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a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 7
In 56, 57, 59 Ellen used positive politeness in strategy 8 which is joke.
In this dialogue Ellen uttered something ambiguity. She said that it’s stinky and
make Obama though that it was for him but what Ellen means was not Obama‟s shoes are stinky but other people‟s shoes are stinky. She aimed to be hilarious and
having a fun conversation. The illocution used here is assertive which has a function of collaborative where the illocution goal is indifferent with the social
goal.
b. Factors Influencing the Choice of Strategy in Dialogue 7
1. Payoff
Ellen‟s payoff for using positive politeness in strategy 8 is to warm the situation and invite hearer to laugh. Ellen as speaker saved Obama‟s positive face by
uttered with people take their shoes off which implicated that Obama‟s shoes are
clean and he was not threatened. When speaker and hearer were laughing together they could warm the atmosphere which aimed to make closer the relationship of
them. The social goal Ellen achieved here she considered for being funny and succeed entertain her interlocutor.
2. Sociological value The distance value was the factor in choosing the joke strategy. The act of giving
positive politeness is reflecting the social closeness between Ellen and Obama. Since Obama ever came to the show several times before, they have a lot of
frequency of interaction. Both of them are realized each other‟s great humor
sense.
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Table 3.8. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 7
No. Data
Speaker FTA
Politeness strategy
Factor the Choice of Strategy Payoff
Sociological
36 Ellen
No FTA Positive
politeness in strategy 8 which
is joke Satisfy
Obama‟s positive face
Distance
37 Obama
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Dialogue 8
74 11:56
Ellen: we
have to take another break. We‟ll be back 75
12:46
Ellen:
We‟re back with Mr. President Barrack Obama and I mention in the
monolog but I can‟t tell you and thank you enough for what you’ve done for the gay communities.
a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 8
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