Politeness Strategies Used by Major Characters in Jane Austen’s Novel, Pride and Prejudice
Abd Syakur,
Wahyu Sudrajad,
Masruroh Masruroh
Abstract:The purpose of this study was to describe the language politeness employed by the major character in The Pride and Prejudice novel. The method used was descriptive qualitative. The researchers found: first, the data of positive politeness strategies and the data of negative politeness strategies were in line with Brown and Levinson's theory, 10 positive types of politeness strategies. The mostly used were: paying attention to the speaker’s interests, wants, requirements and commodities. When the speaker truly… Show more
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