18 intonation on declarative or question intonation is the part of hedging devices
whose function is to reduce the force of an utterance. However, the use of rising intonation by Bex did not mean lack of confidence or uncertainty. The writer
believed that the rising intonation was used to make the answer softer and more accepted to Luke. This also meant that rising intonation used by Bex had a role as
a politeness device.
b. Rising Intonation on Declarative Used to Indicate Lack of Finality
Rising intonation on declarative which functions to indicate lack of finality also found in the movie. The example is provided in dialogue [9].
[9] In Luke’s office
00:33:27 – 00:34:08
Luke : This is good.
showing Bex her writing
Bex : Really?
Luke : Mmm, is it by Rebecca Bloomwood? Bex
: Yes My friend Suze saw me writing it. Luke : I mean is that how you want your name to appear? By
Rebecca Bloomwood? Bex
: Oh, right. I don’t want to be too associated with this
magazine. Luke : Sorry?
Bex : Because I just think it would be better to be slightly
more of an everyman. Um, a little more ooh-ooh-ooh mysterious rather than just
աBecky? Hmm… Luke :
Hmm…
smiling
In a meeting with Successful Saving employees Luke : The girl in the green scarf.
pointing at Bex
Thank you. …
In dialogue [9], Bex and Luke were talking about a name that would be used by Bex on the article she wrote. In fact, Bex preferred using a pen name to her real
name to appear on the article. In dialogue [9], it was found that Bex expressed her PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
19 wish, to use a pen name instead of her real name, by employing a rising
intonation. The writer found that the use of a rising intonation on declarative by Bex in dialogue [9] indicated lack of finality or showed that Bex was not giving
the final word on that matter. It was as if there was another question uttered by Bex, but the content of the question was not explicitly given in the utterance
McConnell-Ginet, 1975 as cited in Eckert Ginet, 2003, p. 174, for instance,
is there any suggestion?
The writer believed that the use of a rising intonation by Bex in dialogue [9] was to indicate lack of finality which also meant that Bex was
asking for Luke’s suggestion. It could be proved by the response given by Luke who said
“hmm” and smiled after listening to Bex’s answer. Luke’s response indicated that he had an idea for Bex’s pen name – the girl in the green scarf.
c. Rising Intonation on Declarative Used to Show Positive Politeness
The other function of rising intonation on declarative found in the movie was to show positive politeness. The example is in dialogue [10].
[10] In Bex’s room
00:15:35 - 00:16:15
Suze : How are you going to pay off sixteen thousand twelve
hundred and sixty two dollars and seventy cents with no job?
Bex : I could win the lottery.
Suze : Maybe you should have a backup
աplan? Oh, backup plan. I got it, I got it. Backup plan. OK. When Tarkie
thought of his dream job, he, um, wrote this proposal just about him, you know, what he’s made of and
that’s what you can do. You can write a fashion piece and send it to Alette. Like “Hey Alette, look what I
can do”. You just gonna figure out what to write about. ...
