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POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN GIVING COMPLIMENTS AND
RESPONDING TO COMPLIMENTS BASED ON THE MOVIE
ENTITLED SEX AND THE CITY SEASONS 1 AND 2
(A PRAGMATIC APPROACH)
THESIS
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Sarjana Sastra Degree in the English Department
Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University
By:
NINDYA GALUH APRILLIA
C0311031
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY
SURAKARTA
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POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN GIVING COMPLIMENTS AND
RESPONDING TO COMPLIMENTS BASED ON THE MOVIE
ENTITLED SEX AND THE CITY SEASONS 1 AND 2
(A PRAGMATIC APPROACH)
By:
Nindya Galuh Aprillia C0311031
Thesis Supervisor
Agus Dwi Priyanto, S.S., M.CALL NIP 19740818200012 1 001
Head of English Department
Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University
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POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN GIVING COMPLIMENTS AND
RESPONDING TO COMPLIMENTS BASED ON THE MOVIE
ENTITLED SEX AND THE CITY SEASONS 1 AND 2
(A PRAGMATIC APPROACH)
By:
Nindya Galuh Aprillia C0311031
Accepted and Approved by the Board of Examiners Faculty of Cultural Sciences
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences
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PRONOUNCEMENT
I state this pronouncement truthfully that this thesis entitled “The Use of Politeness Strategies in Giving Compliments and Compliment Responses in the Movie Entitled Sex
and the City Seasons 1 and 2” is originally written by myself, as a researcher. It is neither a plagiarism nor made by others. The previous works which are related with this thesis are all written in quotations and included within the bibliography. If later on this pronouncement is prove to be incorect, I am as the researcher positively ready to take the responsibility, including the withdrawl of my degree.
Surakarta, 22 September 2016
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MOTTO
Surely, with difficulty comes ease. So when you have finished [with your immediate task],
still strive hard, [then toil]. And to your Lord turn [all] your attention.
(QS. Al-Insyirah 6-8)
In this world you've just got to hope for the best and prepare for the worst and take
whatever God sends.
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DEDICATION
I wholeheartedly dedicate this thesis to:
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdullilahirobbil’alamin, all praises should be given to Allah SWT due to the blessing and mercies for us. First and above all, I praise God, the almighty for providing me this opportunity and granting me the capability to proceed successfully. This thesis could not be done without His mercy. I am deeply grateful to everyone who helps and supports me in completing this thesis. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all of their contributions for this masterpiece:
1. Prof. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D., the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University for approving this thesis,
2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A., Ph.D., the Head of English Department, for giving me permission to write this thesis,
3. Agus Dwi Priyanto, SS, M.CALL, my thesis consultant, for the continuous support, patience, motivation, enthusiasm, immense knowledge, and the guidance from the beginning until the end of the thesis completion,
4. Dra. Diah Kristina, M.A., Ph.D., my academic consultant, who has supported and inspired me through her guidance during the academic years,
5. All of the English Department lecturers, for sharing their valuable knowledge and the inspiring story,
6. My beloved Ayah (Agus Joko Suryanto) and Ibu (Nanik Sunarni) for the abundant of love and prayers,
7. My sister, Nancy, and My cute little brother, Kevin, for all the support and kindness, 8. My big family, for encouraging me in all of my pursuits and inspiring me to follow my
dreams,
9. My amazing best friends Nurrahma Restia and Anggita Wibowo who always cheer me up and help me in the way of completing the thesis. I know we will always support each other through the good and bad,
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11.My KKN friends, Titin Nurvitasari, Yuyyun Puspita, Renissa Anggraeni, Muh. Nur Udin, Elok K.S, Dewy Indasari, and Yohanes, for the amazing journey to the place out of nowhere and the best memories to cherish a whole lifetime,
12.EDCOM and LPM Kentingan, for the precious memories and experiences, 13.Everyone not mentioned above but has a big contribution to my thesis.
Finally, I realize that this thesis is still far from perfection. Hence, I will be very thankful for all suggestions and advice for this thesis, but I do hope this thesis will be useful for those who read it, especially those who are interested in Pragmatics study.
Surakarta, 22 September 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL OF THE THESIS CONSULTANT ... ii
APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS ... iii
F. Research Methodology ... 5
G. Thesis Organization ... 5
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW A. Pragmatics ... 6
B. Speech Act ... 6
C. Context ... 10
D. Ethnography of Communication ... 11
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F. Compliment ... 28
G. Synopsis of the Movie ... 30
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY A. Research Design ... 31
B. Approach ... 31
C. Source of Data ... 32
D. The Technique of Collecting Data... 32
E. The Technique of Data Coding ... 33
F. The Technique of Analyzing Data... 33
CHAPTER IV RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A. Result ... 34
B. Discussion ... 86
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION A. Conclusion ... 93
B. Recommendation ... 95
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 4.1 Topics of compliments ... 75 Table 4.2 Topic of compliment expression and politeness strategy ... 78 Table 4.3 Politeness strategies of compliment expression and compliment response ... 84 Table 4.4 The use of topic of compliment according to the relationship between the
characters in Sex and The City Season 1 and 2 ... 87
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ABSTRACT
Nindya Galuh Aprillia. C0311031. Politeness Strategies in Giving Compliments and Responding to Compliments Based on the Movie Entitled Sex and the City Seasons 1 and 2 (A Pragmatics Approach). Thesis: English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University.
This research was conducted to analyze about the topics of compliments uttered by the characters in Sex and the City Seasons 1 and 2. It was also conducted to describe the way the characters employed the politeness strategies through compliment expressions and compliment responses.
This research is based on a Pragmatics approach that focuses on compliments expressions and compliments responses. This research applies descriptive qualitative research. The source of data in this research is the movies entitled Sex and the City seasons 1 and 2. There are thirty-four dialogues chosen as data and analyzed with the Brown Levinson’s politeness theory.
There are three main findings in this research. First, the types of topics of compliments. There are four types of topics of compliments: topic of appearance, topic of possession, topic of specific-act ability, and topic of general ability. The characters commonly use the topic of appearance to express the compliments.
Second, the speakers employed positive politeness strategies in delivering the compliments. The characters use the positive politeness strategy in various ways. This includes noticing the hearer, giving special attention, exaggerating, using words of empathy, and giving a gift to the hearer.
Finally, the characters respond to compliments with positive politeness and off record strategy. The complimentees mostly accept the compliment by giving gratitude toward the compliments. They also use two kinds of acceptances; verbal acceptance and non-verbal acceptance. The verbal acceptance includes thanking, joking, giving positive comment or reason toward the compliments. Meanwhile, the non-verbal acceptance includes smiling, laughing, and nodding. In addition, some complimentees do not accept the compliments. The complimentees prefer to say nothing, respond it with an irrelevant comment, or shift the topic to reject the compliment politely.
