hello’”. This can be considered as NPS for Bella uses pessimistic strategy to save Edward’s negative face.
Then, in speech 11 Edward uses Bald On-Record Strategy BORS to Bella. It can be considered impolite since Edward uses BORS with no desire to
maintain Bella’s face. And the result is Bella is insulted. The next discussion is the utterances of Bella and Jessica as noted in
speech 15 and speech 16. They both use Positive Politeness Strategy PPS. In speech 15, Bella uses in-group identity markers by using guys as in “you guys
are great together.” She makes her hearer feel good of herself and saves hearer’s positive face. While, Jessica shows her agreement in order to raise common
ground with the speaker, Bella. It can be seen that they follow Leech’s agreement maxim by minimizing the expression of disagreement between self and other and
maximizing the expression of agreement between self and other.
SCENE 44: EXT. COMMUNITY COLLEGE GREENHOUSE - THE BUSES
1. EDWARD: Bella, it would be better if we werent friends. NPS 2. BELLA: Too bad you didn’t figure that out earlier. ORIS
You could have let the van crush me and saved yourself all this regret.
3. EDWARD: You think I regret saving you? BORS
4. BELLA: I know you do.
5. EDWARD: You don’t know anything.
His harshness stings her. Suddenly, Alice appears at Edward’s side. She eyes Bella with curiosity.
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6. ALICE: The bus is leaving.
to Bella Hi. Will you be riding with us?
7. EDWARD: No. Our bus is full. ORIS
He purposefully walks Alice away. But he glances back at Bella with, is that... remorse? She doesn’t see it.
Analysis
Edward uses NPS to Bella in speech 1 when he wants to ask Bella to stay away from him. It can be considered as NPS for Edward tries to minimize the
negative FTA. He uses strategy 7 proposed by Brown and Levinson, i.e. impersonalizing speaker and hearer.
In speech 2, Bella uses Off Record Indirect Strategy ORIS to Edward when she says “too bad you didn’t figure that out earlier”. She removes herself
from any imposition by using sarcastic joke. Edward uses BORS to Bella in speech 3. He asks Bella by doing it
baldly, without redress, in the most direct and clear way. In speech 7 Edward uses ORIS to Bella. By stating the bus is full,
Edward wants to remove himself from any imposition. He does not want to be blamed of FTA that might appear. It is a kind of hint to what a speaker wants to
communicate, without doing so directly, so that the meaning to some degrees negotiable.
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SCENE 45: INT. CHARLIE’S HOUSE - KITCHEN Bella enters, throws down her book bag and coat, still angry. She starts upstairs
but Charlie enters from the kitchen. 1.
CHARLIE: Your mother called. Again. 2.
BELLA: Your fault, for telling her about the accident. BORS
3. CHARLIE: She always did know how to worry. But... she’s changed, too. She
seems happy. Phil sounds all right. 4.
BELLA: He is. PPS
Analysis Bella uses BORS when talking to Charlie in speech 2. There is no
attempt to minimize the threat to Charlie’s face in this speech; however it can be tolerated because of their close relationship as family. And it can be seen that
Charlie is not humiliated at all because of it. In speech 4, Bella uses PPS by showing her agreement with the speaker,
Charlie. By doing it, Bella has saved Charlie’s positive face. It also follows the agreement maxim proposed by Leech.
SCENE 46: INT. HIGH SCHOOL - CAFETERIA - ON BELLA’S FACE 1.
ERIC: La Push, baby. You in?
2. BELLA: Should I know what that means? NPS
