A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MAXIM FLOUTING PERFORMED BY THE CHARACTERS IN THIS BOY’S LIFE MOVIE

Abstract

This research is under pragmatic study. The objectives of this study are to identify the types and strategies of maxim flouting performed by the characters in This Boy’s Life movie. Qualitative-quantitative method was applied in this research. The researcher and data sheet became the instrument of this research. The form of the data was lingual units. The context of the data was dialogues. Moreover, This Boy’s Life movie and its transcript became the sources of the data. Furthermore, the analyses were conducted by using visual  analysis.  The steps  were (1) identifying the  data, (2) classifying and coding the data, (3) analyzing the classified and coded data, (4) checking the accuracy of the analyzed data, and (5) reporting and drawing the conclusions of the data. The trustworthiness of this research was gained by having routine consultations and peer discussion. The results of this research show that all maxims of Cooperative Principle are flouted by using some strategies. Overstatement and understatement are the strategies to flout maxim of quantity. Then, metaphor, hyperbole,  irony,  and  sarcasm  are  the  strategies  to  flout  maxim  of  quality. Meanwhile, changing the topic becomes the strategy to flout maxim of relation. Finally, being obscure becomes the strategy to flout maxim of manner. In This Boy’s Life, quantity maxim flouting is the most often used types of maxim flouting. The strategy  which  is  mostly  used  to  flout  this  maxim  is  overstatement.  It  happens because there is a character named Dwight who wants to dominate the other characters. There is also the other character named Toby who often flouts the maxims by giving too much information to prove that what his stepfather thinks to control the other characters is false.

Kata Kunci
Pragmatics, Cooperative Principle, Maxim Flouting, This Boy’s Life