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said that she was not a gay and made audiences in the studio were falling into laughter because they knew that Ellen is a lesbian. She used assertive illocution
which commits speaker to the truth of the expressed proposition.
b. Factors Influencing the Choice of Strategy in Dialogue 9
1. Payoff
In datum 76 Obama used positive politeness strategy in strategy 15 in order to satisfy Ellens positive face wants. He did a gift-giving action, he gave a
compliment to Ellen and make Ellen felt admired, Obama said that he proud of Ellen with her role, Ellen as a Lesbian could empower other people and become
so influential and Obama really appreciated it. That could fulfill Ellens human- relations wants to be accepted, liked, and understood.
The payoff in datum 77 of using negative politeness in strategy 4 for this case is to save Obamas negative face and Ellens positive face. Ellen may feel
constrained when Obama give a compliment because it could threaten to the Obama himself, for being under power of the interlocutor. Ellen wanted to stop
Obama being under her power using negative politeness in strategy 4. By minimizing the imposition to prevent Obama from giving compliment to her,
Ellen could save Obamas negative face. Positive politeness in strategy 8 is approach-based in 78, so the host
approaches the guest by means of employing joke and notice. The aim in using joke strategy is to satisfy Obama‟s positive face. Being interested in a person‟s
50 jokes and falling into laughter can greatly save one‟s face because everyone likes
to be considered humorous. 2.
Sociological value In datum 77 Ellen considered the Power of Obama when Obama complimenting
her, she felt constrained to denigrate the object of Obamas prior compliment, thus damaging his own face. Obamas power value also measured when she stop
Obama for complimenting her.
Table 3.10. The analysis of politeness strategy in dialogue 9 No.
Data Speaker
FTA Politeness
strategy Factor the Choice of Strategy
Payoff Sociological
76 Obama
No FTA Positive
politeness in strategy 15 which
is give gift to hearer
Satisfy Ellen‟s
positive face -
77 Ellen
Accepting compliment
negative politeness in
strategy 4 which is minimize the
imposition Save Obama‟s
negative face and Ellen‟s
positive face Power
78 Ellen
No FTA Positive
politeness in strategy 8 which
is joke Satisfy
Obama‟s positive face
-
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Dialogue 10
82 15:04
Obama:
it‟s hard. As Michelle reminds me our job is to prepare them not
to meet us and both my daughters are wonderful people... they really are just solid kids they dont have an attitude there courteous and kind to
everybody and they work hard they dont feel like theyre entitled anything
83
16:00 Ellen
: they have great parents and I both you and Michelle are really really amazing Michelle is such a strong and wonderful role model for
all women and I you know shes been a great first lady 84
16:23
Obama
: I agree. That‟s I agree
a. Politeness Strategy in Dialogue 10
