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Positive Politeness Strategies in Main Character “Moana II” Movie Utterances

Introduction

Positive politeness strategies in main character “moana ii” movie utterances. Analyze positive politeness strategies in Moana II's main character dialogues. This study identifies types, functions, and factors, revealing 'friendly & respectful language' as dominant due to culture.

Abstract

This study analysis discusses how often positive politeness appears in the main character's dialogue in the film "Moana 2", what are the functions of positive politeness strategies used in the film "Moana 2" and what are the factors that cause positive politeness strategies to be used in the film "Moana 2". The purpose of this study was to determine how often, what the types, factor and functions of politeness strategies used by the main character in the film "Moana 2", to obtain the types of dominant politeness strategies produced by the main character in the film "Moana 2" and to describe the context of politeness strategies used by the main character in the film "Moana 2". The data of this study are the dialogues of the main characters in the film "Moana 2". This study was conducted using a descriptive qualitative design and only focused and limited to the main character. . In this analysis, positive politeness itself was found to have 5 types, namely notice, exaggrate, use in-group identity markers, avoid disagreement and use friendly and respectful language. The findings of this study are 68 positive politeness strategies. The most dominant politeness strategy spoken by the main character in the film "Moana 2" is use friendly and respectful language. This positive politeness strategy occurs because the main character speaks with politeness and politeness that is inherent as their culture and is in a royal environment.

Review

This study, "Positive Politeness Strategies in Main Character 'Moana II' Movie Utterances," undertakes a descriptive qualitative analysis of the main character's dialogue in the film "Moana 2." The research aims to comprehensively explore the manifestation of positive politeness, focusing on its frequency, specific types, underlying causal factors, and functional roles within the character's utterances. By limiting its scope solely to the main character, the paper intends to provide a concentrated examination of how politeness strategies are employed, contributing to our understanding of character development through linguistic choices in popular media. The abstract effectively communicates the study's core objectives and provides a clear summary of its preliminary findings. The analysis identified a total of 68 instances of positive politeness strategies, categorised into five distinct types: notice, exaggerate, use in-group identity markers, avoid disagreement, and use friendly and respectful language. A key discovery is the overwhelming dominance of "use friendly and respectful language," which the authors attribute to the main character's inherent cultural politeness and upbringing within a royal environment. These findings offer valuable initial insights into the linguistic construction of Moana's character, suggesting a deliberate portrayal of her as a figure embodying grace and deference. While the abstract provides a strong overview, it could benefit from further elaboration on certain aspects to enhance its academic depth. Explicitly citing the foundational theoretical framework for politeness strategies (e.g., Brown and Levinson's politeness theory) would strengthen the methodological grounding, rather than only listing the types found in the analysis. Furthermore, while "inherent culture" and "royal environment" are presented as causal factors, a more nuanced discussion within the full paper about how these factors specifically manifest in the various identified politeness strategies, perhaps linking them to specific social dynamics or conversational goals, would enrich the analysis. Nonetheless, the study promises a focused and relevant contribution to the fields of pragmatics and discourse analysis in media studies.

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