The Use of The Expression Tabe’ To Show Politeness in Toraja Language Short Talks
Institut Bisnis Nusantara
Institut Bisnis Nusantara
This research was aimed to explain the purpose of using the expression tabe’ in Toraja language. The
data was taken from the short talks between two people, it was recorded data. The writer used the
theory by Penelope Brown about politeness. The result of the analysis found five reasons for a
speaker using tabe’; to make a request for something; 2) to permit something; 3) to show regret; 4)
to apologize for making a mistake; and 5) to stress the information about one thing.
Keywords: Tabe’ Politeness Short talks