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1. Payoff The payoff in datum 94 for using positive politeness in strategy 15 is to satisfy Obamas positive face. Ellen wanted to please Obama by gave him something before he leaves the talk show stage. She fulfilled Obamas wants since she knew that he loved to collect charm from people. The picture inside is aimed to close their human relation. Datum 97s payoff for using positive politeness in strategy 2 is to save his interlocutors positive face. Obama could hurt Ellen who has given him a gift by refused it. He accepted the charm and gave a compliment to it in order to praise someone who has been kind to him by gave him a gift. The speaker‟s payoff in datum 99 for using positive politeness in strategy 10 is to save Ellen‟s positive face. He could threat Ellen‟s face if he reject Ellen‟s offer for keeping the gift from her. The strategy 10 was chosen in order to redress the potential threat; Obama may choose to stress his cooperation in claiming Ellen‟s want which is the wants for Obama keep the gift. 2. Sociological value The sociological value in datum 99 is power. As the talk show host, Ellen has greater power than Obama in the talk show stage. Obama maintain Ellen‟s positive face by did not reject the gift from Ellen 57 Table 3.13. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 12 No. Data Speaker FTA Politeness strategy Factor the Choice of Strategy Payoff Sociological 94 Ellen No FTA positive politeness in strategy 15 which is give a gift to hearer Satisfy Obama‟s positive face - 97 Obama No FTA positive politeness strategy in strategy 2 which is exaggerate Satisfy Ellen‟s positive face - 99 Obama Reject positive politeness in strategy 10 which is promise Save Ellen‟s positive face Power 58 Both Ellen as the talk show host and Mr. President Obama as the guest of it used politeness strategy. In Ellen‟s utterance, writer found two Brown and Levinson‟s strategy; they are positive and negative politeness. The data will show into table below: Table 3.14. Politeness strategies used by Ellen Kind of Politeness Strategies Frequency Positive politeness Sub-strategies: - Strategy 5 seek agreement - Strategy 8 joke - Strategy 2 exaggerate - strategy 1 notice, attend to hearer - strategy 15 give gift to hearer 1 2 1 1 2 Negative politeness Sub-strategies: - Strategy 2 hedge - Strategy 6 apologize - Strategy 3 be pessimistic - Strategy 4 minimize the imposition 1 1 1 1 Total 11 59 As seen in table 4.1 above, the most often politeness strategy which Ellen as host of talk show used is positive politeness. The sub strategy used more is strategy 15 which is give a gift to hearer. While in Obama‟s utterance, writer found one Brown and Levinson‟s strategy; that is positive politeness. The data will show into table below: Table 1.15. Politeness strategies used by Obama Kind of Politeness Strategies Frequency Positive politeness Sub-strategies: - strategy 9 concern for hearer‟s wants - strategy 7 presuppose common ground - strategy 3 intensify interest to hearer - strategy 1 notice, attend to hearer - strategy 6 avoid disagreement - strategy 15 give gift to hearer - strategy 2 exaggerate - strategy 10 promise 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Total 10 As shown in the tables above, can be conclude that the most frequent politeness strategy used by Ellen as the host and Obama as the guest is positive politeness strategy. 60

CHAPTER IV CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS