Abstract :
Politeness is the most important part of good comunication because it is the
foundation of all human relationship. However, there are still some difficulties in
applying the polite and proper language for communication. This research aims to answer
two of formulations of the problem: 1.) What are the types of politeness strategies used
by the four main characters in Charlie?s Angels movie? 2.) What are the factors of
politeness strategies that influence the choice of use by the four main characters in
Charlie?s Angels movie? The author uses qualitative method to analyze the coversation
of the main characters in Charlie?s Angels movie. The author analyze the utterances in
order to find out the types of politeness strategies used by the four main characters. The
results of the analysis show that the four main characters in Charlie?s Angels movie use
the types of politeness strategies, i.e. Bald on Record, Positive Politeness, Negative
Politeness, and Off-Record. The factors of politeness strategies are Payoffs and
Sociological Variable which consist of Social Distance, Relative Power, and Rank of
Imposition. Bald-on Record strategy is the most used types in this movie, because all of
the main characters use a direct way of saying things, without the minimisation to the
imposition, in a direct, clear, unambiguous and concise way.