INVESTIGATION OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES: A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF MIRACLE IN CELL NO 7

Abstract

This research was a pragmatic analysis of Miracle in Cell No 7”. This study investigated the politeness strategies which were flouted in the movie and the way the characters employed compliments and their responses. The study also aimed to explore the types of politeness strategies which were negative, positive, bald on record and off record. Furthermore, face saving and face threatening acts were also identified in the movie. The data for this study was collected in the form of dialogues by different characters from the movie. To ensure the theoretical framework of this research is based on Brown and Levinson’s (1978) Politeness Theory, which determines the principles of conversation and human interaction. The researcher adopted a mixed method approach and qualitative and quantitative methods were used to analyze the data derived from the movie. The results revealed that, in the movie, Positive Politeness strategy was adopted most by the characters. Future researchers can investigate the factors influencing the tendency of using politeness strategies in conversations.