Contrastive Analysis of Complimenting Speech Acts in Japanese and Javanese

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10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_32How to use a DOI?

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Compliment; contrastive analysis; Japanese language; Javanese language; speech acts

Abstract

This research aims to identify the use of speech acts of complimenting in Japanese and Javanese based on six types of compliments, namely appearance compliment, ability/performance compliment, possession compliment, personality/friendliness compliment, residence compliment, and family member compliment. This study uses a descriptive contrastive method with a qualitative approach. The data sources used are a Japanese drama titled “Silent” consisting of six episodes and a Javanese drama entitled “Yo Wis Ben The Series” consisting of five episodes. This research utilizes Holmes’s (2003) and Mizutani and Mizutani’s (1987) theories on speech acts of complimenting based on their types. The results show that out of the six types of compliments, only four types were found in the Japanese language, which are compliments regarding the speaker’s appearance, ability/performance, possession, and personality/friendliness. On the other hand, all six types of compliments were found in the Javanese language. In both Japanese and Javanese compliment speech acts, frequently used words were found, such as “ii ne” (good), “kawaii” (cute/adorable), “suki” (like/love), “jouzu” (great), and “sugoi” (amazing) in Japanese, and “apik” (nice), “lucu” (cute), “bagus” (great), “pinter” (clever/smart), and “mantep” (excellent) in Javanese. These findings indicate that the words used for complimenting in both Japanese and Javanese share similarities.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Isnaeni Khurniya Falakhiya
AU  - Nuria Haristiani
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/26
TI  - Contrastive Analysis of Complimenting Speech Acts in Japanese and Javanese
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 243
EP  - 252
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_32
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_32
ID  - Falakhiya2024
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