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Javanese speech levels

Indonesia6Published In 1968 • Pages: 54-81

By: Poedjosoedarmo, Soepomo.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, written by a native speaker of Javanese, is a description of the Javanese system of speech levels and their usage. The author indicates the distinguishing features of vocabulary and grammar which define the various speech levels, details the factors which determine the choice of speech level in verbal interaction, and gives examples of situations in which each would be appropriately used. There is some discussion of the relation of the speech levels to social and geographical dialects of Javanese, and the effects of social change and bilingualism on the system of speech levels in Java is also examined.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociolinguistics
Social relationships and groups
Etiquette
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Javanese
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeast Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Linguist
Indigenous Person
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
David Sherwood ; John Beierle ; 1982
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Java, Indonesia
NotesAdditional notes
Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
98646425
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Javanese (Indonesian people)