CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
There are two sections in this chapter; they are conclusions and suggestions. The three points stated in conclusions section are concluded from the research findings
which are related to the formulation of the problems and objectives of the research. Meanwhile, the suggestions section provides some suggestions for some
parties related to the results of the research.
A. Conclusions
Based on the findings and discussions in previous chapter, some conclusions are presented as follows.
1. The first objective of this research is to find out the types of impoliteness
strategies used in Sherlock. The data of the research are classified based on the framework of impoliteness proposed by Culpeper. The findings of the
research reveal that all the five types of impoliteness strategy occur in Sherlock. The strategies are bald on record impoliteness, positive
impoliteness, negative impoliteness, off-record impoliteness, and withhold politeness. However, the frequency of each type of impoliteness strategies is
different. The most frequently occurred strategy is negative impoliteness with 21 occurrences out of 76 data 27.6. This strategy becomes the most used
strategy in Sherlock because the characters in Sherlock tend to use this strategy as a means to make other characters follow their order by attacking
the negative face wants. On the other hand, the least strategy that occurring in this research is withholding politeness which appears only 3 times 3.9.
Withhold politeness becomes the most rarely used strategy in Sherlock because the characters prefer to express their impolite act rather than
choosing not to be polite. 2.
The second objective of this research is to describe the function of impoliteness strategies used in Sherlock. The data of the research are
classified based on the functions of impoliteness proposed by Culpeper. There are three functions which appear in the series, i.e., affective
impoliteness, coercive impoliteness, and entertaining impoliteness. Coercive impoliteness becomes the most frequently occurred function in Sherlock with
46 occurrences out of 76 data 55.3. This function is the most dominant function used in this research because the characters in Sherlock want to get
more benefit or get their current benefit protected. On the contrary, entertaining impoliteness becomes the least used function in Sherlock. This
function appears only 9 times out of 76 data 11.8 since the main purpose of impoliteness strategies appeared in Sherlock is not used as a means of
entertainment.
3.
The last objective of this research is to identify the characters’ responses to the impoliteness strategies addressed to them in Sherlock. The findings in this
research show that there are three types of responses used in the series. The three responses are accepting face attack, countering face attack, and non-
verbal response. Additionally, countering face attack has two sub-strategies,
i.e. offensive strategy and defensive strategy. The most dominant response used by the characters in Sherlock is countering face attack by defensive
strategy with 33 occurrences out of 76 data 43.4. The characters choose to use defensive strategy in responding an impoliteness act because they want to
save their faces. On the contrary, accepting the face attack has the least occurrence with 7 data 9.25 because the characters in Sherlock cannot
accept the face attack performed toward them.
B. Suggestions
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