A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES PERFORMED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER IN DENZEL WASHINGTON’S THE GREAT DEBATERS MOVIE

Juliarti, Nia (2017) A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES PERFORMED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER IN DENZEL WASHINGTON’S THE GREAT DEBATERS MOVIE. S1 thesis, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

The objectives of the study are to find out the types of politeness strategies, to describe the realizations of each politeness strategy, and to reveal the sociological factors affecting the preference of politeness strategies performed by the main character in The Great Debaters. The study was descriptive qualitative using pragmatic approach. It also used quantitative method to measure the occurrence of the data. The data were in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in the context of the main character’s dialogues. The instruments of the study were the researcher with the data sheet as the supporting instrument. The data were collected by following procedures such as watching the movie, downloading and checking the accuracy of the transcript, marking the utterances containing politeness strategies, and compiling them into the data sheet. The collected data were analyzed by following phases of qualitative research analysis. The triangulation technique was also used to obtain trustworthiness of the data. The results are as follows. (1) All four politeness strategies as proposed by Brown and Levinson i.e. bald on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off record are used by the main character, Melvin B. Tolson. Bald on record strategy turns out to be the dominant politeness strategy used by him. (2) Out of 48 sub strategies in those four politeness strategies, only 18 of them are used. In bald on-record, 6 sub strategies are used with task-oriented strategy as the most frequent used. It is used by him in giving instructions to the hearers. The other sub strategies are strategies to show urgency, entreaty, advice, and preemptive invitation related to face impingement. Then, positive politeness is realized by 7 sub strategies. They are noticing, exaggerating, and intensifying interest to the hearer, using in-group identity marker, presupposing common ground, seeking agreement, and including him and the hearer in the activity. Negative politeness is realized by 3 sub strategies that are being conventionally indirect, hedging, and giving deference and. Off record strategy is also realized by 3 sub strategies that are giving hints, overstating, and being vague. (3) The three sociological factors including rank of imposition, social distance, and relative power indeed affect the preference of politeness strategies performed by Melvin B. Tolson. Relative power comes as the dominant sociological factor which means that Melvin exercises his power especially as an English professor in Wiley College in performing politeness strategies, mainly bald on-record strategy.

Item Type:	Thesis (S1)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	pragmatics, politeness strategies, sociological factor, The Great Debaters
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:	24 Jan 2017 02:36
Last Modified:	30 Jan 2019 13:03
URI:	http://eprints.uny.ac.id/id/eprint/46384

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