AN ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE VARIATION IN THE USE OF JAVANESE INTENSIFIERS: A CASE STUDY IN PATI REGENCY, CENTRAL JAVA

The aims of this study are to analyze intensifiers used by people in Pati regency and the factors that lead to variations in the use of the intensifiers. The present study used the theory proposed by Chambers and Trudgil (2004). This study was conducted using a descriptive qualitative approach. The source of data was from sixteen people in Pati regency. The data are intensifiers used by the 4 people in every 4 villages in Pati regency. The data were collected using observation, interview, and note taking techniques. The results shows that there were 10 lexical variations of intensifiers used by people in the four villages, namely banget, pol, sakpore, tenan, pisan, paling, temen, ora pakat, ora karuan, and sakmboh. It was also found that there were two factors that lead two variations in the use of intensifiers, namely gender and age. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that people in Pati regency use 10 lexical variations of intensifiers and the lexical variations were influenced by gender and age.