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Raynesta Mikaela Indri Malo, Raynesta Mikaela Indri
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Functions of Indirectness in American Idol Judges’ Comments Malo, Raynesta Mikaela Indri
Journal of Language and Literature Vol 16, No 2 (2016): October
Publisher : Universitas Sanata Dharma

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Indirectness is one of the most efficient ways to communicate each other. People use indirectness in communication for different purposes. The most discussed and discovered purpose across cultures is for politeness; people use language in indirect way to prevent hurting other’s feelings. In many cultures, indirectness is highly valued because saving face and harmony in social relationships are highly respected. This study is a descriptive study which is aimed at analyzing the functions or the purpose of using indirectness or indirect language in one of the rarely discussed realm of language use, a TV show, specifically, American Idol. The findings also reveal the strategiesused in order to perform the functions. The data is limited to the audition of American Idol season eight (8) which was held in 2009. There were 7 recordings for the 8 cities of audition. The totalnumber of data used in this study was 50 indirect comments. The result shows that there were 3 functions of the use of indirectness in the comments of the judges. The functions were (i) being ironic,(ii) being polite, and (iii) giving hints.Keywords: indirectness, politeness, judges’ comments
Co-Authors Adindarena, Vindya Donna Beba, Ayu Asari Rambu Fajar Hariadi Gehur, Amir Gutu Jawa, Marheni Putri Kapoe, Suryani Kurniawi K. L. Koro, Januard Alberto Mbadi, Jelita Anggrainy Mbaru, Arto Rehi Mete, Merling Agreni Inna Rada, Yustina Wawu, Ardi Kalendi