A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GENDER LANGUAGE IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND FRANKENSTEIN NOVELS
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ABSTRACT This study deals with the similarities and differences of gender language expressed in Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein Novels. The object of this study is to find out the similarities and differences of gender language which are expressed in Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein novels .This study used descriptive qualitative research. The data were collected by documentary technique and the instrument of collecting data was documentary sheet. The data were analyzed by descriptive comparative. The findings indicated that there were some similarities and differences found between those two novels. The similarities were found in three features: a) Politeness; all the characters in Pride and Prejudice and Frankenstein novels used polite sentences b) Grammar; all the characters in novels used hypercorrect grammar c) Precise color terms; there was no found the using of this feature in novels. The differences were found in the other seven features: Lexical Hedges, Tag Question, Intensifier, Swear Words, Empty Adjective, Emphatic Stress, Rising Intonation on Declarative. In Pride and Prejudice, these seven features of gender language dominantly used by women, while in Frankenstein novel they dominantly used by men. It is hoped that the result of this study will be useful for anyone who wants to study about literary, especially gender language. Keyword : prose, novel, gender language
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