AN ANALYSIS OF MAXIMS IN SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO’S POLITICAL SPEECHES A THESIS BY MESTIKA PASARIBU

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AN ANALYSIS OF MAXIMS IN SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO’S POLITICAL SPEECHES

A THESIS BY

MESTIKA PASARIBU REG. NO. 100705071

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA

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A THESIS BY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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A THESIS BY

SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR

(Dr. Syahron Lubis,MA) (Dr. Deliana,M.Hum) NIP.19511013 197603 1 001

Submitted to Faculty of Cultural studies University of Sumatera Utara Medan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from Department of English

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

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Approved by Department of English, Faculty of Cultural studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for the Sarjana Sastra Examination.

Head, Secretary,

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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on 17 April 2014

Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara

Dr.H. Syahron Lubis,MA NIP.19511013 197603 1 001

Board of Examiners

Dr.H.Muhizar Muchtar,MS ...

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti,MA.Ph.D ...

Dr.H. Syahron Lubis,MA ……….

Prof. Dra. Tengku Silvana Sinar,M.A.,Ph.D ……….

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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION

I, MESTIKA PASARIBU DECLARE THAT I AM THE SOLE AUTHOR OF THIS THESIS EXCEPT WHERE REFERENCE IS MADE IN THE TEXT OF THIS THESIS CONTAINS NO MATERIAL PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE OR EXTRACTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FROM A THESIS BY WHICH I HAVE QUALIFIED FOR OR AWARDED ANOTHER DEGREE. NO OTHER PERSON’S WORK HAS BEEN USED WITHOUT DUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IN THE MAIN TEXT OF THIS THESIS. THIS THESIS HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE AWARD OF ANOTHER DEGREE IN ANY TERTIARY EDUCATION.

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TITLE OF THESIS : AN ANALYSIS OF MAXIMS IN SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO’S POLITICAL SPEECHES

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the writer would like to praise and give the greatest honor to the Heavenly Father the Almighty God in the name of Jesus Christ who has always been giving His blessing to finish her study especially in completing this thesis.

In this opportunity, the writer would like to express her high appreciation to Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA, the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies and as her Supervisor, and the writers deeply grateful to her co-supervisor, Dr.Deliana,M.Hum for her help, advise, for her detailed comments. The writer also thank to the Head of English Department, Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar, MS and Rahmadsyah Rangkut i, MA. Ph.D as the Secretary of English Department who has given the writer facilities and opportunities in completing this thesis.

The writer also said thank to her parents that always support her to finished her study. The writer also said thank to her brothers ; Zumal Pasaribu, Jonggara Pasaribu,Ap.Kom, Amsar Pasaribu and Azis Pasaribu and her sisters: Tiara Pasaribu and Irma Dewi Pasaribu that always pray for the writer and giving support to the writer.

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Thanks also to her friends: Sarah Israilia Bangun, Selvie Agustina and Margaretha Situmorang that always give the writer support to never give up to doing this thesis. Last but not least, many thanks for my dear loving friends of batch 2010 in English Department who had been being with me in four years my life in campus.

Thank you so much may God bless you all.

Medan, 17 April 2014

The writer

(Mestika Pasaribu)

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ABSTRACT

Thesis entitled " An Analysis of Maxims in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono 's Political

Speeches " is an analysis of the application of the maxim in his speech

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ABSTRAK

Skripsi berjudul “ An Analysis of Maxims in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s

Political Speeches” merupakan suatu analisis tentang penerapan maxim dalam

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

AUTHOR DECLARATION

COPYRIGHT DECLARATION

ABSTRACT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION

1.1.Background Of the Study………..1

1.2. Identification Of Problem ………...……….5

1.3. Formulation of the Problem………..………5

1.4. Objectives Of the Study………6

1.5. Scope Of the Study………6

1.6. Significance Of the Study……….………6

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1.6.2. Practical………6

CHAPTER II : REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1. Pragmatics……….9

2.2. Speech Act………...………...10

2.2.1. Declarations………..10

2.2.2. Representatives………11

2.2.3. Expressives………...………11

2.2.4. Directives……….………11

2.2.5. Commissives………11

2.3. Politeness Theories………..………12

2.3.1. Brown and Levinson Theory………12

2.3.2. Grice’s Theory……….………14

2.3.3. Robin Lakoff’s Theory…….………15

2.4. Maxims………16

2.4.1. Tact Maxim………..………17

2.4.2. Generosity Maxim………18

2.4.3. Approbation Maxim…….………19

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2.4.5. Agreement Maxim………...20

2.4.6. Symphaty Maxim……….………21

2.5. Speech……….………22

2.6. Political Speech………...………23

2.7. Biography of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono………24

CAHPTER III : METHODOLOGY 3.1. Research Design..………27

3.2. Data and Data Source..………27

3.3. Data Collecting Method…..………27

3.4. Data Analysis………..………28

CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS AND FINDING 4.1. Data Analysis………..………30

4.1.1. The Occurrence Of Maxims in Susilo Bambang Yudoyono Campaign Speech (Membangun Pemerintahan yang Bersih untuk meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Rakyat)………....31

4.1.2. The Occurrence Of Maxims in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Political Speech speech about the relation between Indonesia and Malaysia………..………..38

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CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

5.1. Conclusion………...50

5.2. Suggestion………...………51

REFERENCES

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LIST OF TABLES

1. Table 4.1.1.1 The Occurrence of Maxim in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s Campaign speech………...……41 2. Table 4.1.2.1 The Occurrence of Maxim in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s

Political Speech about relation between Indonesia and Malaysia……….………...………50 3. Table 4.2.1 The Two Text’s of Susilo Bambang Speech Before and

Political Speech about relation between Indonesia and Malaysia ………51 4. 4.2.2 The Occurrence of Maxims in Two Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s