Noviani, Qolidina (2014) A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES AND POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN UPTOWN GIRLS. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.
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Abstract
This study is a pragmatic study. The objectives of this research are to (1) identify the types of politeness strategies in the main characters’ utterances in Uptown Girls, and to (2) describe the politeness principles underlying the preference of Uptown Girls main characters in choosing a certain politeness strategy. This research was descriptive qualitative. It was concerned with the description of the data in the form of utterances produced by the characters in which politeness strategies and principles exist. There were two sources in this research. The primary source was the script of the movie retrieved from http://www.script-orama. com. The secondary sources were books and journals. In conducting this research, the researcher (1) identified the data and then categorized them, (2) classified the categorized data, (3) analyzed the classified data, (4) interpreted the data, (5) reported the findings and (6) presented the data in the discussion. To achieve data trustworthiness, the data sheets were repeatedly checked by the researcher and some peers. In the application of the politeness strategies, Uptown Girls’ main characters mostly applied positive politeness strategy. Positive politeness strategy occurs 17 times. The second position is negative politeness strategy which happens 10 times. The third position is bald on record strategy which happens 9 times. The last position is off record which takes place 5 times. Positive politeness gets the highest position in the data because Molly wants to be friendly and respectful to Ray by omitting any gaps between them. Next, in the application of the maxims, Uptown Girls main characters mostly applied tact maxim in their utterances. Tact maxim occurs 15 times. The second position is agreemant maxim which occurs 11 times. The third position is generosity maxim which occurs 7 times. The fourth position is approbation maxim which occurs 6 times. The last position is modesty maxim which occurs twice. Tact maxim gets the highest position because the main characters, especially Molly, are concerned more with giving benefit to Ray or the hearer. By using this strategy, the speaker shows her respect to the hearer.
| Item Type: | Thesis (S1) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Uptown Girls, politeness features, politeness strategies, politeness principles |
| Subjects: | Bahasa dan Sastra > Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris |
| Divisions: | Fakultas Bahasa, Seni dan Budaya (FBSB) > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris > Sastra Inggris |
| Depositing User: | Admin Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2015 03:13 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2019 22:50 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/19418 |
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