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sheets are divided into four: Bald on Record Strategy Data Sheet, Positive Politeness Data Sheet, Negative Politeness Data Sheet, and Off Record Strategy
Data Sheet. The instruments were as follows: Table 2 Data Sheet A: Bald on Record Strategy in
Lee‟s To Kill A Mockingbird
Code Utterances
Realization of the
Strategy Explanation
Setting Context
01BR1170
“How do you
know?” Mr.Tate
grinned. “Sorry,
that‟s what they
said. Anyway,
she
was pretty
bruised up when I got
there, and she had a
black eye
comin„.” Show task-
orientation Atticus
in the
conversation is doing bald on record politeness strategy by
showing task orientation in his
speech. In
the conversation, he simply says
“how do you know?” it shows
task orientation.
Atticus wants the hearer to explain what he knows. The
context of this conversation in the trial.
America 1930s, slavery era
Table 3 Data Sheet B: Positive Politeness in Lee‟s To Kill A Mockingbird
Code Utterances
Realization of the Strategy
Explanation Setting Context
01PP2187 “You say „he
caught me and choked me
and took advantage of
me‟—is that right?”
Avoid disagreemen In this conversation, Atticus is doing positive
politeness by avoiding disagreement
with the hearer. He present some
facts that is undeniable by the hearer. The fact was
previously said by the H so that S only need
confirmation.This conversation
between Atticus
and Tom
Robinson. The context is in the trial, when Atticus
as a
lawyer try
to identified about the crime.
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slavery era
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Table 4 Data Sheet C: Negative Politeness in Lee‟s To Kill A Mockingbird
Code Utterances Realization
of the Strategy
Explanation Setting
Context
01NP2177 “Just a
minute, sir,” said
Atticus genially.
“Could I ask you a
question or
two?”
Do not
assume willingnes
s to
comply, use
question and hedge
Atticus‟utterance contains negative politeness
strategy. He
uses question and hedging because he
does not assume willingness of the hearer to comply. The bolded
sentence shows the hedging to minimize the threat toward the
speaker. He minimizes the threat so that the hearer will have easier way
to choose whether he will comply the request or not. The context of
this conversation is in the trial which is when Atticus asks to
Mayella about chronology of the crime.
America 1930s,
slavery era
Table 5 Data Sheet D: Off Records Strategies in Lee‟s To Kill A Mockingbird
Code Utterances
Realization of the
Strategy Explanation
Setting Context
01OR2209
“You’ve been here
all afternoon?
Go home with
Calpurnia and get your
supper
—and stay home.”
“Aw, Atticus, let us come
back,” pleaded Jem. “Please
let us hear the verdict, please
sir.” Overstate
Atticus is
using Off
Record politeness strategy called overstates. Atticus is
exaggerating that
the hearer has been in the
place for the all afternoon. The
context of
this conversation in the trial.
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slavery era
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