PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN COMPLIMENT RESPONSE STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH
A THESIS
By:
ARIEF MUADZ 147052017/MBE
POSTGRADUTE PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN COMPLIMENT RESPONSE STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH
A THESIS
Submitted as the Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) in English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of
Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara
By:
ARIEF MUADZ 147052017/MBE
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
Title of Thesis : Pragmatic Competence In Compliment Response Strategies In English
Name : Arief Muadz
Reg. Number : 147052017
Study Program : English Postgraduate
Approved by Adviser Commission
(Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.) (Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.)
Adviser I Adviser II
Head of Dean of
English Postgraduate Program Faculty of Cultural Sciences
(Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A.) (Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S.)
Has been examined on
Date : 29th July 2017
Board of Examiners :
Chief : Prof. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A. (……….)
Members : Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A. (……….)
Dr. Eddy Setia, M.Ed.TESP. (……….)
Dr. Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Trans, M.Hum. (……….)
DECLARATION
PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN COMPLIMENT RESPONSE STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH
I certify that the thesis I wrote as one of the requirements to obtain the degree of Master of Arts from English Postgraduate Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, is exactly my own work.
I certify that I clearly mentioned the reference of the citations I used in some specific parts of this thesis based on norm, rule, and etiquette of the technique of a scientific writing.
I certify, in the future, that I am willing to accept the sanction of the renovation of my academic degree which I receive and other sanction in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations, provided some parts or all parts of this thesis are invented not to be my own work or to commit plagiarism.
Medan, July 2017
The Writer
PRAGMATIC COMPETENCE IN COMPLIMENT RESPONSE STRATEGIES IN ENGLISH
ABSTRACT
Compliment responses are one of speech act types in pragmatic study that deals with the compliment given by the complimenter to the hearer in order to maintain good communication. This study analyzed the pragmatic competence in responding compliment particularly among English Department Students, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara. The objective of this study are to find out what strategies are applied by the students in responding to the compliment in English, to describe the problems that students encounter in responding to compliment in English, and to explain why the problems occur in responding to compliment in English. This study engaged with a qualitative descriptive approach. The data in this study are 40 results of compliment responses from English Department students which involves of eight discourse situations were given by different interlocutors that dealt with relationship between interlocutors. This study used a Discourse Completion Task (DCT) questionnaire. The social factors is the most dominant problem in this study. The reason for the frequency of this response is due to the lack of the grammatical abilities.
KOMPETENSI PRAGMATIK DALAM STRATEGI MERESPON PUJIAN DIDALAM BAHASA INGGRIS
ABSTRAK
Tanggapan terhadap pujian adalah salah satu jenis tindak tutur dalam studi pragmatik yang berhubungan dengan pujian yang diberikan oleh pemberi pujian kepada pendengar untuk menjaga komunikasi yang baik. Penelitian ini menganalisis kompetensi pragmatik di kalangan mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya, Universitas Sumatera Utara. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menemukan strategi yang diterapkan oleh mahasiswa dalam merespon pujian didalam bahasa Inggris, mendeskripsikan masalah yang dihadapi oleh mahasiswa dalam merespon pujian didalam bahasa Inggris, dan menjelaskan penyebab mengapa terdapat masalah dalam merespon pujian oleh mahasiswa didalam bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah 40 hasil tanggapan mahasiswa yang melibatkan delapan situasi wacana yang diberikan oleh lawan bicara yang berbeda dan memiliki hubungan antara lawan bicara. Penelitian ini menggunakan kuesioner Tugas Penyelesaian Wacana. Mahasiswa laki-laki cenderung menerima pujian. Kualitas kemampuan gramatikal adalah alasan untuk frekuensi respon tersebut.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah SWT. The Almighty god, for the blessing and guidances to writer in finishing this thesis. Shalawat and Salam to the Prophet Muhammad SAW, the most inspiring person around the world.
In doing this thesis, it is imposible to finish it without any contributions,
2. Dr. Budi Agustono, M.S. as The Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences. 3. Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H, M.A. as The Head of English Postgraduate
Program, and Dr. Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl.Trans, M.Hum. as The Secretary of English Postgraduate Program, for their continuous encouragement and kindly advice throughout the writer study.
4. Prof. Dr, Syahron Lubis, M.A. and Dr. Ridwan Hanafiah, S.H., M.A. as the writer supervisors, for their warm support, inspiration, and thoughtful guidance for this thesis.
6. All lecturers who have shared their knowledge during studying in English Postgradute Program, especially for Dr. Eddy Setia, M.Ed.TESP. for providing the books for references.
7. Adri Wiyanni Ridwan, S.S as the staff of English Postgraduate Program for her contribution in accomplishing the administration.
8. Drs. H. Mu‟adz Vohry, MM. and Hj. Rasyidah, S.Pdi. as my parents for their patience, understanding, and support throughout the writer academic career. And especially, Ledy Astantia for her continuous support, patience, and love.
9. My classmates in English Postgraduate Program, Syarah Aisha, Sri Utari, and Endah for became the writer friends in this process. Especially for Saidatul Hanim and Siti Nurhayati for their helps and supports, the writer could not have done this thesis without you.
Constructive suggestion and revised correction are really needed for this thesis. However, the writer hopes that this thesis can be used by everyone who concern to Pragmatic in the future time.
Medan, July 2017
CURRICULUM VITAE
Personal Data
Name : A‟rief Mu‟adz
Place, Date of Birth : Medan, 19th Januari 1990
Gender : Male
Religion : Islam
Nationality : Indonesia
Address : Jl. Harapan Pasti Timur
gg. Ritonga No. 25B. Medan
Phone Number : 0821 6585 2013
Email : arief.muadz@gmail.com
Academical Background
1. 2008 – 2012
Bachelor of English Education Program (S.Pd.) of Faculty of Teacher‟s training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Sumatera Utara. 2. 2015 – 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ... xi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 26
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS, FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION .... 31
4.1. Data Analysis ... 31
4.1.1. Compliment response use by interlocutors ... 31
4.1.2. Compliment response strategy use by gender ... 42
4.1.3. Compliment response use by age ... 44
4.3. Compliment response types ... 48
4.3.1. Acknowledgments ... 48
4.3.2. Upgrade/Agreement ... 49
4.3.3. Explanation ... 50
4.3.4. Refusal/Downgrade ... 50
4.3.5. Return Compliment ... 50
4.3.6. Insults ... 51
4.3.8. Change Topic ... 51
4.4.Research Findings ... 52
4.5. Discussion ... 54
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 58
5.1.Conclusion ... 58
5.2. Suggestion ... 60
REFERENCES ... 61
LIST OF TABLES
No. Tittle Page
Table 3.1. Gender of Participants ... 27
Table 3.2. Collage Year Participants... 28
Table 3.3. Age of Participants ... 28
Table 4.1. Compliment Response Strategy used with a lecturer ... 32
Table 4.2. Compliment Response Strategy with student of the opposite gender ... 33
Table 4.3. Compliment Response Strategy use with an elderly friend ... 35
Table 4.4. Compliment Response strategy use with a close friend of the same gender... 36
Table 4.5. Compliment Response strategy use with a co-worker ... 37
Table 4.6. Compliment Response strategy use with a young child ... 39
Table 4.7. Compliment Response use with a foreign exhange student of the same gender ... 40
LIST OF FIGURE
No. Tittle Page
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
DCT = Discourse Completion Task
CR = Compliment Response
L1 = Fisrt Language
L2 = Second Language
