MAXIMS OF POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS MOVIE

Adelle Trisnaningtyas, Suci Budiwaty

Abstract

Politeness is a basic human behavior to build a harmonious relationship. This research
discussed the maxims of the politeness principle that were found in a movie named
‘Alice Through the Looking Glass. The aims of this research were to find out that the
maxims of the politeness principle that were used by the characters in ‘Alice Through
the Looking Glass’ movie based on Leech’s theory. The method for this research was
the qualitative method. This research used the movie script as the source of data. The
result of this research showed that there are six maxims of politeness principles that
were found in the movie, they are Tact Maxim with 6 data, Generosity Maxim with 7
data, Approbation Maxim with 5 data, Modesty Maxim with 5 data, Agreement Maxim
with 5 data and Sympathy Maxim with 5 data. Generosity Maxim is the most dominant
maxim that was used by the characters. Furthermore, this research can be concluded
that the characters tend to be generous to show their politeness to one another.

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