Moreover, his son, Ethan, also did not like the hamster. Therefore, Michael tried to intensify the hearers
’ attention to listen to the story about his hamster. He had saved the hearers
’ positive face by including the hearers into the topic being discussed.
Another example of intensifying interest to the hearer in the speaker’s
contribution strategy can be seen in the following datum. 4:8 Alan Cowan
: That a good living?
Michael Longstreet: You know
, its not like we had any banner years or anything. It was tough starting out. But long as
Im out there every morning, with my catalog and my sample case, its a living. Although the cast
iron roasting pans do pick up around the holidays
PPC014 Alan and Michael were discussing about their jobs. Michael tried to tell
about his job to Alan. He intensified the hearer ’s interests into the topic being
discussed by saying “You know.” After that, he explained about his job to
Alan. Michael said that it was hard when he started out his job. However, as time went by he could manage it perfectly, although sometimes the job took his
holidays. By involving the hearer into the discussion, Michael had satisfied Alan
’s positive face. He showed friendliness, closeness and solidarity to Alan.
d. Using in-group identity markers in speech
The phenomenon of using in-group identity markers in speech strategy in Carnage movie appears 8 times out of 67 times of occurrences, or 11.94.
An example of the strategy of using in-group identity markers in speech is presented as follow.
4:9 Penelope Longstreet: Should I may be go check on her?
Michael Longstreet: Go ahead, Darjeeling.
PPC050 Nancy did not feel well and suddenly vomited in the living room. Thus,
she went to the bathroom to clean herself. Penelope asked her husband, Michael, whether she should check on Nancy or not. Then, Michael answered
“Go ahead, Darjeeling.” He chose to call his wife as “Darjeeling” instead of her real name, Penelope. He applied the strategy of using in-groups identity
markers to show intimacy, closeness, solidarity to his wife. Therefore, he saved Penelope’s positive face.
In addition, another example of using in-group identity markers in speech strategy is shown in the following datum.
4:10 Nancy Cowan : I don’t want to listen to this Why do you put me
through this, Alan?
Alan Cowan : Relax, Doodle.
PPC066
The participants in this conversation were Nancy and Alan Cowan. Nancy was angry with her husband. In respond to her anger, Alan as her
husband tried to make her relax. He called her as “Doodle”, a favourite name
for his wife, instead of her real name, Nancy. Therefore, he saved his wife’s
positive face and made her feel good and relaxed. He employed a strategy of positive politeness, namely using in-group identity markers in speech.
Datum PPC011 is also an application of the strategy using in-group identity markers in speech.
4:11 Alan Cowan : He knows what he did. He didnt realize how
serious it was. Hes eleven years old. Penelope Longstreet: Eleven is not a baby.
Michael Longstreet
: Its not an adult either. We didnt ask you, you want some coffee or tea? Is there any cobbler left,
Penny
? PPC011
Penelope and Alan were arguing about Alan’s son, Zachary. She
thought that Zachary should feel sorry since he beat Penelope’s son. Alan
thought that Zachary was still an eleven years old kid, while Penelope thought that eleven years old was not a baby. Thus, Michael tried to make the situation
better by offering coffee or tea to his guests. Then, he asked his wife by saying “Is there any cobbler left, Penny?” It is clear that he employed positive
politeness by using in-group identity markers strategy in this sentence. “Penny” as the identity marker was used to show an intimacy. Therefore,
Penelope’s positive face was saved because she has been respected by Michael.
e. Seeking agreement in safe topics
The fifth strategy of positive politeness is seeking agreement in safe topics strategy. It appears 4 times from the whole dialogue and has percentage
of 5.97. The following examples give clear descriptions about the phenomenon of seeking agreement in safe topics strategy.
4:12 Michael Longstreet : A good cobbler isn’t easy to make.
Nancy Cowan : True.
PPC013 Michael stated a safe topic about food. He said that it was not easy to
make a good cobbler. He told this because he thought th at his wife’s handmade
cobbler was very delicious. In respond to Michael’s statement, Nancy said
