Politeness Strategies used in Zootopia Movie.

Putriyadi, Nicken Ramadini (2019) Politeness Strategies used in Zootopia Movie. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Jember.

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Abstract

This study analyzed the use of politeness strategies in a movie entitled Zootopia. A movie entitled Zootopia which is a new made by Disney Product. The movie showing with animated 3D animations that add to the real impression. The movie tells a story about a rabbit named Judy hopps worked as a police officer in Zootopia city. She was a rabbit who was always optimistic and cheerful in his work. The interesting interactions between all of characters provide a good example and find out the goals using of the application of politeness strategies through the movie. This research was conducted to analyse the politeness strategies used by the conversations of characters in Zootopia movie. The aims of this study were to describe the types of politeness strategies and to discuss the most frequent politeness strategies used by conversations of the characters in Zootopia movie. The researcher explains this thesis about what types of politeness strategies used by the characters in Zootopia movie, what is the most frequent politeness strategies used in conversations of the characters in Zootopia movie and what are the values of motivation and character education in Zootopia movie. The objectives of this research are 1) to investigate the types of politeness strategies used by the characters in Zootopia movie, 2) to explore the most frequent politeness strategies used in conversations of the characters in the Zootopia movie, and 3) to describe the values of motivation and character education in Zootopia movie. This research was descriptive qualitative method as the approach in analysis the conversation characters in Zootopia movie. The data were in the form of utterances which contain politeness strategies. The data source was Zootopia movie and script movie. The trustworthiness was attained by using credibility through of triangulation: by investigator. Researcher used Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies theory, namely; bald-on record, positive politeness, negative politeness, and off-record. The results of the research show three important points. Firstly, there are four (4) types of politeness strategies used by the characters in Zootopia movie: Bald on-record strategy (22 times out of 43), Positive politeness strategy (11 times out of 43), Negative politeness strategy (6 times out of 43), and Off- record strategy (4 times out of 43). It can be found that the dominant politeness strategies in this data analysis used by Zootopia movie is bald on-record. The secondly, the most frequently conversations of characters utilize their own substrategies of politeness strategies: Bald on-record is realized by Non- minimization of the face threat (18 times) and FTA- oriented bald on- record usage (4 times); Positive politeness by Exaggerating (4 times), Using in group identity markers in group (3 times), Avoiding disagreement (2 times) and Be optimistic (1 times); Negative politeness by being indirect (2 times), and Apologize (4 times); and Off-record by Be ironic (1 times) and Being incomplete (3 times). Among all sub-strategies, Non- minimization of the face threat is the most frequent sub- strategy used in conversations of the characters in Zootopia movie. Thirdly, the research results show that the values of politeness strategies in Zootopia movie become one of the resources in learning by which teachers can engage students motivation and character education. This values in turn can improve the quality of teaching and learning

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