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The Floutings of Cooperative Principle Maxims in the Humor Movie

Entitled Hitch

(A Pragmatics Approach)

THESIS

Submitted as a Partial Fulfilment

of Requirements for the Sarjana Sastra Degree in English Department

Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts Sebelas Maret University

By:

Bara Suda Susanto

C0307011

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF LETTERS AND FINE ARTS

SEBELAS MARET UNIVERSITY

SURAKARTA

2013


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MOTTO

You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where

you’ve been.

(Alex Hitchen in Hitch)


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DEDICATION

This thesis is sincerely dedicated to my beloved

Mother,

Father,

Brother,

Family,

Friends,

My Haters

and

People of this nation, who always love Republic of Indonesia

especially people who resist corruption in this nation

and always support the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)

Dares to be honest, is great!!! (berani jujur, hebat!!!)


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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Praise to Allah, God of the universe, and his messenger who guide my life

including in finishing this thesis as one of the requirements to achieve the

undergraduate degree in English Department. This thesis would not be completed

without contributions from others. Therefore, I would like to express my gratitude,

particularly to:

1. The Dean Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts, Drs. Riyadi Santosa, M.Ed., Ph.D.

2. The Head of English Department and my thesis supervisor who always

supports me to finish my study in Sebelas Maret University, Drs. Agus Hari

Wibowo, M.A, Ph.D.

3. All of the lecturers of English Department.

4. My mother, Suyati Retno, who is very patient to guide me from the birth until

being the big one now.

5. My father, Ari Tri Susanto, who made me realize that I have to be a “true

person” so that other people will look at my self.

6. My brother, Ega Murda Susanto, another big one who always accompanies

me to know what kind of “true world” is.

7. My grandma, Mbah Siti, who sold her land in order to make me become the

student of Sebelas Maret.


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8. My beloved brothers and sisters, Wena, Ibnu, Tristan, Deni, Ahmad, Fikri,

Miranti, Angga and Yusi, who always invites me to enjoy our misery and

prosperity.

9. All of classmates in English Department 2007, especially Daniel, Edwi,

Syaiful, Dosik, Yusuf, Ulfa, Dian, Vista. We will rock the world, Sorcerers’.

10. Finally all of my partners who have supported me to finish my thesis from the

beginning until the end; Evi, Nessa and Fila.

Surakarta, July 30, 2013

Bara Suda Susanto


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover ...................................................................................................................……. .i

Approval of The Thesis Supervisor ....................................................................…… .ii

Approval of The Board of Examiners .................................................................…... .iii

Pronouncement .................................................................................................... ……iv

Motto ...................................................................................................................…… .v

Dedication ...........................................................................................................…....vi

Acknowledgement..................................................................................................…vii

Table of Contents……………………………………………….. ......................……ix

List of Tables.......................................................................................................…....xi

Abstract ............................................................................................................... …..xiv

I. CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION

A. Research Background................................................................................ ...… 1

B. Problem Statement .................................................................................... ...… 3

C. Scope of Research ..................................................................................... ...… 3

D. Research Objectives.. ................................................................................ ..…. 4

E. Research Benefits ...................................................................................... .….. 4

F. Research Methodology……………………………………………. ……...… 5

G. Thesis Organization…………………………………………………….……..5

II. CHAPTER II : LITERATURE REVIEW

A. Pragmatics. ................................................................................................ …....7

B. Cooperative Principle ................................................................................ .….10

C. The Four Conversational Maxims ............................................................. .….11

D. The Flouting of Maxims ........................................................................... …..13

E. Conversational Implicature ....................................................................... …..17

F. Context. ..................................................................................................... …..20

G. Review of Related Study. .......................................................................... …..22


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H. Synopsis of the Film. ................................................................................ …..23

I. The Character in the Film. ........................................................................ …..25

III. CHAPTER III : METHODOLOGY

A. Research Methodology. ............................................................................. …..31

B. Data and Source of Data. ........................................................................... …..32

C. Technique of Collecting Data. .................................................................. …..32

D. Technique of Coding Data. ....................................................................... …..33

E. Technique of Analyzing Data. .................................................................. …..34

IV. CHAPTER IV : ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

A. Introduction .............................................................................................. ......35

B. Data Analysis. ........................................................................................... ......37

C. Discussion. ................................................................................................ ....103

V. CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion……………………………………………………………...…..126

B. Suggestion ……………………………………………………….…............130

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX


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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1 The summary of analysis of data 1. ...................................................... …..39









Table 4.10 The summary of analysis of data 10. .................................................. …..57













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Table 4.29 The summary of analysis of data 29. .................................................. …100

Table 4.30 The summary of analysis of data 30. .................................................. …102

Table 4.31 Percentage of Flouting the Maxim(s). ................................................ …103

Table 4.32 Strategies of Flouting the Maxim(s). .................................................. …104

Table 4.33 Situation in which the Maxim of Relation is Flouted. ........................ …108

Table 4.34 Situation in which the Maxim of Quantity is Flouted. ........................ …111

Table 4.35 Situation in which the Maxim of Quantity is Flouted. ........................ …113

Table 4.36 Situation in which the Maxim of Manner is Flouted. ......................... …114

Table 4.37 Situation in which the Overlap of Quality, Relation and Manner. ..... …115

Table 4.38 Situation in which the Overlap of Quantity and Relation. .................. …116

Table 4.39 Situation in which the Maxim of Quantity and Manner Overlap. ...... …116

Table 4.40 Situation in which Overlap of Quantity, Quality, and Manner. .......... …117

Table 4.41 Intention of the speaker in flouting the maxim(s). .............................. …118

Table 4.42 Intention in different flouting of maxims. ........................................... …119


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Table 4.43 Intention employed by the speaker in flouting of maxims related to the

relation among the characters................................................................................ …120

Table 5.1 The intention of flouting the maxims. ................................................... …129


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ABSTRACT

Bara Suda Susanto. C0307011. The Floutings of Cooperative Principle Maxims

in the Humor Movie Entitled Hitch (A Pragmatics Approach). Undergraduate

Thesis. Faculty of Letters and Fine Arts. Sebelas Maret University.

This research attempts to find out the strategies of the flouting maxims used

by the speakers in the film entitled Hitch, the situation when the maxims are

flouted in conversation and the intention of the speaker in flouting the maxims in

their utterance. This research uses the pragmatic approach. It is a descriptive

research which takes total sampling technique. The data of this research were

taken from the dialogues in the humor movie entitled Hitch contained the floutings

of maxims. The data are classified based on Grice’s cooperative principles.

The first finding of the research shows that the total data of the research are

30 data. There are eight categories of flouting maxims namely the flouting maxims

of Relation with 11 data (36.70%), the flouting maxims of Quality with 7 data

(23.33%), the flouting maxims of Quantity with 6 data (20%), the flouting maxims

of Manner with 2 data (6.70%), the overlapping maxim of Quantity and Quality

with 1 datum (3.33%), the overlapping maxim of Quantity and Relation with 1

datum (3.33%), the overlapping maxim of Quantity and Manner with 1 datum

(3.33%), and the overlapping maxim of Quantity, Quality and Manner with 1

datum (3.33%).

The second finding of the research shows the situation when the maxims are

flouted in their conversation. The flouted maxim of Relation is chosen by the

characters when they refuse something, they get angry and dislike someone. Then,

the characters disobey the maxim of Quality when they dislike someone, they

satire other character and they lie to other characters. The characters only flout the

maxim of Quantity when they worry something and refuse something. The

character flouts the maxim of Manner when he expresses an idea. In result, the

speakers above also have the intention to create a humor situation as they flout the

maxim of Relation, Quality, Quantity and Manner.

The third finding of the research shows the intention of the speaker in

flouting the maxims on their utterance. There are nine kinds of intention: the first

intention is refusing something with 9 data. The second intention is expressing

one’s feeling with 6 data. The third intention is satire someone with 4 data. The

fourth intention is asking someone for doing something with 3 data. The fifth

intention is convincing someone with 3 data. The sixth intention is comforting

someone with 2 data. The last intentions are threaten personal, showing agreement

and disagreement with 1 datum.

As a result, there will be additional input in revealing the existence of non-

observance maxim in today’s humor communication as it can educate and increase

the life of human being.

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