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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A. Type of Research
The type of this research is descriptive qualitative. It is descriptive as the objective is to describe phenomena from the data analysis in which a research
conclusion will be drawn. Narbuko Achmadi 2004: 44 states that Penelitian deskriptif yaitu penelitian yang berusaha untuk menuturkan pemecahan masalah yang
ada sekarang berdasarkan data-data, jadi ia juga menyajikan data, menganalisis dan menginterpretasi. It means that descriptive research talks about factual problem solving
based on data, by means of arranging, analyzing and interpreting them. In addition, Sutrisno Hadi 1983: 3 also states that Pada taraf deskriptif orang
hanya semata-mata melukiskan keadaan obyek atau peristiwanya tanpa suatu maksud untuk mengambil kesimpulan-kesimpulan yang berlaku secara umum. It means that a
researcher only describes the object without any intention to draw the conclusion in general, in other word, a researcher only draws the conclusions for the group that is
studied. It is qualitative as the research focuses on description. Moleong 2007: 6 states
that: Penelitian kualitatif adalah penelitian yang bermaksud untuk memahami
fenomena tentang apa yang dialami oleh subyek penelitian misalnya perilaku, persepsi, motivasi, tindakan, dll., secara holistik, dan dengan cara deskripsi
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dan dengan memanfaatkan berbagai metode alamiah. It means that qualitative research is a research that analyzes the phenomenon of what
has happened and been experienced by the subjects descriptively in a natural context by applying scientific methodology.
By using descriptive qualitative method, I attempt to describe the facts concerning the object of the research, namely compliments. Therefore, I collect the data,
analyze the data, interpret them, and draws conclusion about various kinds of compliments, compliment responses, and politeness strategies applied by the characters
in delivering the compliments.
B. Data and Source of Data
