Language in Society: An Indonesian Sociolinguistic Perspective offers a comprehensive and contemporary exploration of the dynamic relationship between language and social life in Indonesia. Written with clarity, depth, and a strong academic foundation, this book bridges classic sociolinguistic theory with the unique multilingual realities of Indonesian communities.

Drawing on foundational scholars such as William Labov, Joshua Fishman, and Ronald Wardhaugh, this book examines how language functions, evolves, and shapes identity within Indonesia’s diverse linguistic landscape. Through accessible explanations and real examples from regions such as Java, Nganjuk, Madura, Jakarta, and Eastern Indonesia, the text reveals how social class, ethnicity, age, gender, education, and digital culture influence linguistic behavior.

Key topics include language variation, bilingualism, code-switching and code-mixing, language attitudes, diglossia, language change, language policies, and the sociolinguistics of education. The book also highlights Indonesia’s rich linguistic resources from Bahasa Indonesia as a national unifier to the persistence and transformation of regional languages such as Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, and Madurese.

Designed for students, researchers, teachers, and anyone interested in the intersection of language and society, this book not only provides theoretical insights but also offers practical implications for language teaching, curriculum design, and cultural understanding. It demonstrates that language is more than a tool of communication it is a reflection of identity, power, cultural values, and social change.

With its focus on Indonesian contexts, Language in Society: An Indonesian Sociolinguistic Perspective fills a critical gap in sociolinguistic literature and serves as an essential guide for understanding how languages live, shift, and interact within one of the world’s most linguistically diverse nations.

Authors :  Caltira Rosiana & Triana Wuri Cahyanti

Halaman Buku : 150

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