NAME : OVIA NABILLA

NIM : 1805111039

Outline of An Ran’s The Impact of Gender Differences in the Degree of Familiarity on Apology Strategy

Background of the Research

Year Related Theories Methodology Findings Suggestions
Study Questions
2015  As language 1. Are there any  Theory of Apology - Research Design The results showed Further
reflects, records, differences (Holmes, 1995) The data of this study were that: study can
and transmits between gender  Theory of collected through a controlled There is no explore the
social differences, and apology Politeness (Leech, method based on questionnaire significant relationship relationship
it is expected that strategy? 1983) survey. between gender and between
men and women  Theory of Apology apology strategies. Both gender and
use language in 2. Can degree of as Negative - Participants males and females used consciousne
different ways familiarity Politeness The study involved 95 subjects, these strategies in ss of the
because of gender influence the Strategies consisting of 39 males and 56 similar ways. Though degree of
differences. choice of apology (Levinson, 1983) females who all were Chinese most of them said an familiarity
 The social distance strategy?  Categorization of natives and chosen randomly. explicit apology (IFID) before
also poses effects Apology Strategies at first, it was usually conducting
on word choices. 3. How gender (Cohen and - Instrument followed by an the research
 Researchers on and degree of Olshtain, 1981) The instrument is a questionnaire explanation (RESP), of apology
gender and familiarity composed of two parts. The first acknowledgement of strategy.
linguistics have influence the part is about some basic responsibility (EXPL),
typically focused choice of apology information including gender, age, or an offer of repair
on language choice strategy employed major, and English level. The (REPR). Meanwhile,
and gender by Chinese native second one is the multiple choice the least used apology
differences, speakers? including six different social strategy was a promise
especially in contexts to indicate different of forbearance (FORB).
sociolinguistics. degrees of familiarity and the
 Very little is options of apology strategies. As for the degree of
known about familiarity, the study
whether gender - Data Analysis revealed that people
and familiarity To identify the used apology tend to give more
may effect some strategies, the researcher used explanations, more
pragmatic use; in tables to clarify the method use to willingness to
this case, apology show the other apology strategies acknowledge the
strategy. employed in each situation and responsibility, and offer
their percentage. To analyze the more repair when the
descriptive and the inferential relationship is closer.
statistics, Chi Square test processed
by SPSS 22.0 have been used to In conclusion,
show the meaningfulness of the gender does not really
relationship between gender and affect the choice and
degree of familiarity between the use of apology
addresser and addressees in each strategy, but the degree
situation and their apology of familiarity does.
strategies.