POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN DAVE PELZER’S A CHILD CALLED IT

Sastri Damai Sarumaha (Universitas Darma Agung)
Suryani Siringo-ringo
Andi Jaihutan Silitonga

JURNAL LITTERA: FAKULTAS SASTRA DARMA AGUNG
Vol 1 No 2 (2020): OKTOBER

This study deals with Politeness Strategies in Dave Pelzer’s A Child Called It. The objectives of the study were (1)to find out the types of politeness strategies, (2) the most dominant type of politeness strategies, and (3) the reasons for the most dominant type of politeness strategies in Dave Pelzer’s A Child Called It. The result of the analysis showed (1) there were two types of politeness strategies in Dave Pelzer's A Child Called It, They were positive and negative politeness strategies. (2) The most dominant type of politeness strategy is negative politeness. (3) The reasons for the most dominant type of politeness strategies because people in the novel A Child Called It unappreciated and unsocialized one each other and prefer to used rude words that make the hearer hurt.