THE CHOICE OF TOPICS IN MALE, FEMALE AND MIXED-SEX GROUPS OF STUDENTS OF PETRA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN THEIR CHATTING

Authors

  • Aylanda Dwi Nugroho Shierly Agustin|English Department, Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University,|Surabaya-Indonesia|e-mail: <a href=" mailto: " >[email protected] </a>
  • Shierly Agustin Faculty of Letters, Petra Christian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.5.2.121-133

Keywords:

conversation, chatting, topic of talk, men's language, women's language, opening, topic boundary, topic shifts.

Abstract

This study analyzed some conversations in the male, female and male-female groups of some university students. Using McCarthy's classification of topics, the results show that 'Persons' is the typical topic in the female group, while 'Objects/ belongings' is the most favorite topic in the male group. In the mixed-sex group, it is interesting to see how both sexes negotiated the topics by proposing the typical topics of the other sex group.

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Published

25-05-2005

How to Cite

Nugroho, A. D., & Agustin, S. (2005). THE CHOICE OF TOPICS IN MALE, FEMALE AND MIXED-SEX GROUPS OF STUDENTS OF PETRA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY IN THEIR CHATTING. k@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature, 5(2), 121–133. https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.5.2.121-133

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2003): DECEMBER 2003

Section

Articles

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