l The transcript is taken from the internet. It is used to check the dialogues of
the film entitled “In Good Company”.
E. Research Procedures
The research procedure functions to set up the direction in conducting the research. Surakhmad 1994: 140 states that in obtaining the maximum result, a
researcher generally tries to explain each step of the descriptive research in accuracy and detail. This research is conducted in the following steps:
1. Replaying the film entitled “In Good Company” several times in order to
understand the whole story. 2.
Finding the transcript of film entitled “In Good Company” in internet. http:www.script-o-rama.com,net
3. Comparing the transcript taken from the internet with dialogs in the movie.
4. Underlining the dialogs in the transcript containing the positive politeness
strategy as data. 5.
Numbering each datum. 6.
Analyzing and interpreting data to answer the problem statements. 7.
Drawing conclusion from the result of the analysis.
F. Technique of Analyzing Data
The collected data are analyzed by using Pragmatic approach. After data collection, the specific steps to do by the researcher in this research are as follows:
1. Classifying data from the dialogs in the film entitled “In Good Company”
which containing positive politeness strategy.
li 2.
Describing the distribution of the use of positive politeness strategy in the film entitled “In Good Company”.
3. Analysing and interpreting each datum based on Brown and Levinson’s
positive politeness strategy which consists of 15 strategies, namely: notice, attend to the hearer his interest, wants, needs, goods; exaggerate interest,
approval, sympathy with the hearer; intensify interest to the hearer; use in- group identity markers; seek agreement; avoid disagreement; presuppose
raise assert common ground; joke; assert or presuppose the speaker’s knowledge and concern for the hearer’s wants; offer promise; be optimistic;
include both the speaker and hearer in the activity; give or ask for reasons; assume or assert reciprocity; give gifts to the hearer goods, sympathy,
understanding, cooperation. 4.
Analysing the factors influencing the characters to employ the positive politeness strategy based on Brown and Levinson’s politeness scale which
consists of relative power, social distance and absolute ranking of imposition. 5.
Drawing conclusion from the data analysis and giving suggestions.
G. Technique of Coding Data
