retrieved June 9, 2018, from http://users.monash.edu.au/~smusgrav/publications/LMLS_Indonesia_Musgrave.pdf

Nurhayani, I. (2016). Bilingualism, Academic Achievement and Language Maintenance. Proceedings of International Conference on Language, Literary and Cultural Studies (ICON LATERALS), DOI:10.217716/ub.icon_laterals.2016.001.1.04

Paauw, S. (2009). One Land, One Nation, One Language: An Analysis of Indonesia’s National Language Policy. University of rochester working papers in the language sciences-, 5 (1)

Quinn, G. (2011). Teaching Javanese Respect Usage to Foreign Learners. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8, 362–370

Rukiah. (2010). Ragam bahasa remaja puteri dalan percakapan informal di kampus UPI Tasikmalaya. Jurnal Sang Guru 1(2), 79-83.

Rahayu, Y.E & Listiyoroni, A. (2013). Sikap bahasa wanita karir dan implikasinya terhadap pemertahanan bahasa Jawa di wilayah Yogyakarta. Litera 9(2): 122-133

Salihu, H. H. (2014). The sociolinguistics study of gender address patterns inThe hausa society. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 4(1), 48-53

Weber, G. (1997). Top Language: The world’s 10 Most Influential Languages. Language Today, Vol 2, December.

Williamson, R. C., et al (2015). Language maintenance and shift in a Breton and Welsh sample, Word, 34(2), 67-88

Abtahian, M.R., et al. (2016). Methods for Modeling Social Factors in Language Shift. Selected Papers from New Ways of Analyzing Variation. 22 (2), 1-10

Broadridge, J. 2003. An investigation into differences between men’s and women’s speech. Module 5 Sociolinguistics. The University of Birmingham

Conners, T. J., & Klok, J. V. (2016). Language Documentation of Colloquial Javanese varieties, Proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Canadian Linguistic Association.

Dong, J. Y. (2014). Study on Gender Differences in Language Under the Sociolinguistics. Canadian Social Science, 10 (3), 92-96

Gay, L. R., Mills, G.E,. & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational Research Competencies for Analysis and Applications Tenth Editions. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall

Goebel, Z. (2005). An Ethnographic Study of Code Choice in Two Neighbourhoods of Indonesia. Australian Journal of Linguistics 25 (1), 85-107

Holmes, J. (1947). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

Kurniasih, Y. (2006). Gender, Class and Language Preference: A case study in Yogyakarta. In: K. Allan (ed). Selected papers from the 2005 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society.

Li et al., (2016). Home language shift and its implications for Chinese language teaching in singapore. Cogent Education, 1 (3), 1-15

Matsumoto, K. & Britain, D. (2003). Investigating the sociolinguistic gender paradox in a multilingual community: A case study from the Republic of Palau. International Journal of Bilingualism, 7 (2), 127-152

Musgrave, S. (2003). Language Shift and Language Maintenance in Indonesia, Retrieved June 9, 2018, from http://users.monash.edu.au/~smusgrav/publications/LMLS_Indonesia_Musgrave.pdf

Nurhayani, I. (2016). Bilingualism, Academic Achievement and Language Maintenance. Proceedings of International Conference on Language, Literary and Cultural Studies (ICON LATERALS), DOI:10.217716/ub.icon_laterals.2016.001.1.04

Paauw, S. (2009). One Land, One Nation, One Language: An Analysis of Indonesia’s National Language Policy. University of rochester working papers in the language sciences-, 5 (1)

Quinn, G. (2011). Teaching Javanese Respect Usage to Foreign Learners. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8, 362–370

Rukiah. (2010). Ragam bahasa remaja puteri dalan percakapan informal di kampus UPI Tasikmalaya. Jurnal Sang Guru 1(2), 79-83.

Rahayu, Y.E & Listiyoroni, A. (2013). Sikap bahasa wanita karir dan implikasinya terhadap pemertahanan bahasa Jawa di wilayah Yogyakarta. Litera 9(2): 122-133

Salihu, H. H. (2014). The sociolinguistics study of gender address patterns inThe hausa society. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 4(1), 48-53

Weber, G. (1997). Top Language: The world’s 10 Most Influential Languages. Language Today, Vol 2, December.

Williamson, R. C., et al (2015). Language maintenance and shift in a Breton and Welsh sample, Word, 34(2), 67-88

Abtahian, M.R., et al. (2016). Methods for Modeling Social Factors in Language Shift. Selected Papers from New Ways of Analyzing Variation. 22 (2), 1-10

Broadridge, J. 2003. An investigation into differences between men’s and women’s speech. Module 5 Sociolinguistics. The University of Birmingham

Conners, T. J., & Klok, J. V. (2016). Language Documentation of Colloquial Javanese varieties, Proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Canadian Linguistic Association.

Dong, J. Y. (2014). Study on Gender Differences in Language Under the Sociolinguistics. Canadian Social Science, 10 (3), 92-96

Gay, L. R., Mills, G.E,. & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational Research Competencies for Analysis and Applications Tenth Editions. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall

Goebel, Z. (2005). An Ethnographic Study of Code Choice in Two Neighbourhoods of Indonesia. Australian Journal of Linguistics 25 (1), 85-107

Holmes, J. (1947). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

Kurniasih, Y. (2006). Gender, Class and Language Preference: A case study in Yogyakarta. In: K. Allan (ed). Selected papers from the 2005 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society.

Li et al., (2016). Home language shift and its implications for Chinese language teaching in singapore. Cogent Education, 1 (3), 1-15

Matsumoto, K. & Britain, D. (2003). Investigating the sociolinguistic gender paradox in a multilingual community: A case study from the Republic of Palau. International Journal of Bilingualism, 7 (2), 127-152

Musgrave, S. (2003). Language Shift and Language Maintenance in Indonesia, Retrieved June 9, 2018, from http://users.monash.edu.au/~smusgrav/publications/LMLS_Indonesia_Musgrave.pdf

Nurhayani, I. (2016). Bilingualism, Academic Achievement and Language Maintenance. Proceedings of International Conference on Language, Literary and Cultural Studies (ICON LATERALS), DOI:10.217716/ub.icon_laterals.2016.001.1.04

Paauw, S. (2009). One Land, One Nation, One Language: An Analysis of Indonesia’s National Language Policy. University of rochester working papers in the language sciences-, 5 (1)

Quinn, G. (2011). Teaching Javanese Respect Usage to Foreign Learners. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8, 362–370

Rukiah. (2010). Ragam bahasa remaja puteri dalan percakapan informal di kampus UPI Tasikmalaya. Jurnal Sang Guru 1(2), 79-83.

Rahayu, Y.E & Listiyoroni, A. (2013). Sikap bahasa wanita karir dan implikasinya terhadap pemertahanan bahasa Jawa di wilayah Yogyakarta. Litera 9(2): 122-133

Salihu, H. H. (2014). The sociolinguistics study of gender address patterns inThe hausa society. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 4(1), 48-53

Weber, G. (1997). Top Language: The world’s 10 Most Influential Languages. Language Today, Vol 2, December.

Williamson, R. C., et al (2015). Language maintenance and shift in a Breton and Welsh sample, Word, 34(2), 67-88

Abtahian, M.R., et al. (2016). Methods for Modeling Social Factors in Language Shift. Selected Papers from New Ways of Analyzing Variation. 22 (2), 1-10

Broadridge, J. 2003. An investigation into differences between men’s and women’s speech. Module 5 Sociolinguistics. The University of Birmingham

Conners, T. J., & Klok, J. V. (2016). Language Documentation of Colloquial Javanese varieties, Proceedings of the 2016 annual conference of the Canadian Linguistic Association.

Dong, J. Y. (2014). Study on Gender Differences in Language Under the Sociolinguistics. Canadian Social Science, 10 (3), 92-96

Gay, L. R., Mills, G.E,. & Airasian, P.W. (2011). Educational Research Competencies for Analysis and Applications Tenth Editions. Boston: Pearson Prentice Hall

Goebel, Z. (2005). An Ethnographic Study of Code Choice in Two Neighbourhoods of Indonesia. Australian Journal of Linguistics 25 (1), 85-107

Holmes, J. (1947). An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited

Kurniasih, Y. (2006). Gender, Class and Language Preference: A case study in Yogyakarta. In: K. Allan (ed). Selected papers from the 2005 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society.

Li et al., (2016). Home language shift and its implications for Chinese language teaching in singapore. Cogent Education, 1 (3), 1-15

Matsumoto, K. & Britain, D. (2003). Investigating the sociolinguistic gender paradox in a multilingual community: A case study from the Republic of Palau. International Journal of Bilingualism, 7 (2), 127-152

Musgrave, S. (2003). Language Shift and Language Maintenance in Indonesia, Retrieved June 9, 2018, from http://users.monash.edu.au/~smusgrav/publications/LMLS_Indonesia_Musgrave.pdf

Nurhayani, I. (2016). Bilingualism, Academic Achievement and Language Maintenance. Proceedings of International Conference on Language, Literary and Cultural Studies (ICON LATERALS), DOI:10.217716/ub.icon_laterals.2016.001.1.04

Paauw, S. (2009). One Land, One Nation, One Language: An Analysis of Indonesia’s National Language Policy. University of rochester working papers in the language sciences-, 5 (1)

Quinn, G. (2011). Teaching Javanese Respect Usage to Foreign Learners. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 8, 362–370

Rukiah. (2010). Ragam bahasa remaja puteri dalan percakapan informal di kampus UPI Tasikmalaya. Jurnal Sang Guru 1(2), 79-83.

Rahayu, Y.E & Listiyoroni, A. (2013). Sikap bahasa wanita karir dan implikasinya terhadap pemertahanan bahasa Jawa di wilayah Yogyakarta. Litera 9(2): 122-133

Salihu, H. H. (2014). The sociolinguistics study of gender address patterns inThe hausa society. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, 4(1), 48-53

Weber, G. (1997). Top Language: The world’s 10 Most Influential Languages. Language Today, Vol 2, December.

Williamson, R. C., et al (2015). Language maintenance and shift in a Breton and Welsh sample, Word, 34(2), 67-88

Published
2019-08-20
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Wahyuningsih, S. (2019). Javanese Language Shift, Gender and Modernity: A Case Study at IAIN Kudus. ELT-Lectura, 6(2), 158-169. https://doi.org/10.31849/elt-lectura.v6i2.3097
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