Institusion
Universitas Bung Hatta
Author
Luthfi, Gustri Eldy
Yusrita, Yanti
Elfiondri, Elfiondri
Subject
PR English literature
Datestamp
2024-01-23 07:25:13
Abstract :
The aim in this research is to describe about negative politeness strategies based
on theory proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987). Politeness strategies are used
to formulate messages to save the hearers face when face threatening acts are
inevitable or desire. This research discuss about what are the strategies used by
the actors to express negative politeness in Titanic movie and what are the
markers used to reflect the negative politeness strategies in Titanic movie. Data
were taken from Titanic movie. From the data, the writer find six strategies of
negative politeness .They are (1) be conventionally indirect, (2) question hedge,
(3) give deference, (4) apologize, (5) minimize imposition, and (6) general rule. The writer also find the markers used to reflect the negative politeness strategies
in Titanic movie. There are will you, please, can, sorry. The writer used
descriptive qualitative method. All of the findings will be discussed in this thesis.
Keywords: politeness strategies, context, negative politeness strategies