other because the mitigated one is mostly used by them to save the other faces. It happens as they are aware of the effect of face threatening acts in disagreement acts
that might interrupt their social relationship. As a result, the characters try to be polite by performing some mitigation devices in their expressions. Objective explanation is
the main type of mitigation device that the characters use to deliver their disagreements. Meanwhile, the characters in this movie perform unmitigated
disagreement acts mostly to threat other face. This strategy is mostly used by the characters when they disagree with someone whom they dislike. A short direct of
opposite orientation is the main realization of unmitigated disagreement acts. Regarding to the reason, the characters in
the Fault in Our Stars
movie produce disagreement acts mostly be
cause they are refusing the first speaker’s judgment. It is their needs to deliver their disagreements of other speaker’s judgment
which seems contradictory with their own opinions or realities.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
G. Conclusions
Based on the findings and discussions in the previous chapter, the researcher draws the conclusions as presented in the following points.
1. The first objective of the research is to describe the types of disagreement acts
employed in
The Fault in Our Stars
movie. There are two types of disagreement acts found in the movie. They are mitigated disagreement acts and unmitigated
disagreement acts. The mitigated disagreement acts become the main type of disagreement acts which are performed by the characters. They prefer to express
their disagreements using mitigation tools because they want to emphasize their politeness strategies toward one another. It is due to the fact that they are aware
of the effect of face saving act in disagreements that could maintain their social relationship.
2. The second objective of the research is to identify the way certain types of
disagreement acts are expressed in
The Fault in Our Stars
movie. Each type of disagreement acts is realized in some ways. From ten realizations of mitigated
disagreement acts, only nine realizations are performed by the characters. They are 1 the use of hedges, 2 the use of modal verbs, 3 question objection, 4
objective explanation, 5 personal emotion, 6 changing topic, 7 shifting responsibility, 8 in-group identity marker, and 9 token agreement. Objective
explanation becomes the most used realization by the characters because they want to minimize biased information in order to make the others believe in what
they say. It appears as the speakers are aware of the need to defend their arguments. On the other hand, down-toning the effect of the statement does not
appear in the movie because the characters in the movie often deliver their disagreements in order to show that the current speaker’s statement is wrong and
its effect should not be down-toned. The characters in the movie use unmitigated disagreement acts in three ways.
They are 1 a short direct of opposite orientation, 2 sarcastic remark, and 3 a short rude question. A short direct of opposite orientation becomes the most used
realization because the characters want to show their disagreements directly. Furthermore, this strategy is also the shortest and the most effective one among
the others to deliver disagreement expression especially when the characters are arguing.
3. The third objective of the research is to reveal the reasons for using certain types
of disagreement acts in
The Fault in Our Stars
movie. Based on the findings, there are eight reasons for performing certain disagreement act strategies in the
movie. Those reasons are categorized by analyzing the setting and the situation of the conversations depending on their contexts. The reasons that can be found
are because the character is 1 showing uncertainty about hisher own idea, 2 respecting the first speaker, 3 refusing the
first speaker’s judgment, 4 showing off authorities, 5 prohibiting the first speaker to do an action, 6 making an
