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Note. The researcher marks the transcript of the film White Chicks dialogs containing compliments, verbal and non verbal
compliments responses that are found in the film.
E. Technique of Collecting Data
In collecting the data, the researcher took the following steps: a.
Watching the film entitled White Chicks for several times. b.
Searching the script of the dialogs of the film entitled White Chicks in the internet.
c. Finding the dialogs containing compliment expressions and
compliment responses from the dialogs of the script in the film entitled White Chicks as the data.
d. Classifying the data based on the types of topics of compliment
proposed by Nessa Wolfson. e.
Giving a code on each classified data.
F. Data Coding
In this research, the data are given some codes to make the analysis easier. The data coding was based on the order of the datum number, the type of topics of
compliment, and the domain of each datum. The example of the data coding in this research is as follows:
Data 04AB-SAfri 07
: refers to the number of datum Ap-Pos
: refers to the type of topics of compliment Fri
: refers to the domain The coding of the types of topics of compliment is:
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Appearance Ap, divided into types: 1.
Personal Appearance Pers 2.
Possession Pos
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Ability AB, divided into two types: 1.
General Ability GA 2.
Specific-act Ability SA The coding of the domains of the dialogs in the film is:
Friendship domain Fri Employment domain Emp
G. Technique of Analyzing Data
The collected data were analyzed by conducting the following steps: a.
Classifying the topics of compliments employed by he characters in the dialogs of the film White Chicks based on Wolfson’s classification.
b. Describing the dialog containing compliments and compliment
responses. It covers the situational context of the dialogs, the participants of the dialogs, and the relationship between the
participants. c.
Analyzing and interpreting the function of each compliment based on Wolfson’s criteria.
d. Analyzing the compliment responses based on Herbert’s theory of
compliment responses. e.
Drawing conclusion from the data analysis and giving suggestions.
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ANALYSIS
The most important part of the research is data analysis. The aim of the analysis of this research is to reveal the use of compliments by the characters in
the film White Chicks. The analysis is conducted in three subchapters. They are data classification, data analysis and discussion.
1. Data classification is done to identify the data containing compliments
based on the Wolfson’s classification of the topics of the compliments. 2.
Data Analysis is arranged as follows: a. Description of context. It describes the context of situation and the
participants of the dialog. b. Analysis of compliment. It describes the topic of the compliment and
the function of the compliment based on Wolfson’s criteria of the compliment function.
c. Analysis of compliment response. It describes the response to the compliment from the addressee on Herbert’s theory of compliment response.
3. Discussion. It discusses the result of the data analysis.
By considering the steps above, the researcher answers the problem statements of the research. The answers found in the analysis are drawn into the
conclusion of the research.
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A. Data Classification 1. Topics of Appearance
