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Dialogue 10
82 15:04
Obama:
it‟s hard. As Michelle reminds me our job is to prepare them not
to meet us and both my daughters are wonderful people... they really are just solid kids they dont have an attitude there courteous and kind to
everybody and they work hard they dont feel like theyre entitled anything
83
16:00 Ellen
: they have great parents and I both you and Michelle are really really amazing Michelle is such a strong and wonderful role model for
all women and I you know shes been a great first lady 84
16:23
Obama
: I agree. That‟s I agree
a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 10
In 82 the speaker used positive politeness in strategy 15 which is give
gift. In this dialogue Obama was talking about his daughter, he so glad about their
attitude. Since the show aired in America and won great popularity, theres a big possibility that his daughters watched the show. The illocution used here is
assertive where speaker believes situation. As seen in 83, Ellen used positive politeness in strategy 1 that is notice,
attend to hearer.
Ellen is praising Obama‟s family when they are talking about his daughters. Illocution used here is expressive which have the function of
expressing, or making known, the speaker‟s psychological attitude towards a state of affairs which the illocution presuppose. In this case Ellen wanted to express her
attentiveness towards Obama‟s family.
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b. Factors Influencing the Choice of Strategy in Dialogue 10
1. Payoff
The payoff in datum 82 for using positive politeness in strategy 15 is to satisfy hearers face. The hearer who satisfied by Obama is this dialogue is his
daughters. A gift that Obama gave is human-relation wants which is to be cared about. He wanted to show to them that he really thankful for having daughters like
them. To satisfy Obamas positive face for being admirable and interesting is the
purpose of using positive politeness in strategy 1 in datum 83. As a family-man who loves to show off his family, Obama must be happy if somebody noticed the
good things about them. By praising his daughters and wife, Ellen could satisfy Obamas wants, for having a perfect family.
Table 3.11. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 10 No.
Data Speaker
FTA Politeness
strategy Factor the Choice of Strategy
Payoff Sociological
82 Obama
No FTA positive
politeness in strategy 15
which is give gift to hearer
Satisfy hearer‟s face
-
83 Ellen
No FTA positive
politeness in strategy 1 that is
notice, attend to hearer
Save Obama‟s positive face
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Dialogue 11
85 16:31
Ellen : and
you’ve been a great president and just like what you said
people can say things over and over and over again about unemployment or the economy or anything else I can but if if you really if you listen to
that youre gonna believe it if you look at and in looking into it and see what the facts are its just not the truth
86 16:47
Obam a: were better off now than we were when I came
87 16:49
Ellen: you’ve done amazing job
a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 11
