conversation by using the orthographic of Sambas Dialect of Malay and translated the transcription into Indonesian and English.
5. Data Classification
There are 14 conversations in the notary office recorded by using media player with the duration six until thirty five minute long for each
conversation. From all the recorded data and note-taking method, there are forty six request utterances that can be classified into politeness strategies.
B. Data Analysis
The data analysis were conducted chronologically. The utterances are identified into the speech act of request by using felicity condition. There are
46 requests found from 14 conversation. Contextualization analysis by Maxwell 1996: 79 is the main method used to understand the data, because
the context of utterances can be used to look for relationship that connects statements and events within a context into a coherent whole. The context is
used in order to explain and assess the felicity condition of request, politeness strategies, and factors influencing the choice of politeness strategies.
The requests were categorized into politeness strategies in order to recognize politeness strategies occured in Sambas Dialect of Malay and
effectiveness of the chosen strategies. The contextualization analysis supported the analysis procedure to assess the felicity condition and categorize
the politeness strategies. Contextualization analysis is used by looking at the context when the requests occur. Searle 1969: 65-71 is used in assigning
illocutionary force of request because Searle classifies requests into four kinds
of condition, including propositional content, preparatory preconditions, conditions on sincerity, and the essential condition. After categorizing the
utterances into requests through Searle ‟s theory of assigning illocutionary
force of request, the researcher clasified the use of requests in the notary office into politeness strategies from the theory of Brown and Levinson in order to
find kinds of politeness strategies used in the notary office. In addition, pragmatic identity method based on Sudaryanto 1993 is
also used to support the contextualization analysis. The interlocutor is used as the determinant for analysing felicity condition, politeness strategies and
factors influencing the choice of politeness strategies. Daya Pilah Pragmatis is used for assessing the politeness strategies and factors influencing the
choice of strategies according to the interlocutor‟s responds. In order to assess the factors influencing politeness strategies, sociological
variables consisting of power, distance and rank of imposition are used for assessing the weightness of FTA. Power is measured by the scale of „high,
equal, and low‟, someone has a high power if heshe has high social status, it can be seen from the occupation or age, such as a mother, a boss, a teacher, or
a doctor. But, heshe has a low power if heshe is a child, an staff, a student or a patient. Meanwhile, distance differed by „distant and intimate‟, the
relationship between the requester and the requestee could be assessed as a distant or intimate relationship based on the use of utterances and context
explaining the utterances. Rank of imposition assessed by „lower or higher‟ imposition, imposition could be lower if the requester‟s power is high and the
distance between the requester-requestee is distant, or if t he requester‟s power
is low, but the distance between the requester-requestee is intimate. Meanwhile, the imposition is higher if the requester‟s power is low, but the
distance between the requester-requestee is distant.
C. Presentation of the Finding
