Language Politeness and Speech Function
A Case of Public Figures in Indonesia
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_34How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Language politeness; public figures; speech behavior; speech function
- Abstract
This research aims to describe speech behavior and politeness in the language of Indonesian public figures. Public figures are people who are known and influenced by the broader community, and must always maintain their actions and speech in communication because they can become a concern and role model for the community. This research used a qualitative approach with a descriptive analysis method. Data were collected from the YouTube channel Indonesia Lawyers Club using purposive sampling techniques. The speeches were analyzed using language politeness principles by Leech (1993) and speech function parameters by Searle (1975). The results of the study show that (1) there is compliance with the maxim of tact, generosity, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy. (2) there is a violation of the maxim of tact, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy. (3) there are speech functions stating, asking, ordering, apologizing, and criticizing. Through this research, it is hoped to show the bigger picture of how Indonesian people use language politeness in communicating.
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TY - CONF AU - Khaerudin Kurniawan AU - Amanda Maharani AU - Dadang S. Anshori PY - 2024 DA - 2024/02/26 TI - Language Politeness and Speech Function BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 260 EP - 268 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_34 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_34 ID - Kurniawan2024 ER -