The Prominent Characteristics of Javanese Culture and Their Reflections in Language Use

Hofstede (1986:309-310) describes Indonesia, including Java, Java culturally into a large power-distance low individualism, and weak uncertainty-avoidance feminine category.Though these cultural dimensions were not initially intended for the explication of language study, they may increase our understanding of socio pragmatic considerations underlying the way members of a community use language.Thus, high-collectivism and low-