Types of flouting maxim in lady bird movie

Authors

  • Ni Komang Trisa Dewi Mahasaraswati University Denpasar
  • Ni Made Verayanti Utami Mahasaraswati University Denpasar
  • Widiadnya Putri Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

Keywords:

Flouting Maxim, movie analysis, Lady Bird movie

Abstract

The aim of this study was to find out types of flouting maxim in Lady Bird movie by using theory conduct by Grice (1975). The data was collected from Lady Bird movie, this movie talked about teenager’s life. The data were collected by using library analysis method and analyzed by descriptive and qualitative method. The finding is presented in formal and informal way. Our findings show that there are four types were performed by the characters in Lady Bird movie. There were flouting maxim of quantity (47,7%), flouting maxim of quality (28,7%), flouting maxim of relevance (19%) and flouting maxim of manner (4,6%).

Author Biographies

Ni Komang Trisa Dewi, Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

Mahasaraswati University

Ni Made Verayanti Utami, Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

Mahasaraswati University

Widiadnya Putri , Mahasaraswati University Denpasar

Mahasaraswati University

References

Grice, H. P. 1975. Logic and Conversation in Peter Cole and Jerry Morgan. Syntax and Semantics, Vol. 3: Speech Act. N.Y.: Academic Press.

Levinson, S. C. (1983). Pragmatics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Cutting, J. 2002. Pragmatics and discourse: A resource book for students. London: Routledge

Published

2020-07-29

How to Cite

Dewi, N. K. T., Utami, N. M. V., & Putri , W. (2020). Types of flouting maxim in lady bird movie. Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics, 1(2), 177-183. Retrieved from https://traverse.asia/index.php/traverse/article/view/31

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