Data Analysis A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MAXIM FLOUTING AS A REFLECTION OF AMERICAN SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE SIMPSONS TV SERIES.

Table 2. The Findings of the Types and Strategies of Maxim Flouting No. Maxim Flouting Startegy Frequency Percentage 1. Flouting of Quantity Maxim a. Giving too much information 2 6.67 b. Giving too little information 3 10 2. Flouting of Quality Maxim a. Hyperbole 5 16.67 b. Metaphor 2 6.67 c. Irony 4 13.33 d. Banter 1 3.33 e. Sarcasm 3 10 3. Flouting of Relation Maxim a. Changing the topic 2 6.67 b. Giving irrelevant answer 4 13.33 4. Flouting of Manner Maxim a. Giving ambiguous information 1 3.33 b. Being not brief 3 10 Total 30 100 From Table 2, it is seen that all the maxims of Cooperative Principles have been flouted. They are the Maxim of Quality, the Maxim of Quantity, the Maxim of Relation and the Maxim of Manner. The frequency of all categories can be sorted from the highest and lowest frequency. First, there is Flouting of Quality Maxim that occupies the highest frequency. It shows that the characters give the strategies of Flouting of Quality Maxim in their utterances to reflect the American social issues. There are 15 cases out of 30 or 50. The second place is Flouting of Relation Maxim which has 6 cases out of the total or 20. There is Flouting of Quantity Maxim in the next position with 5 cases or 16.67. Flouting of Manner Maxim is the least maxim that the characters flout with 4 cases or 13.33. It shows that the people in America choose to speak straight forward rather than being not brief or giving ambiguous information. However, the Flouting of Manner Maxim does exist in the society. According to the table, Maxim Flouting by using Hyperbole appears in the highest frequency 5 cases or 16.67 among the 30 total cases. It shows that the characters exaggerate their utterance that distorts facts by making them much bigger than they are if looked at objectively. Maxim Flouting by giving irrelevant answer are 4 cases or 13.33 out of the total. There are also 4 cases or 13.33 of Irony. Next, Maxim Flouting by giving too little information, sarcasm and being not brief has the same frequency which is 3 cases or 10. There are Maxim Flouting by giving too much information, metaphor, and changing the topic in the next position with 2 cases or 6.67 for each. The last is positioned by banter and giving ambiguous information which appears only a single time or 3.33 of the total.