Address Terms in Classroom Discourse: A Case of University of Cape Coast Students in Ghana

Awoonor-Aziaku, Lena

doi:10.4236/ojml.2021.113037

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“…Macro-sociological variables like age, gender, class and region are responsible for creating variance in choosing address terms both locally and regionally, and sometimes also influenced by the global fashion of addressing others. (Afful, 2006;Aliakbari & Toni, 2008;;Awoonor-Aziaku, 2021;Braun, 1988;Bruns & Kranich, 2021;Dickey, 1997;Djenar, 2006;Griffin, 2010;Hassall, 2013;Hua, 2010;Wardhaugh, 2006).…”

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Representation of social class and hierarchy in Bangla address terms

Snigdha

2022

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Address terms are important language components that represent the existing norms and practices of behaviour, holding specific contextual meanings in society and adding meanings beyond linguistic codes. This paper explores the connection of Bangla address terms with various parameters like age, religious identity, power position, social relationship, ratio of intimacy, and geo-spatial cultural variation through a close analysis of selected discourses. Based on these parameters, it is found that Bangla speakers use a wide range of address terms, which is a special feature of this language, in contrast to English or other languages. In Bangladeshi societies, kinship terms reflect the relationships among the addresser and the addressee, which vary based on paternal and maternal sides, and in different religious and cultural contexts. By employing a qualitative approach to explore the social interaction process, this paper sheds light on the use of Bangla address terms in a culturally diverse context from a sociolinguistic perspective.

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Representation of social class and hierarchy in Bangla address terms

Snigdha

2022

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“…The Balinese local people still communicate by considering this social group difference in which it directly influences the language choice during their conversation, for instance; the use of terms of address (Mayuko, 2015;Yang, 2010). The choice of using terms for addressing is affected by several social factors; family relationship, age, sex, religion, occupation, intimacy, distance, formality, informality, and geographical groups (Awoonor-Aziaku, 2021;Surono, 2018;Tauchid, 2018). Cultural aspects also give a contribution towards the choice of using terms of address based on the relationship and attitude owned by the addresser and addressee (Rosilawati & Mulawarman, 2019;Salifu, 2010).…”

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Address Terms Used by Local People in Menyali Village

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Pratiwi

2023

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The use of greeting terms in each region is different and this is influenced by social factors. This is a recent phenomenon that is interesting for further research. This study was aimed to analyze the types of address terms used in Menyali village and the social factors which influenced those address terms. Descriptive qualitative was used as the method of this study. The data were collected by conducting observation and interview through the use of observation sheet and interview guide as the instruments. There were three local villagers involved as the informants of this study. They were selected by using purposive technique sampling. The collected data were analyzed by using qualitative data analysis through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. The findings showed that; 1) there were twelve types of address terms spoken by people in Menyali village; kinship terms, special nicknames, pet names, title only, first names, intimacy names, respect names, mockery names, pronouns, occupational terms, religious terms, zero address terms, 2) there were seven social factors influenced the address terms used in Menyali village; sex, family relationship, occupational hierarchy, age, social status, the official position of the interlocutor as the second person, and ethnicity.

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Normativity and Variation in the Address Terms System Practiced among the Jordanian Youth Community

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This study investigates the key forms of address used amongst Jordanian university students, the impact of gender on using these forms and what accounts for the variation in their address system. By addressing the issue of normativity and heterogeneity in the use of address terms, in different social settings, the study enriches the understanding of the internal variation of the address term system. Data collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were analysed, based on Watts’ discursive approach to politeness and Agha’s approach of indexicality. The results revealed that the identified normative patterns represent Jordanian university politic behaviours, which index different social meanings and relations among the youth community, in relation to specific social contexts. The most frequent strategies university students use for addressing others are personal names, innovative terms, descriptive phrases, pronouns, titles, teknonyms, and religious, military, attention attractors, as well as a combination of these terms. It also seems that there are no absolute stable patterns of address term usage among the youth community, speaking Jordanian Arabic. Rather, there is an infinite society-internal heterogeneity in the address terms usage. The results also revealed that an intra-group variation signifies social struggles over the norms of address term usage and potentially normative incertitude.

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Address Terms in Classroom Discourse: A Case of University of Cape Coast Students in Ghana

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Representation of social class and hierarchy in Bangla address terms

Representation of social class and hierarchy in Bangla address terms

Address Terms Used by Local People in Menyali Village

Normativity and Variation in the Address Terms System Practiced among the Jordanian Youth Community

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