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Table 3.6. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 5
No. Data
Speaker FTA
Politeness strategy Factor the Choice of Strategy
Payoff Sociological
Ellen -
- -
-
35 Obama
No FTA assert or presuppose
speaker‟s knowledge of and concern for
hearer‟s wants satisfy his
interlocutor‟s positive face
-
Dialogue 6
36 7:03
Ellen: I dont know if you watch every day
37 7:06
Obama :
you know when Im in the Situation Room and we’re talking about counter-terrorism strategy, then I say you know what? we got a
break for Ellen
38 7:20
Ellen:
that‟s why I like you come here
a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 6
In this utterance 36 Ellen used negative politeness in strategy 3 which is be pessimistic
. She uttered this utterance in replying to Obama‟s statement that he watched Ellen‟s talk show every day. Ellen as the host of the show must be very
happy if her show watched by a lot of people, and it such an honor if Obama as President make a time to watch her talk show. The illocution used is assertive
when S believes X, in this case Ellen did not believe that Obama watched her
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show every day. She could threat her interlocutor‟s face if she said directly if she
did not believe him and asked for future fact. In 37 Obama used positive politeness in strategy 1 which is notice,
attend to hearer. After Obama said that he been watched Ellen talk show every day, he strength his statement by mentioned that he even watched it in his meeting
time. Ellen as the host of talk show must be feel honored her show was got more attention from The President. The illocution used here is assertive, because
Obama as speaker reported something.
b. Factors Influencing the Choice of Strategy in Dialogue 6
1. The payoffs
Ellen‟s payoff for using negative politeness in strategy 3 is to save Obama‟s negative face. Ellen was indirectly arguing Obama that he watched it
every day since Ellen knew that Obama as President must be has a limit time. By being pessimistic Ellen not directly ask Obama if his statement was true or not.
This strategy gives redress to Obama‟s negative face by explicitly expressing doubt that the conditions for the ap
propriateness of speaker‟s speech act obtain. Obama‟s payoff of using positive politeness in strategy 1 is to satisfy Ellen‟s
positive face. Obama made Ellen talk show considered as something important. As the host of talk show she needed appreciation from the viewers in every
element, especially Obama the Mr. President who took time just to watch it. Obama claimed common ground with his interlocutor by showing that he loved
the talk show.
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2. Sociological value
The reason for choosing strategy 3 is because Ellen as speaker asserted that hearer is relatively more powerful than her, she indicated that the weight of FTA was
assessed crucially on values of power.
Table 3.7. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 6
No. Data
Speaker FTA
Politeness strategy
Factor the Choice of Strategy Payoff
Sociological
36 Ellen
Blatant non- cooperation
in activity negative
politeness in strategy 3 which
is be pessimistic Save Obama‟s
negative face Power
37 Obama
No FTA positive
politeness in strategy 1 which
is notice, attend to hearer
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Dialogue 7
55 10:02
Obama
: I don‟t miss plane commercial. Take your shoes off 56
10:09
Ellen: ouch. It’s stinky
57 10:10
Ellen: not yours. Not yours
58 10:14
Obam
a: I wear clean stuff I don‟t know about you 59
10:21
Ellen: with the other people take their shoes off
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a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 7
