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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

This part will provide the discussion of the research findings and the discussion of the research problems. The first research problem is the maxims of conversation used by the main characters in Iron Man movie. The second research problem is the speech acts used in speaking by the characters in Iron Man movie. The data will be presented based on the order of the research problems. The content of this chapter is divided into two parts. Part A will discuss the maxims of conversation used by the main characters in Iron Man movie and part B will present the speech acts used in speaking by the characters in Iron Man movie.

A. The Maxims of Conversation Used by the Main Characters in Iron Man Movie

This part discusses the maxims of conversation used by the main characters in Iron Man movie. The maxims divided into four parts, there are the maxim of quantity, quality, relevance and manner. The identified maxims of conversation are based on the utterances produced by the five characters in Iron Man movie. The data were taken from the movie subtitle. The characters are Tony Stark, Lt. Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Obadiah, Pepper Potts, and J.A.R.V.I.S. The following discussion concerns on the analysis of the utterances based on maxims that are produced by the five characters. The data are presented with the examples of the dialogues as well as the explanation for each dialogue. 28 According to Grice 1989, the term maxims of conversation are derived from the word “imply” which means expressing an idea or feeling without saying it directly in conversation para. 80. Based on the meaning of the root, conversational maxims can be defined as an idea or a feeling that is indirectly expressed in a conversation. Grice 1989 suggests that there is an effective way to communicate, which we all accept as standard behavior. They are Grice’s cooperative principle and the four maxims aimed to make conversation effective. Table 4.1: Utterances Produced Based on Maxim of Conversation in Iron Man Movie Maxim of Conversation Utterances Percentage Quality 30 times 24.4 Quantity 21 times 17.1 Relevance 47 times 38.2 Manner 25 times 20.3 TOTAL 123 100

1. Utterances Based on Maxim of Relevance

Similar to its name, this maxim expects the speaker to be relevant of the conversation. It is important because when the hearer gets irrelevant answers in conversation, it means that the communication would be failed. When a person flouts the maxim of relevance, shehe does not intend to mislead the hearer when he or she changes the subject. The speaker expects the hearer to see the other meaning. There is a reason the speaker flouts the maxim of relevance in conversation. Characters’ utterance that is related to maxim of conversation, especially for maxim of relevance was frequently flouted by some characters in the movie. Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S sometimes make it in some conversations. Those two 29 characters were preparing some projects which are planned by Tony Stark. In the project, J.A.R.V.I.S was the conductor in making the suit of war Iron Man, while Tony Stark is a person who uses it. He could be called as an Iron Man. Tony Stark asked J.A.R.V.I.S to deliver some information about preparations, especially to import all preferences from home interface, connection, calibrating virtual environment and control surface. In this scene Tony Stark used the maxim of relevance, while J.A.R.V.I.S made some preparations for the suit. Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S were scheduled to start the machine. J.A.R.V.I.S had tested the preparation to power down and to begin diagnostics. Before J.A.R.V.I.S wanted to start all of calculations needed, Tony Stark decided to know some information of the weather and ATC. He had to remember and also start to listen it as listed. It is to make sure that J.A.R.V.I.S knew all of them when they run the Iron man. Dialogue 1 Setting : Tony Stark’s House Situation : Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S are testing Iron Man. Participants : Tony Stark and J.A.R.V.I.S Tony Stark : Do a check on control surfaces. J.A.R.V.I.S : As you wish. Preparation Test complete. Preparing to power down and begin diagnostics. Tony Stark : Yeah. Tell you what. Do a weather and ATC check. Start listening in on ground control. J.A.R.V.I.S : Sir, there are still terabytes of calculations needed before an actual flight is... Tony Stark : J.A.R.V.I.S Sometimes you got to run before you can walk.