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represents natural interaction and has equal portion of talks between men and women. Thus, the researcher will analyze the compliment expression and its
response in the speeches of the characters through the entire conversation in the film. The researcher tries to analyze through socio-pragmatics in the form of
thesis entitled: THE ANALYSIS OF COMPLIMENT EXPRESSION IN THE FILM ENTITLED WHITE CHICKS.
A. PROBLEM STATEMENTS
Based on the research background, the problem statements are arranged as follows:
1. What types of the topic of compliment are employed by the
characters in the film entitled white chicks? 2.
What are the functions of each type of the topics of compliment in the film white chicks?
3. How do the addresses respond the compliment expression applied
in the film entitled white chicks?
B. RESEARCH LIMITATION
There are many kinds of speech act found in the film entitled WHITE CHICKS. However, the research is done only on the speech act of compliments
and their response. That is why the researcher tries to restrict the research only for the character conversation employed by face to face between the characters
which deals with the compliment expression and the response.
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C. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this research are: 1.
To reveal the types of compliment’s topics employed by the characters in the film entitled WHITE CHICKS.
2. To reveal the functions of each type of compliment’s topics in the film
entitled WHITE CHICKS. 3.
To explain the compliment’s responses applied by the addressees in the film entitled WHITE CHICKS.
D. RESEARCH BENEFIT
This research is carried out to give contribution as follows: 1.
It is expected that this research will give more input and understanding to the students in studying speech act, especially the compliments and
its response 2.
It is also expected that this research can be used as a reference to conduct further or same research on compliments expression and
compliment responses.
E. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This research employs a descriptive qualitative method. The aims are to solve problems by collecting data, classifying data, analyzing the data and
drawing the conclusion. The sources of the data of this research are the conversations between characters in the film WHITE CHICKS. Total sampling
technique is applied to collect the data containing compliment, verbal and non verbal compliment responses.
F. THESIS ORGANIZATION
