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in order to find out which utterances applied a certain politeness strategy. Besides, how the characters uttered the utterances should become a consideration as well.
Furthermore, the writer categorized each utterance concerning politeness into four politeness strategies as Brown and Levinson 1987 proposed. Afterwards, the
writer analyzed the utterances to find out factors affecting choice of politeness strategies as proposed by Brown and Levinson 1987.
F. Research Procedure
In conducting the study, the writer took some steps. They were 1 collecting references and data, 2 categorizing the data, 3 analyzing the data,
and 4 writing up a report.
1. Collecting References and Data
In conducting the research, the writer collected references from books and other sources in order to help her to understand the politeness theory. The theories
on sociolinguistics and politeness underlie the writer to conduct a study on politeness. After that, the writer decided what movie to analyze. Finally, the writer
decided to analyze Bride Wars movie. The selection would hopefully be appropriate to the study concern.
Then, the writer observed all utterances produced by the two main characters of Bride Wars movie, namely Emma Allan and Olivia Lerner.
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applied politeness strategies. The writer also observed how they uttered the dialogues as well as how the situations were. As a result, comparing the movie
script to the movie was necessarily to do since the writer should consider the situations involved.
2. Categorizing the Data
As Labuschagne 2003 suggests in Bowen 2009 “document analysis yields data that are then organized into specific categories specifically through
document analysis p. 28.” The writer, thus, categorized the data obtained into four politeness strategies proposed by Brown and Levinson 1987. Those four
politeness strategies are Bald-On Record, Positive Politeness, Negative Politeness, and Off-record. Each data, then, was categorized into specific politeness strategy.
3. Analyzing the Data
The writer analyzed each utterance to find out factors affecting the characters’ choice of politeness strategies in speaking as proposed by Brown and
Levinson 1987. Those factors include the payoffs and the sociological factors. The utterances and the situations involved became the writer’s consideration as
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4. Writing Up a Report
The writer started to write the report of the study after obtaining all the data needed. The writer provided information on the two main character’s
utterances, especially dealing with politeness. The utterances were presented as examples. The examples, thus, were associated with politeness theory proposed by
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