Semi-formal Words of Greeting Among the Minangkabau in 50 Kota Regency and Rembau District: A Comparative Analysis

Most of the tribal names in Negeri Sembilan is the name of the place in Kabupaten 50 Kota. Based on this fact, it is often said that the forms of address in Negeri Sembilan derived from this district. This study aims to explain the forms of address that are used in the semi-final meeting. The data are collected by using the tapping method implemented with a set of technique. They are analyzed by using the identity and distribution of method implemented a set of techniques. Then the data are analyzed by theory in terms of address founded by Ervin-Tripp (1972, 1976, 1986). From the result obtained that the forms are various; the other unit of language is in line with the forms of address; and forms of address do not tend to have the order of elements. Furthermore, there also similarities and the differences of the forms of address in the two communities