A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MAXIM FLOUTING PERFORMED BY SOLOMON NORTHUP IN 12 YEARS A SLAVE MOVIE

Abstract

This research is a pragmatic study of maxim flouting in 12 Years a Slave movie. It is aimed at analyzing the types  of,  strategies  of,  and  reasons  for  maxim  flouting  performed  by  Solomon  Northup.  This  research  was qualitative-quantitative   research,  which  used  both  qualitative  and  quantitative  approaches.  The  results  of  the research reveal three important findings. First, there are four types of maxim flouting performed by Northup, which include  quantity,  quality,  relevance,  and  manner  maxim  flouting.  Second,  there  are  five  strategies  of  maxim flouting applied by Northup, which include tautology, overstatement,  understatement,  metaphor, and irony. Third, there are four reasons that lead Solomon Northup to flout the maxims, which include competitive,  collaborative, convivial,  and conflictive  reasons. In terms of types, quantity  maxim flouting  has the highest rank. In terms of strategy, overstatement is the most frequently used. Of the four reasons for maxim flouting, conflictive reason is the most dominant.

Keywords: Pragmatics, Maxim Flouting, Solomon Northup, 12 Years a Slave