Research Article

Impoliteness Manoeuvres and Its Motives in Indonesia Lawyers Club Talk Show

Authors

  • Dita Sukmawati Putri Postgraduate Student, Linguistic Program, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta Indonesia
  • Djatmika Professor, Linguistic Program, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia
  • Miftah Nugroho Lecturer, Linguistic Program, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

The use of impolite language is often found in various areas of conversation, both formal and informal conversations. Being polite is different from speaking rudely. Impoliteness is often expressed with harsh words. Impoliteness can be expressed even with a sentence of praise. The Indonesia Lawyers Club talk show is a television program that presents formal discussions on political and government issues in Indonesia. This study focuses on the reasons for using impoliteness that occurs in the dialogue on the Indonesia Lawyers Club talk show. This research is a qualitative descriptive study using a pragmatic approach. The data in this study are in the form of dialogues that contain impoliteness. The source of this research data is taken from the talk show Indonesia Lawyers Club. The data analyzed in this study are in the form of natural oral data. The data analysis method used is the referential equivalent method. The presentation of data analysis used is informal presentation techniques. The results of this study indicate the discovery of 4 impoliteness strategies and 3 reasons for using impoliteness. The 4 strategies are bald on record, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, and mock politeness. The reasons for using impoliteness in the Indonesia Lawyers Club talk show include the feeling that their opinion is the most correct, wanting to embarrass the speech partner and the speaker's personal interests.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

4 (12)

Pages

122-131

Published

2021-12-21

How to Cite

Putri, D. S., Djatmika, & Nugroho, M. (2021). Impoliteness Manoeuvres and Its Motives in Indonesia Lawyers Club Talk Show. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 4(12), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.12.14

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Keywords:

Impoliteness, Indonesia Lawyers Club, ILC, talkshow, face-threatening