A SOCIO-PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF OFFER ACTS IN MOVIE MANUSCRIPT
This research is aimed at clarifying the form of offer acts, clarifying the reasons in employing offer acts, and describing the politeness strategy used in offer acts. In collecting the data, the writer uses document method. The data are in the form of words, phrases and sentences which are u...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English English English English English English English English |
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2007
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.ac.id/10887/ |
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| Summary: | This research is aimed at clarifying the form of offer acts, clarifying the
reasons in employing offer acts, and describing the politeness strategy used in
offer acts. In collecting the data, the writer uses document method. The data are in
the form of words, phrases and sentences which are used to propose offer acts.
To clarify the form, the writer refers to the linguistics form theory. In
clarifying the reasons of offer acts, the writer employs SPEAKING Hymes
Formula. The writer applies Brown and Levinson Politeness theory in describing
the politeness strategies used in offer acts.
Having analyzed the data, the writer finds that the forms of offer acts are
imperative, interrogative and declarative. Related to the reasons, the writer gets
five kinds of reasons namely; showing solidarity, showing respect, showing
appreciation, showing intimacy, and showing apology. The politeness strategies
uses in offer acts are bald on record, positive politeness and negative politeness
strategy. The use of each form is closely related with the strategy used in
delivering an offer. |
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