Abstract :
This term paper discusses about politeness strategies in language. Politeness is very
important principle in language use. The politeness strategy also can help us to get
what we want from the listener with a good communication. The politeness strategy
also saves our faces. This research focuses on answering two formulation of
problems as follows: 1) What kinds of politeness strategies are used by Meg March,
Jo March, Beth March and Amy March in "Little Women" movie? and 2) Which
politeness strategies are mostly used by Meg March, Jo March, Beth March and
Amy March in "Little Women" movie?. The author uses qualitative research
methods through analyzing the conversations of the main characters obtained from
the movie script. This term-paper is done to figure out what type of strategy is used
and the most widely used of politeness type. The results of the analysis show that
the four main characters in Little Women movie used all types of politeness
strategies including Positive Politeness, Negative Politeness, Off-Record, and Bald
on Record. Bald on Record is the most used type in this analyze.