The article addresses three main issues in relation to culture's core values, language attitude and maintenance, and character building. Using a theory previously developed by Smolicz and Secombe and the respondents were recruited voluntary from four major speakers of language in Indonesia, including speakers of Javanese, Sundanese, Minangnese, and Bataknese.
Dibahas aspek-aspek budaya pertuturan yang lazim dipakai oleh penutur asli bahasa Indonesia, khususnya dalam realisasi pertuturan menolak dikaitkan dengan kesantunan berbahasa.