ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN COMMAND USED BY MAIN CHARACTERS IN MOVIES ENTITLED “FACING THE GIANTS”,
“DANGEROUS MINDS” AND “THE RON CLARK STORY”
Thesis
Presented to Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Thesis Program in English Department of Post
Graduate Programs of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
by
INDAH EFTANASTARINI S200130057
GRADUATE PROGRAM OF LANGUAGE STUDY OF
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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DEDICATION
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- My beloved father and mother (Bpk. Slamet and Ibu Istiniyah), I really appreciate your wonderful kindness, thank for your care, love, support, and prayer for me. I really love you.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
Alhamdullilahirabil’alamin, all praise and gratitude to Allah SWT, the
most gracious and the most merciful for blessing the writer to accomplish this
thesis under the title “Analysis of Politeness Strategies in Command Used by
Characters in Movies Entitled “Facing the Giants”, “Dangerous Minds”, and
“The Ron Clark Story”. This thesis is one of requirement for getting the post
graduate of language department at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The writer realizes that this would never be possible without contribute and support from others. The writer would like to express her graduate and appreciation to:
1. Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyati, S.H., M.Hum, the director of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Prof. Dr. Markhamah, M.Hum, the Head of Language Study Department,
3. Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D and Dr. Dwi Haryanti as advisors of this thesis who gave guided and advices during the arrangement of research paper from the beginning until the end,
4. The writer’s beloved Father and Mother who always give love,
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6. All friends in Magister of Language Study in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, and
7. Her best friends, who always support, give prayer and strength.
The writer realizes that this research paper is not perfect and has a lot of weakness. Therefore, the writer thanks to the reader if they can contribute suggestions and criticisms to make this research paper better.
Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
The Writer
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ABSTRACT
Indah Eftanastarini, S 200 130 057, 2015: “Analysis of Politeness Strategies in Command Used by Main Characters in Movies Entitled “Facing the Giants”, “Dangerous Minds”, and “The Ron Clark Story”.
In communication, the speakers should be polite toward the hearers by considering their social level, age, situation, and condition. The current study focused on the use of politeness strategies, especially in command. The aims of the study are to identify the types of sentence in command utterances, the use of politeness strategies, and to investigate the factors that influence the main characters in applying politeness strategies in command.
The data were politeness utterances in command used by main character in
3 drama movies: “Facing the Giants”, “Dangerous Minds”, and “The Ron Clark Story”. Those movies were selected because most of the setting at school in which
it is place to teach politeness in interaction between teachers, as the main character, and students. The data were analyzed using politeness strategies purposed by Brown and Levinson (1987).
The result of this study shown that there are two types of sentence in command: declarative sentence and imperative sentence. The characters applied two types of politeness strategy in giving command: bald on record (24 data) and positive politeness (4 data). The factors that influenced in employing politeness strategies in command were the speakers have higher status than the hearers, the size of imposition between the speakers and the hearers were small, and the situation were urgent and emergency in which the speakers and the hearers involved. The results of the study have theoretical contribution to the field of politeness. In addition, they have practical contribution since they provide an insight of how politeness strategies can be used to enhance communication skill.
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C. Problem Statement... 6
D. Objective of the Study ... 7
E. Benefit of the Study ... 8
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND UNDERLYING THEORY A. Previous Studies ... 9
B. Theoretical Review 1. Pragmatics ... 19
2. Speech Acts ... 20
3. Politeness 3.1 Robin Lakoff’s Theory of Politeness ... 24
3.2 Geoffrey Leech’s Theory of Politeness ... 24
xii 3.4 Politeness Strategies
a. Bald on record ... 27
b. Positive Politeness ... 30
c. Negative Politeness ... 37
d. Off Record Indirect Strategies ... 41
4. Command Utterances a. Definition of Command ... 46
b. Linguistic Form ... 47
c. Types Sentence in Command 1) Declarative Sentence ... 48
2) Interrogative Sentence ... 49
3) Imperative Sentence ... 49
5. Factors Influencing the Politeness Strategy Used ... 50
6. Movie ... 51
7. Synopsis of the Movie ... 52
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A. Research Type ... 55
B. Research Subject ... 55
C. Research Object ... 56
D. Data and Data Source ... 56
E. Technique of Collecting Data ... 56
F. Technique of Coding Data ... 57
G. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 60
CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION A. Data Analysis 1. Types Sentence in Command ... 63
2. Politeness Strategies Involved in Command ... 85
3. Factors that Influenced Character in use of Politeness Strategies ... 101
xiii C. Discussion of the Findings
1. Comparison of the Findings with the Theories ... 148 2. Comparison of the Findings with the Previous
Findings ... 151 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATION, AND
SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion ... 159 B. Pedagogical Implication ... 160 C. Suggestion ... 162
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 4.1 ... 84
Figure 4.2 ... 100
Figure 4.3 ... 140
Figure 4.4 ... 142
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LIST OF TABLE
Table 4.1 ... 84
Table 4.2 ... 100
Table 4.3 ... 140
Table 4.4 ... 143
Table 4.5 ... 144
