Sociolinguistics Background Determining Linguistic Politeness

Shokhikhatul Khasanah (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Syari’ah Nuruddhalam)

Alsuna: Journal of Arabic and English Language
Vol 2 No 1 (2019): Linguistics and Literature

This article is intended to show that Sociolinguistics background influences linguistic behavior among people. The way people communicate with other is vary based on their Sociolinguistics background; included the way to show Politeness. Thus, the difference Sociolinguistics background will determine the linguistic Politeness. Politeness is a concept which seeks to give respect to other when we are speaking. Some Sociolinguistics backgrounds that determine Linguistic Politeness, such as: power relationship and social distance, education, social status, job profession, gender, and ethnicity