AN ANALYSIS OF SUB-STRATEGIES OF POSITIVE POLITENESS FOUND IN THE DISNEY CARTOONS MOVIES SCRIPTS

Abstract

This paperaims to describe positive politeness especially focus on the sub-strategies of
positive politeness based on conceptual theory proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987). Data
were taken from two Disney cartoons movies scripts. The cartoons are called “Finding Nemo
and Cars”. The method used is qualitative method stated by Moleong (2006). From the data
analysis, the writer finds nine sub-strategies of positive politeness. They are (1) exaggerate,
(2) intensify interest to hearer, (3) use in-group identity makers,(4) include both speaker and
hearer in the activity, (5) give (or ask for) reasons, (6) assert or presuppose speaker’s
knowledge of and concern for hearers wants, (7) be optimistic, (8) avoid disagreement, and
(9) presuppose/ raise/assert common ground.In addition, the writer also finds the substrategies
of positive politeness that often exist in Disney cartoons movies scripts such as
exaggerate and interest to hearer.All of the findings will be discussed in this paper.

Keywords : politeness principles, communication strategies, sub-strategies of positive
politeness