Puang as Form of Address to Maintain Harmony in Social Interaction

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10.2991/assehr.k.211226.065How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Motivation; Greeting Puang; Social Interaction; Bugis-Makassar; Indonesia

Abstract

The greeting is a form of language behavior in social interaction that cannot be denied. However, greeting research has not been done much, especially in maintaining social relationships. This article aims to explore the use of the Puang greeting as a tool for social interaction in South Sulawesi. The data collection method is a survey of language users involved in formal and informal affairs in the Bugis-Makassar community. The survey was made by using a google form that was distributed randomly through WhatsApp Group with an age range of 17-55 years. Respondents who returned the form were 367 people. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with a socio-pragmatic approach. As a result, the use of Puang greetings in social interactions has experienced a shift—first, the motivation of the communicator. Second, the Puang greeting belongs to the Bugis-Makassar-speaking community and other ethnic groups in Indonesia in South Sulawesi. In conclusion, the greeting Puang is one of the unique greetings of the Bugis language to maintain harmony in social interactions both personally and communally.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Gusnawaty
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/27
TI  - Puang as Form of Address to Maintain Harmony in Social Interaction
BT  - Proceedings of the International Congress of Indonesian Linguistics Society (KIMLI 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 340
EP  - 345
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211226.065
ID  - 2021
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