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THE MAXIMS ON ONE-
ACT COMEDY OF “THE WORKER”
BY WALTER WYKES
By
LA’ALLANA KHOIROTUN NISA’ NIM 200832251
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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THE MAXIMS ON ONE-
ACT COMEDY OF “THE WORKER”
BY WALTER WYKES
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By
LA’ALLANA KHOIROTUN NISA’ NIM 200832251
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the skripsi of La’allana Khoirotun Nisa’ has been approved by the advisors for further approval by the examining committee.
Kudus, Maret 2013 First Advisor
Drs. Suprihadi,M.Pd
NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015
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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of La‟allana Khoirotun Nisa‟(NIM 2008
-32-251) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
Kudus,
Thesis Examining Committee:
Drs. Suprihadi,M.Pd Chairperson
NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015
Member
Atik rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd Member
NIS. 0610701000001207
Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd Member
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
MOTTO
“Oh my lord, I take cover to You from the devil whisper. And I take cover
to You, from their arrival to me”. (QS. Al-Mukminin :97-98)
“Allah will heighten religious people among you and the people who is given a science some degrees”. (QS Al-Mujahidin: 11)
Success comes from strong desire
Dedication
This skripsi is dedicated to: 1. Allah SWT
2. My beloved parents (Mr. Herta Eddy
Nur Cholis S.Pd and Mrs Ida Rosidah) And my young brother (Hanan).
3. My beloved fiancé, Reza Faizal. 4. All my friends.
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ACKNOLEDGEMENT
Alhamdulillahirabbil‟alamin. Thanks to Allah SWT, the almighty who
blesses me with health, patience and power, so the writer can finish this skripsi entitled “The Maxims on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes”.
The writer would say thanks to everyone who helps me. They are :
1. Drs. SusiloRahardjo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and
education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, SS., MPd as the Head of English Education
Department Teacher Training and education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
3. Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd as the first advisor. Thanks for making the skripsi
process being easier.
4. AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Humas the second advisor. Thanks for all the
patience, help, advise and attention to me.
5. All lecturers and the staff of English Education Department Teacher Training and education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
6. My beloved parents, my fiancé who always pray for successfulness of their children, give aid of material and spiritual and heartfelt affection.
7. My uncle Heru, thanks for the help.
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9. Thanks to all parties, who have helped the writer to complete this skripsi.
There is no greatest obstacle in writing this skripsi than avoiding then temptation of being perfect. Therefore, suggestion from the readers will be fully
appreciated and always waited. The writers do expects that this research will be useful for those, especially who are in the field of education.
Last but no least, thanks for everyone who involved infighting to makes
this skripsi better.
Kudus, Maret 2013
The writer
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Nisa‟, La‟allana K. 2013. The Maxims on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes.Skripsi.English Education Department Teacher Training and education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. Advisor (1)Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd (2) AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Hum
A conversational implicatures is something, which is left implicit in actual language use. It is the most importance concept in pragmatics.An implicaturefor the case in which what the speaker said is distinct from what the speaker thereby meant (implied, or suggested). It is due to rules and principles of conversation: more pricesly, to the Cooperative Principles and its maxims..a comedy as a literary work, quite often, involves „making sense‟ of language, which on the surface appears to make no sense of all, and it may be caused by conversational implicature.
The aims of this study are to explore and to explain (1) maxims of conversational implicatures (2) meaning of conversational implicature.
The source data is the dialogue on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes. The data are dialogues of One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” which explores conversational implicature.
(i) Implikaturare due to cooperative principles and it consists of four maxims: Maxim of Quality (be true), Maxim of Quantity (be brief), Maxim of Relevant (be relevant) and Maxims of Manner (be clear). There are 22 conversation implicatures on dialogue of One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”. They are maxim of quantity (10), maxim of quality (4), maxim of manner (6), and maxim of relation (2). (ii) Conventional meaning always appears when implicature arises in conversational. Its meaning is interpreted based on the context and situation.conversational implicature must be observed by the hearer that arises during conversation based on maxims underlying interaction.
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Nisa', La'allana K. 2013. Maxims pada One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” oleh
Walter Wykes . Skripsi. Pendidikan BahasaInggris. FakultasKeguruan dan ilmu pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus.Pembimbing (1) Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd (2) AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Hum.
Sebuah implikatur percakapan adalah percakapan dimana terdapat sesuatu, yang tersembunyi dalam penggunaan bahasa nyata. Implikatur percakapan adalah konsep yang paling penting dalam pragmatik. Sebuah implikatur untuk kasus di mana apa yang dikatakan pembicara berbeda dari apa yang pembicara maksudkan (tersirat, atau disarankan). Hal ini berkaitan dengan aturan-aturan dan prinsip percakapan: lebih tepatnya dengan Prinsip Kerja sama maksimnya. Komedi sebagai karya sastra, cukup sering, menyimpan suatu makna tetapi pada permukaan tampaknya tidak masuk akal dari semua, dan itu mungkin disebabkan oleh implikatur percakapan.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memaparkan dan menjelaskan (1) maksim implikatur percakapan(2) makna implikatur percakapan.Sumber data adalah dialog tentang One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”oleh Walter Wykes. Wujud data adalah dialog One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”yang membahas implikaturpercakapan.
(i) Implikatur berkaitan dengan prinsip kerjsama dan terdiri dari empat maksim: Maxim Kualitas (benar), Maxim of Kuantitas(secukupnya), Maxim dari Relevansi (berkaitan) dan Maxims dari Pelaksanaan (jelas). Terdapa t22percakapan implikatur pada dialog One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”. Yaitu maksim kuantitas (10), maksim kualitas (4), maksim palaksanaan (6), dan maksim hubungan (2). (ii) makna konvensional selalu muncul ketika implikatur muncul dalam percakapan. Maknanya ditafsirkan berdasarkan konteks dan situasi. implikatur percakapan harus diperhatikan oleh pendengar yang muncul selama percakapan berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip yang mendasari interaksi.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER ... i
LOGO ... ii
TITLE ... iii
ADVISORS APPROVAL ... iv
EXAMINERS APPROVAL ... v
MOTTO AND DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDMENT ... vii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ... 5
1.3 Objectives of the Study ... 5
1.4 Significance of the Study ... 6
1.5 Scope of the Study ... 6
1.6 Definition of Terms ... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Pragmatics ... 8
2.2 ConversationalImplicature ... 10
2.3 The Cooperative Principle... 13
2.4 Context ... 17
2.5 Drama ... 19
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2.7. The Synopsis of “The Worker” ... 21
2.8 The Biography of Walter Wykes ... 24
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD 3.1 Research Design ... 25
3.2 Data and Data Source ... 25
3.3 Procedure of Collecting Data ... 26
3.4 Technique of Analyzing Data ... 26
CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 Data Findings ... 28
4.1.1The Maxim Used in the One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes ... 28
4.1.2The Meaning of Conversational Implicature onOne-Act Comedy of „The Worker‟ ... 35
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION 5.1 The Maxim Used on the One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes ... 43
5.2 The Meaning of Conversational Implicature on One-Act Comedy of „TheWorker‟ ... 46
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6.2 Suggestion ... 49
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 50
APPENDIX ... 51
STATEMENT ... 66
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Table Page
Table 4.1.1 The Maxim Used in the One-Act Comedy of
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LIST OF APPENDIX
The Worker ... 51
