also it will further examine the most politeness strategies used by all of the characters.
B. Focus of The Research
Relating to the background of the study, this research is focused on pragmatics study which becomes the main problem of differences and
similarities between the politeness strategies used by the selected characters in film “The Ugly Truth”, and their influenced factors.
C. Questions of the Research
1. What types of politeness strategies are used by the characters in the
film “The Ugly Truth”? 2.
What are the factors that influence the different politeness strategies among the selected characters?
D. Significance of the Research
This research aims to give some benefits for students who want to deepen their knowledge, especially in pragmatics study about Face Threatening Act
FTA. Moreover, it can give some information of Face Threatening Act for the other researchers who want to do a similar study.
E. Research Methodology
The methodology of this research involves some important aspects that complete the research:
1. Objectives of the Research
1. To know and classify the types of the politeness strategies which are
used by the selected characters to safe hearer face in the film of “The Ugly Truth”.
2. To describe what are the factors that influence the differences politeness
strategies among the selected characters.
2. Method of the Research
In this study, the writer uses descriptive method by collecting data from various sources related to research. In that method she will describe all the
compiled data which will answer the two research questions above.
3. Technique of Data Analysis
The technique that is used in this research is descriptive analysis technique. The collected the data will be selected, classified and analyzed
through the concepts of Brown and Levinson which is called “Face Threatening Act”. Finally, the writer will do a report of the study.
4. Research Instrument
This research uses writer herself as a major instrument to get the data by collecting all the sources that support this research.
5. Unit of Analysis
The analysis unit of this research is film script of “The Ugly Truth” which contains 118 pages. The original story and the writer were made by
Nicole Eastman. The film released in USA on July 24, 2009 and produced by Columbia Pictures.
6. Time and Place of the Research.
This research was conducted in the 8 semester of 2010 in English Language and Literature Department, Adab and Humanities Faculty, State
Islamic University of Jakarta and in selected libraries such as in Atma Jaya Catholic University library.
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Politeness
