Traditional Expressions in Social Interaction: Cultural Perspective

The content of this book is based on the inventory and description of the traditional expressions of the Using language used in Using society in Banyuwangi. The traditional expression can be a short word or phrase that is extracted from the experience of community in communication. Because it has been used for a long time, the expression eventually becomes the property and understood by the community. The expression contains both positive and negative values. Positive values are used as guidelines for community life, while negative values are avoided. Thus, the traditional expression is a means of ethical and moral education that serves as a reinforcement of social norms and values that serve as a barrier to the behavior of citizens. Using people have traditional expressions that different with other ethnic groups. In Using language, traditional expressions are used as a means of communicating. This is mostly done by the Using people because the Using language does not have social stratification so to build politeness in social interaction that Using people applying other means in the language. To convince others, the expression is often used as a persuasion strategy in his speech.