A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESPONSES TO
COMPLIMENTS IN AN AMERICAN MOVIE
“THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPYNESS”
AND AN INDONESIAN MOVIE
“RUMAH
TANPA JENDELA”
A THESIS
By
Theodorin Tauristia Pungkisari
Student Number: 10.80.0010
ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME FACULTY OF LETTERS
SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESPONSES TO
COMPLIMENTS IN AN AMERICAN MOVIE
“THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPYNESS”
AND AN INDONESIAN MOVIE
“RUMAH
TANPA JENDELA”
A Thesis Presented as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to
Obtain the Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Department
By
Theodorin Tauristia Pungkisari
Student Number: 10.80.0010
ENGLISH LETTERS STUDY PROGRAMME FACULTY OF LETTERS
SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG
PERNYATAAN KEASLIAN SKRIPSI
Dengan ini saya menyatakan bahwa dalam skripsi saya yang berjudul ” A COMPARATIVE
STUDY OF RESPONSES TO COMPLIMENTS IN AN AMERICAN MOVIE” THE
PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS” AND AN INDONESIAN MOVIE “ RUMAH TANPA
JENDELA” ini tidak terdapat karya yang pernah diajukan untuk memperoleh gelar
kesarjanaan di suatu Perguruan Tinggi, dan sepanjang pengetahuan saya juga tidak terdapat
karya atau pendapat yang pernah ditulis atau diterbitkan oleh orang lain, kecuali yang secara
tertulis diacu dalam naskah ini dan disebutkan dalam daftar pustaka.
Apabila di kemudian hari ternyata terbukti bahwa skripsi ini sebagian atau seluruhnya
merupakan hasil plagiasi, maka saya rela untuk dibatalkan, dengan segala akibat hukumnya
sesuai peraturan yang berlaku pada Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata dan/atau peraturan
perundang-undangan yang berlaku.
Semarang, 5 Agustus 2014
( Theodorin Tauristia P )
A THESIS ON
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RESPONSES TO COMPLIMENTS IN AN AMERICAN MOVIE “THE PURSUIT OF HAPPY NESS” AND AN
INDONESIAN MOVIE “RUMAH TANPA JENDELA”
By:
Theodorin Tauristia Pungkisari Student Number: 10.80.0010
Approved by
Antonius Suratno PhD July, 2014
Major Sponsor
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A thesis defended in front of the Board of Examiners in July 16, 2014 and declared acceptable
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Chairperson : Antonius Suratno, Ph.D _____________
Secretary : Emilia Ninik A., SP., M.Hum _____________
Member : Drs. YE. Budiyana, MA _____________
Semarang, July 16, 2014 Faculty of Language and Arts Soegijapranata Catholic University
Dean,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, I would deliver my grateful feeling to Jesus Christ for
His blessing, guidance, and help me in finish this thesis. I believe that my long
and uneasy way of studying in the Faculty of Language and Art is never far from
His guidance.
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Mr. Antonius
Suratno PhD as my major sponsor and Mrs. Emilia Ninik Aydawati, SP., M.Hum
as my co-sponsor who always guided me patiently, gave me useful suggestion and
shared their knowledge, ideas and experience from the beginning until the end of
the process of writing this thesis. Besides, I also would like to thank all the
lecturers and the staffs who helped me during my study in the Faculty of
Language and Arts.
My sincere thanks also go to my beloved parents and brother who always
support, give attention and prayers to me. Furthermore, I also would like to thank
Theofilus Bagus Nafryan for his supports, love and cares.
To my beloved friends in the Faculty of Language and Art: Vena, Sapta, Ana,
Maria, Aming, Shinta, Citra, Jovita, Rea, Lily and Berty, thanks for helping me,
and also sharing our good/bad time and stories and all togetherness we had. I also
thank my 2010 fellow students for the experiences and togetherness we had
during these years.
Finally, I realize that this thesis is still lacking many things. Thus, I wish
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of the Study ... 1
1.2 Field of The Study ... 3
1.3 Scope of The Study ... 3
1.4 Problem Formulation ... 3
1.5 Objectives of The Study ... 4
1.6 Significance of The Study ... 4
1.7 Deinition of Term ... 4
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 6
2.1 Previous Study ... 6
2.2 Theory of Compliments in Speech Acts ... 7
2.3 Kinds of responses to Compliments ... 9
2.5 Compliment Behavior Based On American and Javanese Culture ... 12
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 15
3.1 Method of Research ... 15
1. Instrument ... 15
2. Procedure ... 16
3. Data Analysis ... 17
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ... 20
4.1 Kinds of Compliments in an American Movie ... 20
4.1.1 Acceptance Strategies ... 21
4.1.2 Amendment Strategies ... 26
4.1.6 No- acknowledgment ... 26
4.2 Kinds of Compliments in an Indonesian Movie ... 27
4.2.1 Acceptance Strategies ... 28
4.2.2 Amendment Strategies ... 32
4.2.3 Non-acceptance Strategies ... 33
4.2.4 Face Relationship Related Response Strategies ... 35
4.2.5 Combination Strategies ... 36
4.2.6 No- acknowledgment ... 37
4.3 The Similarities of Compliment Responses in American and Indonesian movies ... 39
4.4 The Differences of Compliment Responses in American and Indonesian movies ... 39
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 45
1. Conclusion ... 45
2. Suggestion ... 46
Bibliography ... vii
Appendix 1 ...
LISTS OF TABLES & CHARTS
Table 1: The Example of Data Analysis ... 18
Table 2: The Frequency of the Compliment in The Pursuit of Happyness ... 20
Table 3: The Acceptance Strategies in The Pursuit of Happyness ... 21
Table 4: The Frequency of the Compliment in Rumah Tanpa Jendela ... 27
Table 5: The Acceptance Strategies in Rumah Tanpa Jendela ... 28
Table 6: The Amendment Strategies in Rumah Tanpa Jendela ... 32
Table 7 TheNon-Acceptance Strategies in Rumah Tanpa Jendela ... 33
Table 8:The No Acknowledgment in Rumah Tanpa Jendela ... 37
Chart 1: The Kinds of Responses to Compliment in American Movie ... 41
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ABSTRACT
Compliment is a part of daily conversations. Compliment is used to show solidarity, or as a reward for someone who has done something good, or to increase motivation in someone’s jobs. Compliment has a lot of meanings and purposes based on people’s needs. Every person may have different ways to give and accept responses depending on situations and maybe also the purposes of giving and accepting compliments. In this research, the writer is interested in doing a comparative research on compliments in American and Indonesian movies.“The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Rumah Tanpa Jendela” using qualitative analysis by adopting Yu’s theory of compliments. The researcher found that there are some similarities and differences in the way people give responses to the compliment in to the two movies used in this study and show the cultural influences.
ABSTRAK
Pujian adalah bagian dari percakapan sehari – hari. Pujian digunakan untuk menunjukkan solidaritas, atau sebagai penghargaan untuk seseorang yang telah melakukan sesuatu dengan baik, atau untuk menambah motivasi di dalam pekerjaan. Pujian memiliki banyak arti dan tujuan tergantung kepada kebutuhan. Setiap orang memiliki cara yang berbeda-bedauntuk memberi dan menerima respon tergantung pada situasi dan mungkin juga tujuan memberi dan menerima pujian. Didalam penelitian ini penulis tertarik untuk melakukan penelitian pada pujian di film Amerika dan film Indonesia. Di dalam penelitian ini, penulis tertarik untuk melakukan perbandingan penelitian di “The Pursuit of Happyness” dan “Rumah Tanpa Jendela” menggunakan analisis kualitatif dengan teori pujian berdasarkan Yu, penulis menemukan hasil bahwa ada beberapa persamaan dan perbedaan dalam cara memberikan tanggapan pujian pada dua film yang digunakan dalam studi ini dan memperlihatkan pengaruh budaya.
