Analisis Sistem Sapaan Dalam Forum Wacana Sinar Harian

Analysis of address system in the Forum of Wacana Sinar Harian

Abstract

Kajian ini meneliti penggunaan sistem sapaan dalam tiga Forum Wacana Sinar Harian yang dianjurkan oleh Karangkraf. Sistem sapaan dalam bahasa Melayu amat unik kerana terdapat pelbagai sistem gelaran dan panggilan berdasarkan status sosial. Kajian ini melihat bahawa sistem sapaan yang diamalkan oleh ahli forum tersebut merupakan satu bentuk kesantunan berbahasa kerana menghormati gelaran dan status sosial seseorang. Selain itu, sistem sapaan turut berupaya mewujudkan kemesraan dalam kalangan ahli forum. Dalam kajian ini, pengkaji telah mengenal pasti lima jenis sapaan dalam forum tersebut, iaitu sapaan gelaran, sapaan umum, sapaan saudara, sapaan sahabat, dan sapaan nama. Hasil menunjukkan jumlah keseluruhan kekerapan sapaan bagi ketiga-tiga rakaman adalah sebanyak 609 kali. Dari segi strategi, jumlah kekerapan tertinggi ialah sapaan gelaran (363), diikuti di tempat kedua oleh sapaan saudara (124), tempat ketiga ialah sapaan umum (56). Kedudukan keempat pula ialah sapaan nama (38) dan sapaan sahabat berada di tempat terakhir (28). Berdasarkan dapatan ini, kajian menyimpulkan bahawa ahli forum lebih cenderung menggunakan sapaan gelaran. Hal ini menggambarkan mereka sentiasa menghormati gelaran-gelaran yang diterima oleh orang lain. Selain itu, jumlah kekerapan sapaan saudara yang tinggi turut menggambarkan bahawa ahli forum menganggap forum tersebut sebagai satu perbincangan atas dasar persaudaraan. Secara keseluruhannya, nilai kesantunan berbahasa dalam ketiga-tiga forum itu adalah tinggi. Namun demikian, kajian ini mencadangkan agar ahli forum perlu sentiasa meningkatkan amalan sapaan ketika berforum agar forum sentiasa lebih harmoni.

ABSTRACT

This study examined the use of address system in the three Forum of Wacana Sinar Harian, organized by Karangkraf. Address system in Malay is unique because there are various of honorific system based on social status. This study perceives that the address system practiced by forum members is a form of politeness as it respects the title and social status of other members. In addition, the address system is also able to create an intimacy among the forum members. In this study, the researchers have identified five types of address system in the forum, namely honorific address, general address, ‘saudara’ address, friend address, and name address. Results shown that the total number of address system for all three forum are 609 times. In terms of strategy, the highest number of frequencies is honorific address (363), followed by ‘saudara’ address (124), third place is general address (56). The fourth is the name address (38) and the friend address is in the last place (28). Based on this finding, the study concluded that forum members are more tend to use the honorific address. This findings illustrates that panel of the forum were always respect the honorific word received by others. In addition, the high frequencies of ‘saudara’ address are also illustrates that forum members regard the forum as a brotherhood discussion. Overall, the value of politeness in the three forums are high. However, this study suggests that forum members should always improve the practice of address system to create a more harmony forum.