LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE AND SHIFT: HOW JAVANESE PRESERVED AND SHIFTED IN INDUSTRIAL AREA

Abstract

As one of some big companies, Nikomas has more than 30 thousands population for its workers and it is spread within 26 companies. Most of the workers come from central and east Java, whereas the rest come from some districts in Banten Province: Serang, Pandeglang, and Tangerang For its large population, Javanese is used in daily communication among them. The fact is that, they are now living and working in Banten, the place where the language and culture are different from them. Deal with this phenomenon; it is interesting to find out how Javanese people preserved their own language and how they treat other languages, such as Sundanese and Javanese Banten. To reveal the fact, questionnaire is distributed to almost 200 workers. A number of workers are only taken from one division in Nike Company, i.e. production division. The questionnaire is intended to describe Javanese people preserve their mother tongue The questionnaire shows that they use their mother tongue