4 industry in public. It is chosen because of the writer’s considerations that first, in
the beginning, the writer has decided to find a film that is simple or not serious so that it is good to watch and learn. Hence, the writer chose Thank You for Smoking.
Second, it is a comedy-drama film satire, so definitely it describes a daily life: how the relationship between parents and child, between close friends, between
employer and employee, and how the characters often express their intended meanings by giving hints Off Record, or even telling straightforwardly Bald on
Record. Many conflicts or problems, and intentions frequently happen. Hence, this film certainly contains many various politeness expressions.
Accordingly, the writer is truly eager to observe and analyze the use of politeness strategies and find out what factors that may influence the use of
politeness strategies produced by the main characters of Thank You for Smoking in their conversations by applying Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies.
Moreover, the writer believes that acquiring politeness strategies could assist English learners to be able to speak English more polite and appropriate in
different social contexts.
B. Problem Formulation
The question to be answered in this study is formulated as follows. 1. How do the main characters of Thank You for Smoking use the politeness
strategies in their conversations? 2. What are the factors influencing the use of politeness strategies produced
by the main characters of Thank You for Smoking?
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C. Problem Limitation
This study is limited only to the use of politeness strategies of the main characters of Thank You for Smoking. There are six main characters. They are
Nick Naylor, Joey Nick’s son, Polly Bailey Nick’s best friend, BR Nick’s boss, Jill Nick’s ex-wife, and Senator Ortolan Finisterre Nick’s rival. It is
chosen because of the writer’s consideration that they play the important roles in the movie. Therefore, they certainly have more portions in conversations than the
other characters. Besides, they experience various things and face many kinds of conflicts dealing with expressing or revealing their feelings or thoughts.
D. Research Objectives
There are two objectives that will be gained in this study. The first objective of this study is to know how the main characters of Thank You for
Smoking use the politeness strategies in their conversations. The second objective is to find out what factors that may influence the use of politeness strategies
produced by the main characters of Thank You for Smoking.
E. Research Benefits
The writer believes that first, this study will encourage English teachers or lecturers to be able to create kind of exercises not only focusing more on the
grammatical aspects but also the sociolinguistic aspects. Second, it will make English learners more aware of sociolinguistic competences, especially politeness
strategies and assist them to be capable of applying English expressions politely.
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F. Definition of Terms
