NOW “ANDY GOES TO SCHOOL” TOMORROW “ANDY GEHT IN DIE SCHULE”: A PHENOMENON OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGES AND CULTURES OF NAMES IN INDONESIA

Abstract

This paper aims at describing the phenomenon of the development of language and culture of names in Indonesia especially of those new names that have been being talked about in both print and electronic media in Indonesia these recent months. One of those names is Andy Goes To School. The data were obtained from both print and electronic media in Indonesia. The data of names that were assumed being new were then paid attention to, noted down, categorized and elucidated. The development of languages and cultures was based on the forms, semantical meaning, and the language used in the names.The analysis results show that the development of languages and cultures for naming exist in Indonesian society. The development of the languages and cultures in the names could be seen from the forms, semantical meanings and the language style used in the names. This kind of development is more unique compared to the development of languages and cultures in naming in Germany society (as a comparison).