IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES USED IN
DAILYMAIL’S COMMENTS
THESIS
Submitted to the Department of Language Studies, Graduate School of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta
in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Education
Written By: LUTHFI YULIDAR ID No. S 200 140 047
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE STUDIES
GRADUATE SCHOOL
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA
2017
ii APPROVAL
IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES USED IN
DAILYMAIL’S COMMENTS
Written by
Luthfi Yulidar
S200140047
Approved to be examined by the Consultant Team
Primary Supervisor
Co-Supervisor
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SUPPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM
The student submits the thesis for examination:
Name : Luthfi Yulidar ID Number : S 200140047 Department : Language Studies Field of Study : English Education
Thesis Title : Impoliteness Strategies Used in Dailymail’s Comments
Supervisor’s Approval
I confirm that the thesis written by the above-named students meets the scholarly standard for the degree and is therefore eligible to proceed to an examination by the board of examiners of the Department of Language Studies, the Graduate School of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.
Surakarta,… April 2017 Primary Supervisor
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SUPPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM
The student submits the thesis for examination:
Name : Luthfi Yulidar ID Number : S 200140047 Department : Language Studies Field of Study : English Education
Thesis Title : Impoliteness Strategies Used in Dailymail’s Comments
Supervisor’s Approval
I confirm that the thesis written by the above-named students meets the scholarly standard for the degree and is therefore eligible to proceed to an examination by the board of examiners of the Department of Language Studies, the Graduate School of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.
Surakarta, … April 2017 Co-Supervisor
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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP
I hereby confirm that the thesis entitle “Impoliteness Strategies Used In
Dailymail’s Comments” is an original and authentic work written by myself and it
has satisfied the rules and regulations of University Muhammadiyah Surakarta with respect to plagiarism. I certify that all quotation and the source information have been fully referred and acknowledged accordingly.
I confirm that this thesis has not been submitted for the award of any previous degree in any tertiary institution in Indonesia or abroad.
Name : Luthfi Yulidar ID Number : S 200140047 Department : Language Studies Field of Study : English Education
Thesis Title : Impoliteness Strategies Used in Dailymail’s Comments
Date: ... April 2017
Signed:
vii MOTTO
Squeezing your dried fruit, it has still some juices. Just trust and don’t give up.
viii DEDICATION
From my deep heart and great love, this research paper is dedicated to: Allah SWT, My beloved parents, my mom and my dad, My lovely sister and brother.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullaahi Wabarakaatuh
Firstly, the researcher would like to express her deepest gratitude to Allah SWT who has blessed in every single step in her life, for having her health and ability. So, the writer could accomplish this research paper. She ealizes that in composing this research paper, she have got helps, supports and encouragements from many people. Thus in this occasion, she would like to express my deepest gratitude to the great persons who have helped me directly or indirectly to finish this research paper. Deep thanks are presented to:
1. Prof. Dr. Marhamah, M.Hum., as the Head of Language Study Department of Graduate Program Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
2. Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D the academic supervisor and the primary supervisor, who has lend a hand, guidance, and correction from the beginning up to the completion this research,
3. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D as the co-supervisor who tolerantly gave her support and counsel,
4. Her best gratitude to her beloved parents, Emak and Babe thanks for your unstopping love, pray and tears, nothing she can do pay back those all. Her one
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and only older sister, thanks for your love, support and pray to finish this research paper.
5. All of her friends, thanks for the motivation and support.
Finally, the writer realizes that this research paper is far from being perfect. Therefore, she would be very thankful grateful for all critics and suggestion to make this research paper and my understanding in linguistics better.
Wassalamualaikum Warrahmatullah Wabarrakatuh.
Surakarta, April 2017 The writer, Luthfi Yulidar
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TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
SUPPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM ... iii
SUPPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM ... iv
APPROVAL OF THESIS SUBMISSION... v
STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP ... vi MOTTO ... vii DEDICATION ... viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... ix TABLE OF CONTENT ... xi ABSTRACT ... xiii CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. Limitation of the Study ... 5
C. Problem Statements ... 5
D. Objectives of the Study ... 6
E. Benefits of the Study ... 6
F. Research Paper Organization ... 7
CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY ... 9
A. Previous Study ... 9 B. Related Theories ... 14 1. Pragmatics ... 15 a. Sociopragmatics ... 16 b. Pragmalinguistics ... 16 2. Impoliteness Strategy ... 18 3. Computer-Mediated-Communication (CMC) ... 21 C. Theoretical Framework ... 23
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CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD ... 24
A. Research Type ... 24
B. Research Object ... 24
C. Data and Data Source ... 24
D. Technique for Collecting Data ... 24
E. Technique for Analyzing Data ... 25
CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION ... 26
A. Data Analysis ... 26
1. Type of Impoliteness ... 26
a. Bald on Record ... 26
b. Positive Impoliteness ... 44
c. Negative Impoliteness ... 76
d. Off-Record Impoliteness or Sarcasm/Mock Impoliteness . 103 2. Conventional Form of Impoliteness ... 119
a. Bald on Record Impoliteness ... 119
b. Positive Impoliteness ... 122
c. Negative Impoliteness ... 126
d. Off-Record Impoliteness or Sarcasm/Mock Impoliteness . 130 B. The Research Findings ... 132
1. The Type of Impoliteness Strategy ... 132
2. Pragmalinguistic Strategies of Impoliteness ... 133
C. Discussion of the Finding ... 142
1. Impoliteness Strategies ... 142
2. Pragmalinguistic Strategy ... 144
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 146
A. Conclusion ... 146 B. Pedagogical Implication ... 146 C. Suggestion ... 147 D. Drawback ... 148 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX
xiii ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini membahas tentang strategi ketidaksopanan yang digunakan di kolom komentar di Dailymail. Penelitian ini berupa penelitian kualitatif. Tujuan dari penelitian ini ada mendeskripsikan tipe-tipe ketidaksopanan yang ditemukan di kolom komentar Dailymail dan bentuk-bentuk bahasa ketidaksopanan. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari kolom komentar di Dailymail. Peneliti menggunakan metodi dokumentasi dalam pengumpulan data, seperti membaca dan memahami komentar-komentar yang terdapat dibawah artikel berita di Dailymail, menuliskan data-data ketidaksopanan yang telah ditemukan, dan memberikan kode-kode. Data-data yang telah ditemukan dianalisis mengunakan teori ketidaksopanan milik Culpeper (2005) and bentuk-bentuk bahasa yang digunakan untuk mengungkapan ketidaksopanan tersebut berdasarkan teori Culepeper (2010). Ada tiga tahapan dalam menganalisi data-data tersebut, pertama menganalisa tipe-tipe impoliteness yang ditemukan , kemudian menganalisa bentuk bahasa yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan ketidaksopanan, dan terakhir menyimpulkan. Hasil yang ditemukan setelah menganalisa data-data adalah tidak semua stategi yang ditemukan oleh Culpeper digunakan oleh para penulis komentar di kolom komentar Dailymail. Ada 4 strategi yang ditemukan, yaitu bald on recor impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, dan off-record impoliteness atau sarcasm/mock politeness dan bentuk-bentuk bahasa ketidaksopanan yang ditemukan berupa assessing, figurative language, rhetorical question, telling the truth, giving advice, dan lain-lain.
xiv ABSTRACT
This research investigated impoliteness strategies used in Dailymail’s comments. It is qualitative research. The objectives of this research are describing the types of impoliteness strategies found dominantly and the conventional form of impoliteness in Dailymail’s comments. The data are the comments of Dailymail site. The researcher uses documentation method to collect the data, by doing some steps: reading and understanding the comments below the article, writing the data of impoliteness strategies found in the comments, and coding. The data were analyzed by the theory of impoliteness by Culpeper (2005) and conventional form of Culpeper’s theory (2010). There are 3 steps in analyzing the data, as follow: analyzing the impoliteness strategies in Dailymail’s comments, analyzing the conventional form of impoliteness, and drawing conclusion. The finding of this research shows that not all the impoliteness strategies found in this research. There are bald on record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, and off-record impoliteness or sarcasm/mock impoliteness and pragmalinguistic of impoliteness strategies can be expressed with some form, such assessing, figurative language, rhetorical question, telling the truth, giving advice, etc.
