Research Article
A Politeness Strategy Analysis of the Main Character on the Television Series “Wednesday”
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.11-7-2023.2340607, author={Agnes Dwi Krisanti and Sahiruddin Sahiruddin and Royhan Abdiel Daniswara}, title={A Politeness Strategy Analysis of the Main Character on the Television Series “Wednesday”}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Entitled Language, Literary, And Cultural Studies, ICON LATERALS 2023, 11-12 July 2023, Malang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICON LATERALS}, year={2023}, month={12}, keywords={politeness strategies big 5 personality traits pragmatic movie}, doi={10.4108/eai.11-7-2023.2340607} }- Agnes Dwi Krisanti
Sahiruddin Sahiruddin
Royhan Abdiel Daniswara
Year: 2023
A Politeness Strategy Analysis of the Main Character on the Television Series “Wednesday”
ICON LATERALS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.11-7-2023.2340607
Abstract
The question of whether linguistic variables and personality traits are related is controversial. According to some, one of the linguistic factors required for communication with meaning and purpose to be correctly conveyed and interpreted is politeness strategy. This study aims to identify the politeness strategy types and functions used in the Wednesday TV series and to investigate the personality of the main character according to the Big 5 personality traits [9]. The Wednesday series serves as the main source of data for the study, which employs a descriptive qualitative methodology. The data is analyzed using the politeness theory by [3]. The findings reveal that the main character predominantly uses bald on record strategies, indicating conscientiousness by avoiding negations, negative emotional expressions, and words that reflect discrepancies (Pennebaker & King, 1999). The implications of this study are discussed, highlighting the connection between politeness strategies used by the main character and the Big 5 personality traits, and shedding light on how linguistic choices reflect the character’s personality.