Statements of the Problem Scope of the Study Objective of the Study Significance of the Study Thesis Organization

1.2 Statements of the Problem

1. What politeness strategies are used by Putra Nababan and Barack Obama in the Exclusive Interview on March 10, 2010 on RCTI? 2. What factors influence the politeness strategies used by Putra Nababan and Barack Obama in the Exclusive Interview on March 10, 2010 on RCTI?

1.3 Scope of the Study

This research described politeness strategies used in the dialogue of the interview. It were classified based on politeness strategies by Brown and Levinson 1987: 68-69. The data are taken from the utterances produced by Putra Nababan and Barack Obamain the Exclusive Interview on March 10, 2010 on RCTI. The interview data were transcribed into written data.

1.4 Objective of the Study

The objective of the study can be stated as follows: 1. To identify politeness strategies used by Putra Nababan and Barack Obama in the Exclusive Interview on March 10, 2010 on RCTI. 2. To identify the factors influencing the politeness strategies used by Putra Nababan and Barack Obama in the Exclusive Interview on March 10, 2010 on RCTI.

1.5 Significance of the Study

It is expected that the result of the study can be a beneficial contribution to: 1. The researcher, in order to improve her knowledge about politeness. 2. The readers and Dian Nuswantoro University as an additional reference about politeness for English Department students. The benefits are to develop the learners understanding especially the politeness strategies.

1.6 Thesis Organization

This thesis is divided into 5 chapters. Chapter I talks about the introduction of the thesis which contains background of the study, statement of the study, scope of the study, objective of the study, significance of the study, and thesis organization. Chapter II is the review of related literature, including the theory of politeness strategies and the previous study. They are language, pragmatics, politeness, and aspects of politeness strategies. Chapter III is research method. It describes research design, unit of analysis, source of data, and technique of data collection and technique of data analysis. Chapter IVcontains data analysis which explains about finding and discussion. Chapter Vconsists of conclusion and suggestion of the study.

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE