THE VIOLATION OF MAXIMS OF COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE IN GOSSIP GIRL TV SERIES.

THI"I'IOI,ATION OF MAXIMS OF COOPERATT!'E PRINCIPLE
IN GASS'P

Stbniled

ih

fot

i?/i'

TV SERIES

Pttli

FuntuMt ta tte R.quirwnt
th. D.pft. ofsdtjd"a sa'tm

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT _ FACULTY OF LETTERS
AN'DALAS IINT!'ERSITY


PADANC
2010

AI}STRAK

Dalm skripsi ini didalisis pdasgam matsin nalsin kftia sma yans
dilatukan oleh karak€FkaBkler ltama dalm senal Tv C'si' C,, rdg
diby gka pada bnu 2007. TujB pen€lilid i.i adalah mtuk me.ss@bukr

peldssdd st&sin-naksin keia sma oFn kankelkaraka utd.,

nenenutu alsd,
naksin-natsin
kcis satn0
als$n neEka dalflo rnelalukm lelansedan
frenentukm pelossam yana pding knng dilakuld. dm

Dai5 dikmpulkm

dcnss


nerrrli

metodc obscnBi, (obenoliotul netho

teknik p€ncatatan, kemudim dikelompol&s dal@

bentit pctalapm

Dab dimalisis nengguald nelod€ tade tnemaik dcnse lsri Grice 11975)
l94lane priNip kedasna. malsin hatsin kedama dan pelmssam nalsim'
maksin k€rja sma ydg lerdiii ddi empal jenis matsin seita lcon konreks oleh
HlDes. Seldjutnl€. hsil dtlhis dilapoldu d€lse melode fomal ds

Ddi pen€lilid ini. hNl ymg didapal nenujukta h,!wr p.nutur dalan
sial TV Gosrjp Ctl nelakul& 22 pclmscam nalsim'na,lsin l€& sna
deng@ ftekuensi sebagai benk : 6 (27.3%) pelegsmn maksih (.trtih. I I
(50%) p€ldegam nalsin liualitas, 3 (13,6%) pelmggm malsin rclevdsi
dd 2 (9,1%) p.ldgsuo nalsim cm. Ddi keseluNhm dard. naksib kulilas
nddpalm nalsin yds pali.s si.g dil 88d oleh tmke! k&rlter ut@a

ddm Scnal ry C.$? Girl ini. Dalm pcrcakapan rcsebll jrgr dn€nulr
b€rbagai kemunslii@ 61as me@ka meldege nalsinnaksim teda ssa

leffbul mda lain mirL nenyedbuyikm faha. nenbstu sessha
mcnyenbuntikd faha le^e6nl, menyenbuyikr n€ram meFka yag
sbdmya, nenymbunyitd naksud terlentu, Denp€ninbmekm pmsn
onnc 15i., menunjulr,n F!:s@, nembuat lelucm da jusa unrul fr€njaea
acusi n ek didcPU Publik G?Yi,s/ac?).

C1IAPIER

I

INTRODIJCTTON

1.

r B*keround oftheStudy
When


hllins a

convcBation, p€ople hop. lhal their inrenlion

l.

l'

o$u

he

F.oaniTed

bt .rhets

.onleuirs

They art suptosc.d 10 respond 10 each olher by givjnslhe needed


TheElbE, $ey n€ed

usetul infomalion lbr bolh of thcn to

n,nherelftctilc conmunicatun The

coop.ratc ca.h

cotrmd me ingtul
re

aact lhaLpeople

whcn

rd

convcBarion ior

cooperalins is thc basjc


I

assrnplion made in conlc63tion. Grice (1975) lhe. proposed this dsumplion

as

ihe gs€ral principle in a convsation.l oopcmlion. n.med Cooncdtive
Prinlirle which
rtqlired.

ms

ar rhe srage ar wnich

dre ralk cxchmAe in

obsered

as: Mare tour converotional contnbud.n Nch rs n


!,

it @.n6. by rhe accepred Furpos or diEclion

rl

ct

be

*hich ydn de e.gaged. lbis g€ e.rl prirciple

all thc pdicipants in ralk md cxchdses, eilhd spealcr (r) or

Ir recns dul bolh ol thc pdicipmls dc
$ficie.l. sincft dd cled intomalion

B€sides, in


supposed

lo

h*€r

provide the

ord( to have a ooperalive

coDvcnation. borh ol rhc pdicipmG musl also rcld lo the sonlexl when lney

convesins.

L€(h

knoNledse dsun€d

,


sinrerp4rarion

(1983) sbted
10 be

th,t $e

contexl

shaEd by the padiciplnls

of{hals meds

cm bc my

rd

vill

backercund


conbibulcs to

shos $al, t !fti/:

nsed

sd€tuding ab.ut wh.l is

being

by a givcn nncFncc Ii

to havc shaEd leosledec to dEw nuturl

which

@

comunicated by r since people did .ol ahays say uhdt the]

mess.ges which

sri

ned. Tren,

ro convey by r can be recogniz&l and inlerprered

by n md misu.deblsding

cd

bc avoidcd.

co tcliy

flGcfon, cne (I97s) spcciicd

rde $at nusr be lho obrded Nhcn convesine Mlled ndim. Tncrc
maxims, nmed

the

m

a

four

maim olqudlily. qnalily, Elevonl md n.Mcr

rlo{ever. soneLins rhe heder

c

nisnnde^tmd whal

sFeaker means by

hh/ler unemnces since fie spc2kcr nay spc* umopcralivcl.y bt .ol tulliuing

Tnca arc many qays in.o1 lulfillins mdin, (he oa inen is by
'ules
liol ins i1. in violaling tn. n im, Oilce (19?s) slalcd lhat thc spcakd will
rhe

quietly md unonenllliouslt disl&d lhc
nor kno$

inplicanft

$c lfuth dd will only undersbi $€

(cnuing. 2000).

11

surl,ce nca.!!rg ofthe wods

meds that lhe spealer will delibenlely make lne

*r.nglt dsnncs rhal they dc
insumcient,

S/he rvill makc thc hcard

hscr

cooi)cntinc by saying sonelhins {hich insincere,

ineler,nr.r drbisuous.

'ne violation ol mdins ould
en*led a;,s? a;irl

11

is

bed

be fomd in one of

Amenc Tv

Senes

on rccn book scnes rriflen by Cecily von

ziceesd. Ir rells aboul Ihe sddalous lile al Lhcpnvilcgcd tccnascs atlcndina
etne prirate school on
Series is

Mdhand s Uppc tLsl Sidc h New Yo.k Cily. This Tv

. nix ol conedy, drda md mnrce

problens lboul lorc slory

od

thc

witei n

Tlere

m nmy compliaEd

ftiendship. Somelines in lhcing those problens,

the main chmcteN lend 10 violale thc

{hy

s

ffiims

duing then mrr6arion. Thal ls

inEreslcd in Daling lhis TV Ssi€s

a

lnaly,ine $c !iolalion olnaxins of Cooperalivs Principle

h.t $uicc ofd.L in

IV

CTIAPTER

CONCI,IJSION

In this chapter lhe witer preFnls thc Huh of lhe dab malysis in

violiing the ndins ol C@pemlive Pnnciple lbund in Amqice TV
Gossip Giri. Aner ealyzing th€ conveGation in the TV Series.
conclude thar

all of tbe main chamtcs violatc the

Pnnciplc. E&h

pcrfoMcc

of vioiarion

wib

on the alalysis

ndim of quality. It is showed

ndim

done by

lhe convesalio.s has each

all the main clmcr€n

IdiN

in conve$tior

violations could be lomd in conveMtion 2- 4,5, ?,8,9.11,

mdin

th€ nain choscLers violale this

non soneone

which happs in

ndim

else by

inlention. lo consider sneone s

becaus they

sdls

lellinsa lie. Tney al$

min

naln cha@ters in

of

q@lity

$k fv

ndim

ud

d

H@, N well

ne wici

md 16

ndih

1o

is

tlm

dc

of

4 md 9. Most

lo help sommnc

feeling, ro hide Fal

fae in lrod olpublic.

which mosr violated by rhe

finds six

perfomaes

by the main chmclcn in .onvcrulion

the violation ofquality

Tne

covei Lhe uu$s or

]mr

eal

d to sare their

is the seond

Scrics.

violadns the qudrity
14.

leelins

ll

conv*tion

hiding thoe faca, to prcre{t son@ne, to hide lhet

Ncxl.

Coop€mriv€

by the percentage as s0 oZ. Il hapFns elden limes

ftod twnty two t€.lommccs of violalion of

hide screls

of

ofsi{t€en convNtions in the pEwious chapbr, rhe

finds rhd the nost violatcd

lwo limcs violalion ofthis

de Mite. cu

othf.

conrexl which iniluences 4ch

led

oanains i!

ldins

Scncs

ndin,

there

lls

(27,3olo)

l, 6, 7,

of
10,

a]ro tuo times

of violarion of qMrity
is

i. convGdion l.

mdid

by iwo nain ch@cre6 in

The possi6le

eMs

in violaring

se

conv@rion rhal

tis mdin

a€ b€sBe rhey

wmrs to cocide! eneone s feling. lo convin@ son@ne md to s[ow rhen rca]

6

fseling such

dieppoinfinent or asc! by being no.e or

'fte violdion mdim of rele! 1 h
main

rhe next

t€&s

naim

injbmarive.

whjch is

liot

cd 6y

ch@teB ir Go.r? C;t Irr' Scries. ft is proved by lnc Fdquency for abour

13.6%

(LbE p€raomecet ftom rwe y rvo perfomecs of violation of

ndins

ofcooperalive Principle. ir bappcB in conv@lion 1. 2, md 12. l'h€

ndin bea@ ofsevcr, possible rdons,

sain chaEd€n violale this

consid€r sm@ne s feeling, to hidc their Eal feelins

Fin&lly, tne
tiolared

so

wii(

finds rhat

tines by the maii

tie

ch@le6

o'ny happens in hvo convmtions dar

ltrer

e

two

perfotues

violation ot
in G.,rrrp

e

dd rre

do

ro bide rhei..eal

nm* nain wd only

c,r/ Tv

Senes. This viotation

in conv@tion

(9,1%l ot this violarion of

such

3

ndins

d !5. Ir mees
ftom

lvelty

tw

pcrfom&es of violatio. oi ndins of Coopennre prnEipte. in viotating Lhis

naim,

they have sone tossible

lsons,

hide $n€rhing Aon their interlocutor
Tnese conclusions

chmctes in Afrdic&
Pnnciple

whft fiey

e

cd

ry

mswa the

Series

l]win

lrHins of

den @l i,ldrion,

1o

a1$ to coNide. son@ne's feeli.g.

6,Ntp

Esmh

6rl

having conveMdon

hinor ch@crcu wheie the
Then, in v'oladns rhe

ad

such as io hide

questiom

violate

lnlt all rhc nain

mdins ot CooFraliv€

eons theft dd

also wirh other

ol quln] was the most violared by

Coop€Elivc p.inc'ple, lney hav€

soe

rhem,

scvcnl

59

possible

Fes,

hiding r\e

Fd

F

ach

6

to

h, !o coqjder

oyq

$n@m

htertions! to snow thei. Eat

shos

trrat ahhoud &ey

conve^ing th€y sriil @

rhe
s

truttl lo ke.p a srel, ro berp en@lc
feling. to

t*lile dd b

Mvie

sononc,

ro hide

rh.

lide tlEi @t feelilg. ft als

iolaie tbe Daios of C6p€6tive principle

when

@lbuiqte @b o$e,

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