Based on the example above, the researcher is interested to analyze the implicatures on the request expressions in the conversation on the drama.
B. Problem Statement
Based on the research background above, the problem statements are arranged as follows:
1. What strategies are employed in the request expressions in the drama? 2. How are the maxims applied in the conversation containing request
expressions in the drama? 3. How are the implicatures in the request expressions in the drama revealed?
C. Problem Limitation
To limit the analysis of the implicature, the researcher will focus only on request expression in the form of question. The implicature will be analyzed from
request strategy and also from the context in which the request occurs. The researcher will analyze the request based on Trosborg’s request strategies.
This research takes the conversation in the drama entitled A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry as the data. The researcher takes all the request
expression in the form of question found in the conversations.
D. Research Objectives
In line with the problem statement, the objectives of the research are: 1.
To describe the request strategies employed in the drama. 2.
To describe how the maxims applied in the conversation contains request expressions in the drama.
3. To describe how are the implicatures realized in the requests in the drama.
E. Research Benefits
The research is expected to be beneficial to:
1. Students. The result of this research can be used as a reference in studying the
conversational implicatures on the request expressions applied in the Cooperative Principle and its maxims.
2. Other Researchers. The result of the study is hoped to be a stimulant that will lead them to
conduct more comprehensive research in such topics.
F. Research Methodology
In this research, the researcher uses a descriptive method. She only collects, classifies, analyses, and concludes it, as stated by Sutrisno 1983 that
descriptive method is the research method which is only collecting data, analyzing data, and then drawing a conclusion.
The researcher uses all the data taken from a drama script entitled A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. She only focuses on the request expression in
the form of question. Further details of the research methodology are discussed in chapter III.
G. Thesis Organization
