NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE’S MAXIMS FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A
SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR MILLER:
A PRAGMATIC STUDY
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
In English Department
By: TRIYATUN A320090007
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
v MOTTO
“A true friend is one who grabbed your hand and touches your heart”
(Mahatma Gandhi)
“All people do not have to be embarrassed because he had made a mistake, for he was wiser than before.”
( Kahlil Gibran)
“Positive thinking and do the best is the way to be success.”
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DEDICATION
From my deep heart and great love, this research paper is dedicated to:
My beloved mother and father,
My brothers and sisters,
All my family,
My sweetie boy,
All my best friends,
The reader,
Researcher’s consultants, and
All off lecturer in DEE
Surakarta, June 2013
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrohmanirrohim
Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
The researcher would like to express his deep gratitude to Allah SWT, the Most Kind who has given guidance, healthy and ability, so that the researcher could accomplish this research paper on time
However, this success would not be achieved either without help of many individuals and institutions. Thus, her special thanks and gratefulness are contributed to:
1. Dra.N. Setyaningsih, M.Si, as the Dean of Faculty of School of Teacher Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S, as the Chief of English Department for permitting to conduct this research paper.
3. Siti Fatimah, S. Pd, M. Hum, as the academic consultant of class A period 2009 who gives her help, suggestion, and motivation.
4. Agus Wijayanto, MA. P.hD, as the first consultant who gives his help, guidance, advices, support, and corrections of finishing this research paper patiently.
5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah Ariatmi, M.Hum, as the second consultant who gives her guidance, information, and corrections of finishing this research paper.
6. All of lecturer in English Department thanks for their knowledge, information, and support.
7. Her beloved mother and father for their great and pray persistently, so that she can be easy in going through everything.
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9. Her beloved nephews “Kevin, Rohman, and Rohim” for their love, joke, and inspiration.
10.Her beloved friends “Gadhiest Mandja “Dream, Cinunt, Tyutz, Ndah ndul, Encuz, and Nheea for their love, motivation, help, jokes, and togetherness.
11.Her beloved boy friend “j.e.l.e.k” thanks for his pray, love, inspiration and support.
12.Her amazing friends in “ Bu Ruwi ”boarding house especially, Titik, Mb.Tri, Mb.Tya, Mb,ira, Mb.Ana, Risna, Sari, Mulya, Fatimah, and Vivi for their support, love, joke, help, suggestion and togetherness. 13.Her “Aguster” friends, Devi, Puji, Twin, Sari thanks for their support,
help, and togetherness.
14.Her DEE friends especially in class A 2009 Anisa, Heni, Desi, Vista, Ika, Jannah, and others that cannot mentioned one by one. Thank for all kindest and togetherness.
The writer expresses her gratitude to the readers who want to give their criticism and contribution in order to make this research paper better. The writer deeply expects that this research will be helpful in giving positive contribution for academic studies.
Wabillahittaufiq wal hidayah
Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh.
Surakarta, June 2013
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ... ix
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY A. Pragmatics ... 6
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D. Non-observance Maxim ... 14
1. Flouting a Maxim ... 14
2. Violating a Maxim ... 15
3. Infringing a Maxim ... 16
4. Opting Out a Maxim ... 17
5. Suspending a Maxim ... 18
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD A. Types of Research ... 20
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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A. Analysis Data ... 23
B. The Findings ... 52
C. Discussion ... 54
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 59
B. Suggestion ... 60
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 61
VIRTUAL REFERENCES ... 62
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LIST OF ABREVIATION
TDoS : The Death of a Salesman CP : Cooperative Principles QN : Maxim of Quantity QL : Maxim of Quality R : Maxim of Relevance M : Maxim of Manner Flout : Flouting
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Triyatun, A 320 090 007. NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE’S MAXIMS
FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR
MILLER: A PRAGMATIC STUDY. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, 2013.
This research is aimed at describing the types of non-observance maxims, and the intentions of non-observance maxims.
The type of this research was descriptive qualitative research which the researcher used documentation method as the method of collecting data. The data of this research were dialogues which contain non-observance maxims that were found in The Death of Salesman drama script.
The result of this research showed that firstly, the types of non-observance in The Death of a Salesman drama script used by the characters were flouting of maxims, violating of maxims and suspending of maxims. Secondly, the speaker’s intentions of non-observance maxims were requesting, suggesting, alerting, warning, refusing, and disagreement utterance.
Key words: non-observance maxims, Gricean’s maxims, speaker’s intentions.
Approved to be examined by:
First Consultant Second Consultant
Agus Wijayanto, MA. P.hD Drs. Siti Zuhriyah A, M.Hum
Dean,
