Speech Community

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

I.1     Background of Study

Language is both an individual possession and a social possession. We would expect, therefore, that individual would behave linguistically like other individualis: they might be said to speak the same language or the same dialect or the same variety, i.e., to employ the same code, and in the respect to be members of the same speech community, a term probably derived form the German Sprachgemeinschaft. Indeed, much work in sociolinguistic is based on the assumption that it is possible to use the concept of ‘speech community’ without much difficulty. As we will se, that assumption is hardly warranted. Just as it is difficult to difine such terms as language, dialect, and variety, it is also difficult to difine speech community, and for many of the same reason. That difficuly, however, will not prevent us from using the term: the concept may prove to be useful in sociolinguistic work in spite of a certain ‘fuzziness’ as to its precise characteristics. It may be so even if we decide that a speech characteristics are of interest and can be described in a coherent manner.

I.2     Purpose of Study 

 The purpose of study to know about speech community and to introduce that style language in indonesia especially in Karawang, Jawa Barat. Beside it, the purpose of study is to compare a speech community in both of community.

I.3     Subject and Setting of study

We have choosen the subject to observe a differencess of speech community. The first subject is BDR motorclub community, it is one of motorclub community in Karawang. BDR motorclub community is on Karangpawitan, Karawang. There are 25 members and 1 leader club. On the other hand as a second subject and as a comparing language is Al-Ikhlas moslem-teens community, it is Group in a Boarding school in Karawang. Al-Ikhlas moslem-teens community is on Tanjung Pura, Karawang. There are 30 members and 1 leader group.

Place of  Observation BDR Motorclub : Bambuduri, Kec. Karangpawitan, Karawang.

Time of  Observation BDR Motorclub : Friday, 13 of January 2012

Place of  Observation Al-Ikhlas Moslem Teens : Tanjungpura, Karawang Barat.

Time of  Observation Al-Ikhlas Moslem Teens : Saturday, 14 of January 2012

I.4     Technique of Collecting Data

To observe this topic we used some technique, these are a directly observe, it means we come to both of place to analyse how the way they do a communication with their members. Beside it we used a question list to interview one of club member.

CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE          

Some linguist define the meaning of the speech community  and  we can use those as the knowledge and basic of speech community. According to Aniruddha Kumar, speech community is a concept in sociolinguistics that describes a more or less discrete group of people who use language in a unique and mutually accepted way among themselves. Speech communities can be members of a profession with a specialized jargon, distinct social groups like high school students or hip hop fans, or even tight-knit groups like families and friends. Members of speech communities will often develop slang or jargon to serve the group's special purposes and priorities. On the other hand Lyons (1970), for example defines speech community as people who use a given language. Taylor (1979) defines speech community as people categorized in a social organization speaking the same language. Gumperz (1971) uses the term linguistic community in place of speech community, which means a group of people who regularly and frequently interact by means of verbal signs. Bloomfield (1933) defines it as a group of people who interact by means of speech. Platt (1975) uses the term speech repertoire that is a range of linguistic varieties which a speaker uses as a member of his speech community.

CHAPTER III

FINDING AND DISCUSSION

BDR motorclub community is one of motorclub in karawang, there are 25 members and one leader club name Arie Fatria Hidayat. BDR motorclub born on september 2010, and the reason why this motor club name BDR it is get form a village name “ Bambu Duri “. The all member of this club is origin from bambu duri. They usually do a communication with sundanese language but they have any terms as a symbol their club, such as :

1	“ Kitu bae teh “	It usually use if somebody do an oddity or make some jokes
2	“ Toy “	It usually use if one of member call to the other members
3.	“ Si Hembel”	It usually use if one of member tells or describs other members.
4.	“ les gededod “	It usually use if they ready to go to some place
5.	“ Moki ”	It is a terms for their motorcyle
6.	“ ngojay “	It is a terms if they wash their motorcyle
7.	“ Trubel “	It is a terms if their motorcyle get damage
8.	“ Cager bray ? “	It means “ How are you “

Al – ikhlas moslem teens community is a moslem group in al – ikhlas boarding school, there are 30 members with one leader group, she is dudah. Al – ikhlas moslem teens born on july 2000. This name of group get from a boarding school name. The member of group is not only from Tanjung Pura, any members come from Cikarang, Rengasdengklok, Cikampek, and other. They usually do a communication with indonesian but sometime they mix a language with the arabic. Like a BDR motorclub, Al – ikhlas moslem teens also have a terms in their daily communication.

1.	“ Ana “	It means " I “
2.	“ Anti “	It means “ You “  for a girls
3.	“ Anta”	It means “ You “ for a boys
4.	“ Afwan “	It means “ Sorry “
5.	“ Syukron “	It means “ Thank you”
6.	“ Kaifa khaluk?”	It means “ How are you?”

Both of community has a different speech in a daily communication and they have own way to do that, of course with terms who are to be the identity of their community.

CHAPTER IV

CONCLUSION

            Speech community is a more or less discrete group of people who use language in a unique and mutually accepted way among them selves ( Aniruddha kumar ). In a both of groups has a different speech community. It means both of community has own character of language and it is a style in their daily communication. 

Sample a terms in BDR Motorclub Community :

1	“ Kitu bae teh “	It usually use if somebody do an oddity or make some jokes
2	“ Toy “	It usually use if one of member call to the other members
3.	“ Si Hembel”	It usually use if one of member tells or describs other members.
4.	“ les gededod “	It usually use if they ready to go to some place
5.	“ Moki ”	It is a terms for their motorcyle
6.	“ ngojay “	It is a terms if they wash their motorcyle
7.	“ Trubel “	It is a terms if their motorcyle get damage
8.	“ Cager bray ? “	It means “ How are you “

Sample a terms Al-Ikhlas Moslem Teens Community :

1.	“ Ana “	It means " I “
2.	“ Anti “	It means “ You “  for a girls
3.	“ Anta”	It means “ You “ for a boys
4.	“ Afwan “	It means “ Sorry “
5.	“ Syukron “	It means “ Thank you”
6.	“ Kaifa khaluk?”	It means “ How are you?”

CHAPTER V

BIBLIOGRHPY

An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, Wardraugh Ronald. Basil Blackwell

Richard Nordquist, About.com

www.thefreedictionary.com, Definition of Speech Community

CHAPTER VI

APPENDECESS

1.      When this club was born?

2.      Who is the captain in this club?

3.      What is meaning of BDR/ Al- ikhlas Community?

4.      How many members are there consist of?

5.      Is the members origin only from there? Any member from foreign place?

6.      What is the language usually use on the daily communication?

7.      Is therevany terms as a sign / symbol of communication?

8.      Is there the influence of the spoken language club to environment?