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An analysis of politeness strategies in the outcast novel written by Okky Madasari

Aulia, Winda (2018) An analysis of politeness strategies in the outcast novel written by Okky Madasari. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research is a pragmatic study on politeness strategies employed in The Outcast novel. The objectives of this research are (1) To identify the types of politeness strategies in The Outcast novel written by Okky Madasari, (2) To describe the way politeness strategies are realized in the utterances employed by the characters in The Outcast novel written by Okky Madasari, and (3) To know the politeness uses in English study based on The Outcast novel written by Okky Madasari. This research used descriptive qualitative approach. The key instrument of the research was the researcher herself. The data were in the form of utterances which contain politeness strategies. The data source was The Outcast novel. The data were collected by following procedures such as read the story of the novel, underline every utterances obtained in the novel, put the utterances into group based on Brown and Levinson’s theory, and transferred into the data sheet then they were classified and analyzed. The results of the research show three important points. First, there are four types of politeness strategies employed by the characters in The Outcast novel written by Okky Madasari. They are bald on record strategy, positive politeness strategy, negative politeness strategy, and off-record strategy. Bald on record strategy has the highest frequency among other strategies. Second, in realizing those politeness strategies, in bald on record, 5 sub-strategies are used as the most frequent used (27 out of 47). Then, positive politeness strategy is realized by 3 sub-strategies (8 out of 47). Negative politeness strategy is realized by 5 sub-strategies (8 out of 47). Off-record strategy is realized by 2 sub-strategies (4 out of 47). Third, the politeness uses in English study based on The Outcast novel, the students can study about politeness strategy to assert his/her ability and inability, advising, agreement/disagreement, apologizing, asking for reason, sympathizing and brings the students to study about language which related to politeness with its context from the novel to make the right expression and utterance

Item Type: Thesis (Undergraduate)
Keywords: Pragmatic; Politeness strategies' The Outcast Novel
Subjects: 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies > 200302 English Language
Divisions: Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan > Tadris Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Mrs. Zura idah
Date Deposited: 04 May 2020 23:39
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 23:39
URI: http://etd.uinsyahada.ac.id/id/eprint/1220

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