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Braiker 2004:52 states that manipulation exists because it works. Therefore, manipulation is surely not practised without certain motives owned by the speaker.
These motives are what drive them to manipulate people. Braiker 2004:54-57 suggests that there are three principal interpersonal motives possessed by
manipulators. Those motives are 1 to advance manipulator’s own purposes, 2 to attain feelings of power and superiority, 3 to feel in control of manipulator’s own
emotions. The language manipulation strategies discussed in this study are in form of
statements, which are called as locutions in pragmatics. Meanwhile the language manipulation motives are referred as illocutions in pragmatics.
By using the theory of Simon 2000 and Braiker 2004, it is possible to find out how the language manipulation works in the statements of Ted Bundy and what
are the motives that underlie Ted Bundy’s manipulative expressions illocutionary acts.
1.2. Problems of the Study
In developing the analysis of language manipulation, this study places its focuses on these three problems below.
1. What language manipulation strategies are found in Ted Bundy’s statements? 2. What motives underlie his manipulative expressions?
3. What are the most dominant language manipulation strategy and motive in Ted Bundy’s statements?
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1.3. Objectives of the Study
Precise and specific objectives of an analysis are needed as a parameter of a well-written study. Based on the problems stated previously, this study has set three
objectives to be observed. 1. To identify language manipulation strategies found in Ted Bundy’s statements.
2. To identify the motives which underlie his manipulative expressions. 3. To identify the most dominant language manipulation strategy and motive in Ted
Bundy’s statements.
1.4. Scopes of the Study
It is undeniably important to have a clear restriction in an analysis so that the analysis itself can stay on the right track. The clear and obvious restrictions are not
only necessary to limit the problems of the analysis, but they are also essential to avoid any bias during the process of analysis.
This study restricted its analysis on two scopes. First of all, the theories of language manipulation strategies used in this analysis are the 14 types of language
manipulation strategies as proposed by Simon 2000; the statements are called locutions in pragmatics. Secondly, the motives or intentions behind the statements
illocutionary acts were analysed by applying the theory of language manipulation motives by Braiker 2004.
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1.5. Significances of the Study
This study is expected to give such significances: 1. This study could introduce and present the language manipulation strategies and
motives found in Ted Bundy’s statements. 2. This study could be useful for future researches upon the language manipulation
strategies and motives found in the statements of other figures. 3. This study could make readers become apprehend that there is an invisible
meaning behind every manipulative statement. 4. This study could contribute in giving knowledge for readers to be aware of
manipulation strategies that are apparently practised more frequently nowadays.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1. Pragmatics as the Study of Meaning
