Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences
Vol 5, No 2 (2022): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute May

Flouting Maxims in the Movie “Zootopia” 2016: Pragmatics Study

Ardita Fitriana Saputri (Unknown)
Puspita Sari Lubis (Unknown)



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Publish Date
04 Jun 2022

Abstract

This research aims at identifying the kinds of flouting maxim performed in the Zootopia movie and finding out the effect of flouting maxim in the movie. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The data of this research are forty-eight dialogues of the Zootopia movie containing flouting maxim. Based on Cooperative principle, used Grice’s theory, the researcher found that all character of the movie flouted all each type of maxim. The most flouting maxim used in the Zootopia movie is floating maxim of quantity and the least flouting maxim used in the Zootopia movie is flouting maxim of quality. For the effects, there are eight effects based on Austin’s Perlocutionary effect theory to the other character of the movie. The eight effects based on Austin’s theory are annoying, boring, convincing, causing, getting the hearer realize something, getting the hearer to do something, and insulting. Further, the effect that mostly occurs in the Zootopia movie is Convincing effect and the le ast effect used in the Zootopia movie is surprising effect.

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Religion Arts Humanities Economics, Econometrics & Finance Social Sciences

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Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal published in February, May, August and November by Budapest International Research and Critics University Journal (BIRCU-Journal). BIRCI welcomes research papers in ...