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THE ANALYSIS OF MAXIM ON ALICE AND JOHN?S DIALOGUE IN STILL ALICE MOVIE
ABSTRACT
Evasari, Fitria 2016 : The Analysis of Maxim on Alice and John?s Dialogue in Still Alice Movie
Advisors : 1. Prof. Dr. Agus Wardhono, M.Pd
2. Dyah Kurniawati, M.Pd
Key Words : Maxim, Alice and John, Dialogue, Still Alice
In this research, the writer discusses the obey of maxim in The Still Alice. The aims of this research are to know: 1) the kinds of maxim found on Alice and John?s dialogue in Still Alice, 2) the dominant maxim found on Alice and John?s dialogue in Still Alice. The writer analyzes the dialogue by both of them while doing conversation.
The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative. The data is taken from the transcript of Still Alice. The research data of this study are kinds of maxim and the dominant maxim found on Alice and John?s dialogue in Still Alice. To collect the data, she used some steps; watching Still Alice movie, searching script of Still Alice, reading the script, segmenting the data into fragments, identifying the dialogue, selecting the dialogue by classifying them based on the theory of maxim. To analyze the data, the following steps were taken: 1. describing the kinds of maxim; 2. calculating the percentage of maxim; 3. finding the dominant kind of maxim; 4. discussing the finding of the study; 5. making conclusion. In analyzing the dialogue, the writer used the theory of Grice.
To focus on the research, the writer limit herself to analyze 49 dialogues in twenty fragments based on the topic. From the analysis, the writer found four kinds of maxim obeyed by Alice and John in their speaking. In each dialogue from Alice and John obeyed the four kinds of maxim. Firstly Maxim of Relevance is the highest part of all, that are 17 dialogues or 35% of the total number, then followed by Maxim of manner, it is counted 16 dialogues or 33% of the total number, Maxim of Quality is counted 10 dialogues or 20% of the total number, and the last is Maxim of Quantity, it is counted 6 dialogues 12% of the total number. It can be concluded that Maxim of Relevance is the dominant maxim found in Still Alice movie.
Finally, the writer suggested the lecturers apply movie as one of teaching materials for pragmatics subject based on maxim theory because movie is one of media which is more interesting for the students. By reading this research, it will be able to help students get knowledge about maxim. Other researchers are suggested to do research on different objects.
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