LANGUAGE CHOICE BETWEEN MANDARIN AND HOKKIAN USED BY CIDNESE VENDORS IN PASAR ATOM SHOPPING CENTRE SURABAYA (A SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROACH)

• Main Author: MAHRITA
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English; English; English; English; English; English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: P Language and Literature; PN0441 Literary History
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/8/1.%20HALAMAN%20JUDUL.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/6/2.%20ABSTRAK.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/1/3.%20DAFTAR%20ISI%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/2/4.%20BAB%20I%20PENDAHULUAN%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/3/5.%20BAB%20II%20TINJAUAN%20PUSTAKA.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/4/6.%20BAB%20III%20HASIL%20DAN%20ANALISA.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/5/7.%20BAB%20IV%20KESIMPULAN%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/7/8.%20DAFTAR%20PUSTAKA%20.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/129230/; http://www.lib.unair.ac.id
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

This study is intended to analyse language choice used among Chinese vendors in Pasar Atom Surabaya The writer takes this title because as the multilingual community. Chinese vendors in Surabaya can speak some languages such as Indonesian, local language, Mandarin and one of regional dialect of Chinese. When they interact with their own community. Chinese vendors tend to use Mandarin or one of the regional dialects of Chinese such as Hokkian. It seems that the condition of speech community plays an important role in detennining what language the Chinese vendors use to communicate with other people especially with their own Chinese community. Moreover. some factors should be considered when choosing a language for a speech context.