Makalah Sosiolinguistic

PAPER OF INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC
“Sociolinguistic”
Arranged by :
Dyah Rosyalina NIM : 1701055082
Dzikriana Zulfa NIM : 1701055022
Hanun Lintang. M NIM : 1701055125
Linda Apriany NIM : 1701055054
Windy Rafika. A NIM : 1701055046
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH PROF. DR. HAMKA
2019
A. What is Sociolinguistic ?
Sociolinguistic is the study of relationship between language and society.
They are interested in explaining why we speak differently in different social
contexts, and they are concerned with identifying the social functions of language and
the ways it is used to convey social meaning. Examining the way people use language
in different social contexts provides a wealth of information about the way language
works, as well as about the social relationships in a community, and the way people
convey and construct aspects of their social identity through their language.
Sociolinguistics comes from the words "social" and "linguistic". Socio is the
same as the word social which is related to society. Linguistics is the science of
studying and talking about language, especially the elements of language and between
these elements. So, sociolinguistics is a study that composes theories about the
relationship between society and language. Based on the previous understanding,
sociolinguistics also studies and discusses aspects social language especially the
differences contained within language related to social factors (Nababan 1993: 2).
Based on several opinions above, it can be concluded that sociolinguistics not only
learn about language but also learn about aspects of language used by society.
Sociolinguistics tends to focus on social groups as well linguistic variables

used in the group while trying to correlate these variables with traditional
demographic units at social sciences, namely age, gender, socio-economic class,
regional grouping, status and others. Even recently a correlation between linguistic
forms and social functions in intra-group interactions for the micro level is sought,
and the correlation between the choice of language and its social function on a large
scale to the macro level (Ibrahim, 1995: 4).
B. Relationship Between Sociolinguistic, Sociology, and Linguistic

Sociolinguistics is interdisciplinary science, namely discipline sociology and
linguistics, two fields of science, each of which gives a different role. Sociology pays
attention to social relations between people in their communities, as individuals and
groups. Sociology is an objective study and scientific information about humans in
society and institutions of social institutions and social processes that exist in society.
Sociology trying to find out how the community happened and still exists. By
studying social institutions and all social problems in one community, we will know
how people socialize in their communities (Chaer and Kristina, 2004: 2). While
linguistics is a field of science that studies languages or fields of science that take
language as the object of study (Rokhman, 2002).
Thus it can be concluded that sociolinguistics is a branch of linguistics that is

interdisciplinary with sociology and with the object of research the relationship
between language and social factors in a speech society.
Sociolonguistics is more related to usage details the actual language, while the
sociology of language relates to social factors that are reciprocal with each other
language or dialect. Bram and Dickey (in Rokhman, 2002), states that sociolinguistics
focuses on how language functions in society, explaining the ability of humans to play
language rules appropriately in various situations.
C. Benefits of Sociolinguistics
Every particular field of science has uses in life, as well as sociolinguistics.
Sociolinguistic uses for practical life are many, because language as a means of
human verbal communication, of course, has certain rules in its use. Sociolinguistics
provides knowledge on how to use language. Sociolinguistics explains how to use the
language in certain aspects or social aspects, such as the formulation of Fishman
(1967: 15) that what is questioned in sociolinguistics is, "Who speak, what language,
to whom, when, and to what end". From Fishman's formula, we can describe the
benefits or sociolinguistic uses for practical life.
Sociolinguistic knowledge can be used in communicating or interacting.

Sociolinguistics provides guidelines for us in communicating by showing language,
what kind of language or style of language should we use if we talk to certain people.
Sociolinguistics provides knowledge of various language variations in society. We as
humans who live in society, sociolinguistics provides knowledge about how we can
put ourselves in the use of our language when in certain communities.
D. Language Society
As a basic unit of understanding and understanding of the language
community can hold on to languages, social groups, social networks, hierarchies and
individuals which at the same time is a hierarchical description of the stages of
abstraction.
Bloomfield which is based on a monolithic language system argues that

language society is a group of people who use the same language sign system. The
linguistic concept that is almost the same, which is strongly influenced by
homogeneous language opinions is Lyons's concept of the basic unit of language
society (1970: 326). According to Lyons the language community is all people who
use a particular language (dialect). As a language society, it can mean a while groups
of speakers based on their life views form groups based on the same language.

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PAPER OF INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC

Dyah Rosyalina NIM : 1701055082

Dzikriana Zulfa NIM : 1701055022

Hanun Lintang. M NIM : 1701055125

Linda Apriany NIM : 1701055054

Windy Rafika. A NIM : 1701055046

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH PROF. DR. HAMKA

Sociolinguistics tends to focus on social groups as well linguistic variables

B. Relationship Between Sociolinguistic, Sociology, and Linguistic

Thus it can be concluded that sociolinguistics is a branch of linguistics that is

Sociolinguistic knowledge can be used in communicating or interacting.

Bloomfield which is based on a monolithic language system argues that

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