| dc.description.abstract | The general study of this thesis is Sociolinguistics. Register is a part of
Sociolinguistics which refers to a set of words that speakers use to communicate in
certain situations and occasions reflecting their social identity. This thesis analyzes
the reasons of the announcers when they use broadcasting register, the occasions
when the announcers use broadcasting register and the response of the listeners when
the announcers use broadcasting register. The research type of this thesis is field
research and it is conducted in KISS FM radio station, Jember. Nine announcers are
selected randomly. The data are collected from observation, questionnaires, and
interviews, and then the writer interprets the findings. The result of this thesis show
the reasons why the announcers use the broadcasting register: intimacy, prestige,
identity, solidarity, and social distance. Also, it is found that 45,5% of the nine
announcers or five respondents use the items in the radio station, 9% or one
respondent uses them at home, 18,2% or two respondents use them whenever they
meet people with the same job, and 27,3% or three respondents use the broadcasting
register in other places. The responses of the 30 randomly selected listeners when
they hear the broadcasting register used are respectively 20,6% or 7 respondents state
that it is common, 17,6% or 6 listeners say it informative, 14,7% or 5 respondents say
it intimate and the same number and percentage also occur in the response of
associate category, 11,8% or 4 respondents say it impressive, 5,9% or two
respondents say it respectively easy-listening, communicative and confused, and
only 2,9% or one respondent says it familiar. In conclusion, language function is
determined by situational or social factors, and language form. | en_US |
