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AN ANALYSIS OF APOLOGY AS A POLITENESS STYLE EXPRESSED BY THE CHARACTERS IN THE TWILIGHT SAGA MOVIE

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Ulil Affi 2011 D : AN ANALYSIS OF APOLOGY AS A POLITENESS STYLE EXPRESSED BY THE CHARACTERS IN THE TWILIGHT SAGA MOVIE

Advisor : Dyah Kurniawati, MM., M.Pd
Key Words : Pragmatics, Speech Act, Apology, Politeness, Movie, Main Charaters, Twilight Saga

This research is based on the Pragmatics study. Aims of the research are to find out the types of apology expressions, the strategy of apology, types of politeness strategy and why each type of apology as politeness strategy is employed by characters in ?Twilight? movie. The research employs a descriptive qualitative method. In classifying the types of apology as politeness strategy, the writer uses Yule, Wolfson and E.Judd, Olstain and Cohen theory. There are 22 apologizing expressions in the analysis. They are divided into two types of apologizing expressions. They are direct and indirect apology. There are three strategies of apology in the analysis. They are an expression of regret, an offer of apology, an explanation. The writer find two types politeness strategy. They are positive politeness and negative politeness. The reasons why the types of apology are employed by the characters depend on the degree of mistakes, situation, social status and relationship between the characters. The important thing is that the types of aplogy are able to maintain the harmony between the characters and restore the interaction balance with the offended. Maintaining the harmony between the characters is significant since it is required to maintain the relationship between the offenders and offended. Hopefully, this research will be useful for other writers who are interested in studying apology. They can have other writers using different points of view as well as from other data source such as, drama and film either in the same or other approaches.

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00048-2015-BING

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: Unirow., 2015

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