| dc.description.abstract | In a communication, there is a rule to be obeyed that is called Cooperative
Principle which includes four different maxims. They are maxim of Quality, maxim
of Quantity, maxim of Relation and maxim of Manner. A good communication will
be achieved when a speaker as well as a hearer cooperate each other. However,
people sometimes do not fulfill the Cooperative Principle in daily
conversation which means that they have flouted the maxims. This thesis is entitled
“An Analysis of Flouting Maxims on the Selected Episodes of Stephen Hillenburg’s
Cartoon Scripts Spongebob Squarepants”. A pragmatic analysis is conducted in this
study which uses the theory of Cooperative Principle by Grice. This thesis is intended
to know what maxims are flouted and why the characters do so, and then the
consequences toward the characters as well as the audience will be provided. It is
also to prove that the occurrence of flouting maxims occurs in a movie script for kids.
This thesis uses library research as type of the research as the data are taken
from books and other sources available in the library as the main sources related to
the topic being discussed. This thesis also uses field research in analyzing the data in
order to know the effect on the audience. The type of data used in conducting the
study is qualitative data as the data are in the form of text (Blaxter et al, 1996: 177).
The study uses documentary technique or bibliographical technique as the way of
collecting the data. The data are taken from the selected episodes of Spongebob
Squarepants TV-show. They are “Bubblestand” episode, “Help Wanted” episode and
“Tree at the Treedome” episode.
A descriptive method is used to describe whether or not the characters flout
the maxims. It includes the explanation of flouting single maxim and flouting double
maxims. The reason and also the consequences are provided.
In summary, the occurrences of flouting single maxim include the flouting
maxim of Quality (4 items), maxim of Quantity (2 items), maxim of Relation (4
items) and maxim of Manner (1 item). The flouting maxim of Quality and maxim of
Relation more frequently occur. Meanwhile, the flouting of double maxims involves
flouting maxim of Quality and Quantity (2 items), flouting maxim of Manner and
Relation (1 item), flouting maxim Quality and Relation (1 item) and flouting maxim
Quality and Manner (1 item). It shows that it is also possible for the characters to
flout more than one maxim.
The result of this thesis indicates that fulfilling the Cooperative Principle is
important to make an ongoing conversation which means that the conversation
continuously runs well. However, breaking the rules does not mean that a
conversation will lead to an end as long as the characters notice it. The reason of
flouting maxim shows that the characters want to imply something. Moreover, by
flouting the double maxims, the characters want to emphasize the implied meaning of
their utterances toward other characters. The effects also appear toward the characters
as well as the audience as the consequences of flouting maxims. In conclusion, the
occurrences of flouting maxim happen not only in a movie script for adult but also for
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