Inayah, Arin (2012) Politeness strategies used by the main characters in UP Movie. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim.
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
Politeness strategies are useful in social communication. In this case, polite communication is important for keeping the relationship between people. We have to keep our polite words and actions when we communicate with other people in order to get a successful communication and reach our goal. It means that we can make the hearer understand and also keep them listening to us. Therefore, the researcher chooses politeness strategies to investigate language phenomena appear in “UP” movie‟s utterances.
The objectives of this study are to find out and to describe the implementation the types of politeness strategies which are used by the main characters in “UP” movie. In this movie there are two main characters, there are Russell and Carl Frendriksen. Both of them use politeness strategies while produce the utterances.
This study is descriptive-qualitative since the data are collected and analyzed in the form of words rather than numerical scores. The study is descriptive because it tries to describe the way politeness strategies are used by the main characters in “UP” movie. The data of the research are the utterances, which contains politeness strategies. This study has one primary data source is “UP” movie.
The finding of this study shows that the main characters perform the same way of politeness strategies. They mostly use positive politeness strategy. It can be seen when the main characters want to give notice to the H, it is usually seen in the using of groups identity markers, it is also seen when the main characters want to exaggerates or when the main characters in the given social situation know each other fairly well. The main characters also use negative politeness, bald on record and off record strategy in their utterances. They use negative politeness in indirect utterance, pessimistic utterances and also when the main characters want to ask forgiveness. The using of bald on record strategy can be seen when the main characters want to reduce the impact of the FTA's. The last strategy is off record, the main characters use off record in some condition, there are: give association clues, rhetorical questions, be vague, and also be incomplete and use ellipsis.
Based on the findings of this study, the researcher expects this study gives contributions to the researcher herself and the readers, for someone who is interested in analyzing movie. The spectators of this movie are not only suggested to focus more on the usage of language and understand the moral value of this movie. But they are also hoped to be able to apply good sides of this movie in their daily life.
Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) | ||||||
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Supervisor: | Hentihu, Ika Farihah | ||||||
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Keywords: | Politeness Strategies; Positive Politeness; Negative Politeness; Bald on Record; Off Record; UP Movie | ||||||
Departement: | Fakultas Humaniora > Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris | ||||||
Depositing User: | Moch. Nanda Indra Lexmana | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2023 09:23 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2023 09:23 | ||||||
URI: | http://etheses.uin-malang.ac.id/id/eprint/47232 |
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