POLITENESS STRATEGIES USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE KKN DI DESA PENARI MOVIE

Abstract

This research discusses politeness strategies at the KKN di desa penari movie. This study aims to analyze the types of politeness strategies and determine the most dominant types of politeness strategies. This research uses the theory by Brown and Levinson (1987). The research method is descriptive qualitative because the data are collected from documents. There are several steps in collecting data: searching, downloading, watching, and taking a note. The results showed 52 politeness strategies found in Politeness Strategies Used By The Main Characters In The KKN Di Desa Penari Movie, such as bald on-record 16 (30,76%), positive politeness 22 (42,30%), negative politeness 7 (13,46%), and off-record 6 (11,53%). The most dominant type of politeness strategy found in Politeness Strategies Used By The Main Characters In The KKN Di Desa Penari movie is positive politeness. In conclusion, with this research, we must be careful when using language to communicate with other people so that the conversation goes well.