Abstract:The research aims at identifying the sociological factors that influence politeness, and the types of polite negation in Enrekang culture. This qualitative ethnographic research was conducted in Lewaja Sub-District of Enrekang regency. The population consists of 600 adult people of the four villages. The data were collected through questionnaire, observation, recording/video, and interview, and then analysed by applying Brown and Levinson’s theory through socio-pragmatic approach. The result reveal that mostl… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.