Gender Language Differences in Traditional Market

Abstract

The study dealt with the use of linguistic forms in Conversation between sellers and buyers in traditional market. The researcher analyzed nine linguistic forms based on Robin Lakoff’s theory. There are Lexical Hedges and Fillers, Tag Questions, Super Polite Forms, Adjectives, Avoidance of strong swear words, Precise Color terms, Vernacular Forms, Emphatic Stress and Hypercorrect Grammar. The data of the research were the conversation between sellers and buyers in traditional market on bargaining price. The data of the study analyzed by applying descriptive qualitative. The finding showed that only 6 out of linguistic form that existed in conversation between seller and buyer. They were Lexical Hedges and Fillers were 20.63%, Tag question were 9.52 %, Super polite forms were 1.58%, Precise Color Terms 47.65%, Adjectives were 19.04 % and. Avoidance of strong swear words were 1.58%. The dominant linguistic forms is Precise Color Terms with total number 30 (for both gender) or 47.65%.