Abstract

Communication is a main part in a society. In every society, there are some styles and ways of using language. There are two kinds of communication, verbal and non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can be gesture or expression. The purpose of this study was to analyze the positive and negative politeness strategies used by the speakers in the conversations of The Proposal movie. Method of data analysis were done by using Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory. The results of this study show some findings. There were positive politeness strategies used in the utterances with the highest data was performed by the the seek agreement sub-strategy - 18,6%; and the lowest was performed by assert or presuppose speaker’s knowledge of and concern for hearer’s wants sub-strategy - 1,2%. In the negative politeness strategy, the highest data was performed by the impersonalize speaker and hearer sub-strategy – 39,3%%; and the lowest was performed by apologize sub-strategy – 1,4%. It can be concluded from the study, the difference between positive and negative strategies is the relationship between the speaker and listener, and the language used in speech.

Highlights

  • Communication is a main part in a society

  • The politeness strategies applied in utterances done by the characters in the comedy romance movie entitled The Proposal are briefly analyzed by Brown and Levinson’s theories of positive and negative politeness strategy

  • The results of positive politeness strategy done by the characters summarized are as follows: (1) Notice, (2) presuppose/ raise/ assert common ground, (3) assert or presuppose speaker’s knowledge of and concern for hearer’s wants, (4) offer/ promise, (5) be optimistic, and (6) give gifts to hearer are less than five percent

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Introduction

Communication is a main part in a society. It is very important in people’s life since communication becomes the need. The value of contact makes it a constant requirement for humans as social beings. There are some styles and ways of using language, verbal and non-verbal communication. Nonverbal communication can be demeanor or expression. Someone can applaud their hands in order to show their feeling, that is one of nonverbal communication. The example of verbal communication is utterance, that is understood as something said by someone to deliver and express the idea or feeling in spoken words

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