MAXIM VIOLATIONIN REAL STEEL MOVIE : A PRAGMATICS APPROACH Maxim Violation In Real Steel Movie : A Pragmatics Approach.

MAXIM VIOLATIONIN REAL STEEL MOVIE : A
PRAGMATICS APPROACH

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as a Partial fulfillment of Requirements
for Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

RISMA ARDIANSYAH NUGRAHA
A320090273

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2013
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MOTTO

Man JaddaWajada

(‫) وجدجدّمن‬

You could not be better if other’s demand bigger than yours. (M.Sun)
At first you make habitual, at last habit make you (M.35)
Allah always give the way to the best

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DEDICATION
This pesearchpaper is dedicated to:
1. My beloved Mother and Father
2. My beloved Brother
3. My all families


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assallamu`allaikum wr.wb.
Alhamdullillahirabbil`alamin.First of all, the writer would like to express
his deepest gratitude to Allah SWT who has given guidance and ability so that the
writer accomplish writing this research paper entitled “MAXIM VIOLATION
IN REAL STEEL MOVIE : A PRAGMATICS APPROACH”. Secondly, he
would like to thank to the real revolutionary, Muhammad SAW who had opened
and broken the Jahiliyah (darkness) period in the recent world. However, this
success would not also be achieved without the help of many individuals and
institutions. Thus, on this occasion , the writer expresses the gratitude to :
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Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M.Si, as Dean of School Teacher Training and
Education Muhammmadiyah University of Surakarta,

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Titis Setyabudi, S.S., M. Hum, the head of English Department of School
Teacher Training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,

3. Drs. H. Maryadi, MA.The writer`s first consultant who has guided and
advised him in writing the research paper,
4. Dra. SitiZuhriahAriatmi, M. Humthe writer`s second consultant who
has guided and advised him in the process of doing this research paper,
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All of English Department lecturersfor all knowledge and guidance,

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ABSTRACT

RismaArdiansyahNugraha. A320090273. Maxim Violation in Real Steel Movie:
A Pragmatics Approach. Research Paper. Surakarta. Muhammadiyah University
of Surakarta. 2012

This research aims at describing the violation of Grice Maxim’s Cooperative
Principle in conversation of Real Steel Movie. It’s conducted in order to know
what maxims which are violated by the characters of Real Steel Movieand the
implicature of speaker’s utterance when violating the maxims.
The type of this research is descriptive qualitative, the several steps are done to
analyze the data. In analyzing the kinds of maxims which are violated the steps
are: describing the data in the form of dialogue, describing the context and
analyzing how the characters used cooperative principle in his dialogue. In
analyzing the implicature the steps are: describing the data in the form of dialogue
and Describing the intended meaning of speaker utterance
The study shows that 1) the maxim which often violated by the characters is
maxim of Quality, as many as 9 data, Maxim Quantity is violated as many as 1
data, Maxim of Relation is violated as many as 5 data and Maxim of Manner is
violated as many as 5 data. 2) The implicature of speaker’s utterances are to
convincing someone, to clarifying something, to refuse, to make a joke, and to
shift the topic.
Keywords: Implicature and Cooperative principle.

Consultant I


Consultant II

(Drs H. Maryadi, M.A)
NIP. 1958 03 04 1986 03 1001

(Dra Siti Zuhriyah, M.Hum)
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Dean

Drs. H. Sofyan Anif, M.Si.
NIK. 547
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TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER ...........................................................................................................

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APPROVAL.....................................................................................................

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ACCEPTANCE ...............................................................................................

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TESTIMONY...................................................................................................

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MOTTO ...........................................................................................................

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DEDICATION .................................................................................................

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ...............................................................................

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ABSTRACT .....................................................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENT ...................................................................................

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
A. Context of the Study ..........................................................

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B. Previous Study...................................................................

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C. Focus of the Study .............................................................

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D. Objective of the Study .......................................................

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E. Benefit of the Study ..........................................................

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F. Research Paper Organization ............................................

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CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY

A. Pragmatics .......................................................................

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1. Notion ofPragmatics ................................................

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2. Principles of Pragmatics ..........................................

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a. Deixis ...............................................................

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b. Implicature ........................................................

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1) Conversational Implicature ........................

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2) Cooperative Principle ................................

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a) Maxims Quantity ................................

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b) Maxim Quality ...................................

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c) Maxim Relation ..................................

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d) Maxim Manner ...................................

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c. Presupposition ...................................................

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d. Entailment .........................................................

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e. Speech Act ........................................................

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3. Context .....................................................................

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B. Real Steel Movie .............................................................

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1. Notion of movie .......................................................

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2. Synopsis of Real Steel Movie ..................................

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CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD .....................................................

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A. Type of Research ...........................................................

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B. Object of Research .........................................................

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C. Data and Data Source ......................................................

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D. Technique of Collecting Data .........................................

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E. Technique ofAnalyzing data ...........................................

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CHAPTER IV: DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ...........................

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A. Data Analysis ..................................................................

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B. Discussion of the Finding ...............................................

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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTION .............................

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A. Conclusion ......................................................................

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B. Suggestion .......................................................................

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BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................
VIRTUAL REFFERENCE ...........................................................................
APPENDICES ................................................................................................

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