ERIC Number: EJ1129929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0215-773X
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On the Choice Address Forms: Intimate Address Forms as In-Group Identity Markers of Black South Africans in "Invictus" Movie
Prihantoro
TEFLIN Journal: A publication on the teaching and learning of English, v23 n1 p25-43 Jan 2012
"Invictus" is a movie which is adapted from a true story of how the South African President, Nelson Mandela, tried to unite South Africa by supporting the national rugby team, Springbok, which used to be the symbol of Apartheid. His relation with other characters in this movie is reflected from the address forms and the choice is influenced by many aspects like social distance among the participants, age difference, formality scale etc. This paper focuses on the choice of address forms used among the participants. Besides the variety and progressive use of address forms, the finding also shows that the choice of address forms used by "black" and "white" South Africans are quite different, especially those addressed to Mandela. I observed that some in-group identity markers among the blacks are realized by intimate address forms like Mandela's nickname "Madiba", or companion address "Comrade". In the past, these address forms are known as the devices to struggle against the Apartheid system.
Descriptors: Blacks, Pragmatics, Self Concept, Racial Segregation, Foreign Countries, Films, Social Distance, Team Sports, Age Differences, Language Usage, Whites, Discourse Analysis, Presidents, Familiarity
Association for the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language in Indonesia (TEFLIN). Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia. TEFLIN Publication Division, Department of English, Faculty of Letters, Universitas Negeri Malang, Jalan Semarang 5, Tel: +62-341-570566; Fax: +62-341-567475; e-mail: journal@teflin.org; Web site: http://journal.teflin.org
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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