Attitudes Towards Indonesian Varieties by Jakarta Indonesian-Speaking Adolescents in Depok City
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.018How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian, Indonesian-speaking adolescent, language attitudes, standard Indonesian, varieties
- Abstract
Younger generations in Depok City, West Java, generally use Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian in daily activities. In certain condition and situations, especially at school, they also use another variety of Indonesian, the Standard Indonesian. It is important to see how they use each variety in daily life, as reflected in their attitudes. This study examines these adolescents’ language attitudes through a questionnaire as the main instrument. The focus of this study is the Indonesia varieties, Standard Indonesian and Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian. Respondents in this study were students of a junior and a senior high school (N=604). The questionnaires were distributed at schools. Three items were examined: pride, importance of the variety, and intention to improve the variety. Data were analyzed quantitatively. The result shows that all respondents tended to have positive attitudes towards both varieties. Nevertheless, results from statistical analysis show several findings. In terms of pride, importance, and respondents’ intention for improvement, Standard Indonesian always had higher scores than those of Colloquial Jakarta Indonesian. This study also indicates that both varieties of Indonesian have their own status and function in school setting.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Bernadette Kushartanti AU - Muhammad Gani Qodratul Ihsan AU - Nazarudin PY - 2020 DA - 2020/12/17 TI - Attitudes Towards Indonesian Varieties by Jakarta Indonesian-Speaking Adolescents in Depok City BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 117 EP - 122 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.201215.018 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.201215.018 ID - Kushartanti2020 ER -