Flouting The Gricean Maxims in the HELL BABY Movie (A Pragmatics Approach) THESIS Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement For the Sarjana Sastra Degree at English Department Faculty of Cultural Sciences Sebelas Maret University BY: M. YUSUF NURAULIA R C 0307038 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY SURAKARTA 2015 ii
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PRONOUNCEMENT Name: M. Yusuf Nur Aulia Rahman NIM: C0307038 Stated a whole-heartedly that the thesis Flouting The Gricean Maxims on the HELL BABY Movie (A Pragmatics Approach) is originally made by the researcher. The things related to other people s works are written in quotation and included within the bibliography. If it is then proven that the researcher cheats, the researcher ispositivelyready to take the responsibility. The Researcher M. Yusuf Nur Aulia Rahman v
MOTTO Never put any limitation since you want to start something, but if you have done you know your limitation. (Reza M. Syarief) Do the best you can do, then God will do the best you can't do. (Wilson Kanadi) vi
DEDICATION I whole heartedly dedicate this thesis to: My beloved mom and dad My beloved sister and little brother My beloved girlfriend My beloved friends ED Non Regular and Regular vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Bismillahirrohmanirrohim. Alhamdulillahirobbil alamin. My biggest praise is just for Allah SWT, the Almighty and the All Merciful God for His blessing that I can complete this thesis as one ofthe requirements for accomplish the Undergraduate Degree of Sarjana Sastra. There aremany people who have given me many contributions toaccomplish this thesis. That is why inthis opportunity, I would like to show my gratitude to: 1. Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed, Ph.D, as the dean of Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts of Sebelas Maret University, for approving my thesis. 2. Drs. Agus Hari Wibowo, M.A, Ph.D, as the Head of English Department offaculty of Cultural Sciences, Sebelas Maret University. 3. Dr. Sri Marmanto, M.Hum, as my thesis consultant. Thank you very much forguidance, patience, concern, and advise so that I can finish my thesis. 4. Ida Kusuma Dewi, S.S, M.A, as my academic consultant. I am very thankful for the time and the support to me. 5. All the lecturers of English Department for all the knowledge which have been shared forme. 6. My family, my beloved mom and dad thanks for everything you have given to me,attention, pray, love, and care. My sister and little brother thanks for cheerful. 7. Anita Putri Nursanti, for your time in accompaniying me a long road. viii
8. My lovely friends in English Department : Bara,Giwang, Stevie, and Daniel 2010 I miss every moment that we have and thank you for helping me in doing my thesis. 9. Giwang s parent, thank you for supporting me in a limited time. 10. All my friends in ED Non Regular 07; ED Regular 07, 08, and 10 thanks for thefriendship, it is very nice to have you all. 11. All of my friends in Insta Nusantara Semarang, thanks for the full of color which have given to me. 12. For everyone who I cannot mention, thanks for all support in doing my thesis. I believe that this thesis is far from being perfect, thus constructive criticism and suggestion are open-handedly accepted. Hopefully this thesis will be beneficial as it purposively written. Thanks. Surakarta, April 2015 M. Yusuf Nur Aulia Rahman ix
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE... i APPROVAL BY THE SUPERVISOR... ii APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF EXAMINER... iii PRONOUNCEMENT... iv MOTTO... v DEDICATION... vi ACKNOWLEDGMENT... vii TABLE OF CONTENTS... ix LIST OF TABLES... xi ABSTRACT... xii CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study... 1 1.2 Scope of the Study... 4 1.3 Problem Formulation... 4 1.4 Objectives of the Study... 4 1.5 Significance of the Study... 5 1.6 Research Methodology... 5 1.7 Thesis Organization... 6 CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Previous Study... 7 2.2 Pragmatics... 9 2.3 Speech Acts... 13 x
2.4 The Cooperative Principle... 14 2.5 Maxim... 16 2.6 The Flouting of Maxims... 20 2.7 Conversational Implicature... 21 2.8 The Flouting of Maxims and the Implicatures... 24 2.9 Context... 27 2.10 Comedy Horror... 29 2.11 Synopsis of The Film... 29 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1. Research Methodology... 32 3.2. Data and Source of Data... 33 3.3. Technique of Collecting Data... 33 3.4. Technique of Coding Data... 34 3.5. Technique of Analyzing Data... 35 CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Introduction... 36 4.2 Data Analysis... 37 4.3 Discussion... 98 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1. Conclusion... 100 5.2. Suggestion... 103 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES xi
LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1 Percentage of Flouting the Maxim(s)... 37 Table 4.2 Strategies of Flouting the Maxim(s)... 92 Table 4.3 Implicature of the speaker in flouting the maxim(s)... 95 Table 4.4 Reason of the speaker in flouting the maxim(s)... 96 xii
ABSTRACT M. Yusuf NurAuliaR. C 0307038. 2015. FloutingTheGricean s MaximOn The Hell Baby Movie (A Pragmatic Approach). Thesis : English Department, Faculty Of Cultural ScienceS, SebelasMaret University, Surakarta This research was conducted to find out the types of flouting maxims employed by the characters in the film Hell Baby. It is also carried out to identifyhow the characters employ the implicatures and to find out the reasons on flouting the maxims employed by the characters in the film entitled Hell Baby. This research is a descriptive qualitative research which takes purposive sampling technique. The data of this research were taken from the dialogue containing the flouting maxims in the film entitled Hell Baby. They were classified by using Gricean cooperative principle theory. The findings of the research show that there are eight types of flouting maxims employed by the characters in the film Hell Baby. They are the flouting of maxim Quality, the flouting of maxim Quantity, the flouting of maxim Relation, and the flouting of maxim Manner, the overlap of maxim Quality and Quantity, the overlap of maxim Quality and Manner, the overlap of maxim Quantity and Manner and the overlap of maxim Quantity and Relation. The flouting maxim of Quality is mostly employed by the characters. The flouting the maxims in the Hell s Baby movie have the implicatures to ask someone for doing something, to shift the topic, to express one s feeling, to refuse, to appologize, to show disagreement, to get attention, to convince, to avoid more questions and to satire. The conclusions are six reasons why the characters flout the maxims to show the implicatures. It depends on the situation and the context of the utterances. It is also due to such factors as the social stratum, the closeness of the relation between the locutors and the interlocutors, the level of age of the thelocutors and the interlocutors, and the information contained in the speakers utterance itself. xiii