NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE’S MAXIMS FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A Non-Observance Of Grice’s Maxims Found In The Death Of A Salesman Drama Script By Arthur Miller: A Pragmatic Study.

NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE’S MAXIMS FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A
SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR MILLER:
A PRAGMATIC STUDY

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
In English Department

By:
TRIYATUN
A320090007

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2013

APPROVAL

NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE'S MAXIMS FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A
SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR MILLER:

A PRAGMATIC STUDY

R.ESEARCH PAPER
by:

TRIYATUN
A320090007

Approved to be Examined by:

First Consultant

gus Wijayanto,

Second Consultant

MA.

NIK:978


NIK:225

ACCEPTANCE

NON-OBSERYANCE OF GRICE'S MAXIMS FOT]ND IN THE DEATH OF A
SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR MILLER:
A PRAGMATIC STUDY

By

TRIYATUN
A320 090 007

Accepted and Approved by the Board of Examiners
Schools of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta
On June, 2013

M. Hum


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TESTIMONY

I

testify that this research paper, there is no plagiarism of the

previous study which has been raised

to obtain bachelor degree of

a

university. There is no other same work that has been written or published

before, because this is the frrst research

in this university,


except the

written references which referred in this paper and mentioned in the
bibliography.

If there is something wrong in the future which it is proven

incorrect with her statement above, she will be fully responsible.

Surakarta, May 2013

The Writer

TRIYATUN
A320090007

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MOTTO
“A true friend is one who grabbed your hand and touches your heart”

(Mahatma Gandhi)
“All people do not have to be embarrassed because he had made
a mistake, for he was wiser than before.”
( Kahlil Gibran)

“Positive thinking and do the best is the way to be success.”
(The writer)

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DEDICATION

From my deep heart and great love, this research paper is dedicated to:
My beloved mother and father,
My brothers and sisters,
All my family,
My sweetie boy,
All my best friends,
The reader,
Researcher’s consultants, and

All off lecturer in DEE

Surakarta, June 2013

The Writer

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Bismillahirrohmanirrohim

Assalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
The researcher would like to express his deep gratitude to Allah SWT, the
Most Kind who has given guidance, healthy and ability, so that the researcher
could accomplish this research paper on time
However, this success would not be achieved either without help of many
individuals and institutions. Thus, her special thanks and gratefulness are
contributed to:
1. Dra.N. Setyaningsih, M.Si, as the Dean of Faculty of School of
Teacher Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of

Surakarta.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S, as the Chief of English Department for permitting
to conduct this research paper.
3. Siti Fatimah, S. Pd, M. Hum, as the academic consultant of class A
period 2009 who gives her help, suggestion, and motivation.
4. Agus Wijayanto, MA. P.hD, as the first consultant who gives his help,
guidance, advices, support, and corrections of finishing this research
paper patiently.
5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah Ariatmi, M.Hum, as the second consultant who gives
her guidance, information, and corrections of finishing this research
paper.
6. All of lecturer in English Department thanks for their knowledge,
information, and support.
7. Her beloved mother and father for their great and pray persistently, so
that she can be easy in going through everything.
8. Her beloved sisters and brothers “Mbak.Ati, Mbak.Ami, Mas.Min, and
Mas.Nono” for their pray, love, care, and support.

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9. Her beloved nephews “Kevin, Rohman, and Rohim” for their love,
joke, and inspiration.
10. Her beloved friends “Gadhiest Mandja “Dream, Cinunt, Tyutz, Ndah
ndul, Encuz, and Nheea for their love, motivation, help, jokes, and
togetherness.
11. Her beloved boy friend “j.e.l.e.k” thanks for his pray, love, inspiration
and support.
12. Her amazing friends in “ Bu Ruwi ”boarding house especially, Titik,
Mb.Tri, Mb.Tya, Mb,ira, Mb.Ana, Risna, Sari, Mulya, Fatimah, and
Vivi for their support, love, joke, help, suggestion and togetherness.
13. Her “Aguster” friends, Devi, Puji, Twin, Sari thanks for their support,
help, and togetherness.
14. Her DEE friends especially in class A 2009 Anisa, Heni, Desi, Vista,
Ika, Jannah, and others that cannot mentioned one by one. Thank for
all kindest and togetherness.
The writer expresses her gratitude to the readers who want to give
their criticism and contribution in order to make this research paper
better. The writer deeply expects that this research will be helpful in
giving positive contribution for academic studies.
Wabillahittaufiq wal hidayah

Wassalamu’alaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh.

Surakarta, June 2013

The writer

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE ........................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL.............................................................................................. ii
ACCEPTANCE ........................................................................................ iii
TESTIMONY ............................................................................................ iv
MOTTO .................................................................................................... v
DEDICATION .......................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................... ix
LIST OF ABREVIATION ........................................................................ xii
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................. xiii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study ............................................ 1
B. The Previous Study..................................................... 3
C. Problem Statement ...................................................... 3
D. Scope of the Study ...................................................... 4
E. Objective if the Study ................................................. 4
F. The Significant of the Study ....................................... 4
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY
A. Pragmatics ................................................................. 6
1. The Notion of Pragmatics ...................................... 6

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2. Context in Pragmatic ............................................. 7
B. Speech Act Theory ..................................................... 8
1. A Locutionarry Act ................................................ 8
2. An Illocutionarry Act ............................................. 9
3. A Perlocutionary Act ............................................. 9
C. Cooperative Principle ................................................. 9
1. The Maxim of Quantity ........................................ 10

2. The Maxim of Quality ........................................... 11
3. The Maxim of Relevance ....................................... 12
4. The Maxim of Manner ........................................... 13
D. Non-observance Maxim ............................................. 14
1. Flouting a Maxim................................................... 14
2. Violating a Maxim ................................................. 15
3. Infringing a Maxim ................................................ 16
4. Opting Out a Maxim .............................................. 17
5. Suspending a Maxim ............................................. 18
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD
A. Types of Research ...................................................... 20
B. Object of Research0.................................................... 20
C. Data and Data Sources ................................................ 20
D. Method of Collecting Data ......................................... 21
E. Data Coding ................................................................ 21
F. Method of Analyzing Data ........................................ 21
G. Research Paper Organization...................................... 22

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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION
A. Analysis Data .............................................................. 23
B. The Findings ............................................................... 52
C. Discussion ................................................................... 54
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion .................................................................. 59
B. Suggestion ................................................................. 60
BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................... 61
VIRTUAL REFERENCES ....................................................................... 62
APPENDIX .............................................................................................. 63

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LIST OF ABREVIATION

TDoS

: The Death of a Salesman

CP

: Cooperative Principles

QN

: Maxim of Quantity

QL

: Maxim of Quality

R

: Maxim of Relevance

M

: Maxim of Manner

Flout

: Flouting

Vio

: Violation

Sus

: Suspending

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ABSTRACT

Triyatun, A 320 090 007. NON-OBSERVANCE OF GRICE’S MAXIMS

FOUND IN THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN DRAMA SCRIPT BY ARTHUR
MILLER: A PRAGMATIC STUDY. Research Paper. Muhammadiyah
University of Surakarta, 2013.
This research is aimed at describing the types of non-observance maxims, and the
intentions of non-observance maxims.
The type of this research was descriptive qualitative research which the
researcher used documentation method as the method of collecting data. The data of this
research were dialogues which contain non-observance maxims that were found in The
Death of Salesman drama script.
The result of this research showed that firstly, the types of non-observance in The
Death of a Salesman drama script used by the characters were flouting of maxims,
violating of maxims and suspending of maxims. Secondly, the speaker’s intentions of n onobservance maxims were requesting, suggesting, alerting, warning, refusing, and
disagreement utterance.

Key words: non-observance maxims, Gricean’s maxims, speaker’s intentions.

Approved to be examined by:
First Consultant

Second Consultant

Agus Wijayanto, MA. P.hD

Drs. Siti Zuhriyah A, M.Hum

Dean,

Dra. Nining Setyaningsih, M.Si
NIK. 403

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