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29 analyze the utterance of the four main characters in Begin Again movie. The theoretical framework of this study can be seen in figure 2.1. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 30 Figure 2.1: The Theoretical Framework of the Study Begin Again Movie Dan Mulligan Gretta James Dave Kohl Steve Politeness Strategies Types Brown and Levinson 1987 Factors Brown and Levinson 1987 Positive Politeness Bald on Record Negative Politeness Off Record The Payoffs Sociological Variables 31 CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter will be divided into six parts. The first part is about the research method which describes the methods used in this study. The second part is about the research setting which describes when the study was conducted. The third part is about the research participants which elaborates the participants who were involved in this study. The fourth part is about the instruments and data gathering technique which describe about the instruments and the techniques in gathering the data. The fifth part is about the data analysis technique which explains about the technique employed in this study to analyze the data. Then, the sixth part is about the research procedures which elaborates the steps in conducting this study.

A. Research Method

This study focused on the politeness strategies of Begin Again movie. There are two research questions which are attempted to be answered by the writer. The research questions of this study are, first, which types of politeness strategies used by the four main characters in Begin Again movie? and second, what are the factors that influence the four characters in choosing the strategy for communication? The research was done through analyzing the utterances of the four main characters in Begin Again movie. The utterances which were analyzed depicted the use of politeness strategies in daily conversation. Therefore, this