THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LANGUAGES IN LOVE IN A HEADSCARF NOVEL

Nurul Febi Astuti, NIM. 17101050002 (2021) THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LANGUAGES IN LOVE IN A HEADSCARF NOVEL. Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA.

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Abstract

Language is one of the most important things in daily life. Gender is one of the factors that influence language use. It means that men and women have differences in communication. The researcher chooses Love in a Headscarf novel as the object of analysis. The researcher is interested in analyzing this novel because the main female character (Shelina) sometimes utters languages which men commonly use. Also, the supporting male character (the male suitors) often utters languages that are commonly used by women in every conversation when they talk about similar topics about a suitable partner and marriage. The main female character is the author herself, who has always struggled to get a suitable husband. This research analyzes the men’s and women’s language features uttered by Shelina and the male suitors. This research uses the theory of women’s language features by Robin Lakoff and men’s language features by Jennifer Coates. This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. Based on the analysis and discussions, the researcher has some conclusions. Shelina utters nine women’s language features in Love in a Headscarf novel. They are lexical hedges or fillers, tag questions, rising intonation, empty adjectives, precise color terms, intensifiers, hypercorrect grammar, superpolite forms, and emphatic stress. Furthermore, the male suitors utter three men’s language features in Love in a Headscarf novel. They are minimal responses, compliments, and questions. Shelina used lexical hedges or fillers when she was feeling depressed and want to start a discussion. She used tag questions when she wanted to salvage something for the situation and want to impress someone. Besides, the male suitors used minimal responses when they show lack of interest. They used compliments when they express admiration towards someone. They used questions when they ask to obtain information.

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