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THE MAXIMS ON ONE-ACT COMEDY OF “THE WORKER”

BY WALTER WYKES

By

LA’ALLANA KHOIROTUN NISA’

NIM 200832251

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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THE MAXIMS ON ONE-ACT COMEDY OF “THE WORKER”

BY WALTER WYKES

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana

Program in English Education

By

LA’ALLANA KHOIROTUN NISA’

NIM 200832251

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS

2013

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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the skripsi of La’allana Khoirotun Nisa’ has been

approved by the advisors for further approval by the examining committee.

Kudus, Maret 2013

First Advisor

Drs. Suprihadi,M.Pd

NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015

Second Advisor

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Skripsi of La‟allana Khoirotun Nisa‟(NIM 2008-

32-251) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the

Sarjana Degree in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Kudus,

Thesis Examining Committee:

Drs. Suprihadi,M.Pd Chairperson

NIP. 19570616 198403 1 015

Member

Atik rokhayani, S.Pd, M.Pd Member

NIS. 0610701000001207

Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd Member

NIP. 19621219 198703 1 001

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO

“Oh my lord, I take cover to You from the devil whisper. And I take cover

to You, from their arrival to me”. (QS. Al-Mukminin :97-98)

“Allah will heighten religious people among you and the people who is

given a science some degrees”. (QS Al-Mujahidin: 11)

Success comes from strong desire

Dedication

This skripsi is dedicated to:

1. Allah SWT

2. My beloved parents (Mr. Herta Eddy

Nur Cholis S.Pd and Mrs Ida Rosidah)

And my young brother (Hanan).

3. My beloved fiancé, Reza Faizal.

4. All my friends.

5. All the readers

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ACKNOLEDGEMENT

Alhamdulillahirabbil‟alamin. Thanks to Allah SWT, the almighty who

blesses me with health, patience and power, so the writer can finish this skripsi

entitled “The Maxims on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes”.

The writer would say thanks to everyone who helps me. They are :

1. Drs. SusiloRahardjo, M.Pd as the Dean of Teacher Training and

education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

2. Fitri Budi Suryani, SS., MPd as the Head of English Education

Department Teacher Training and education Faculty of Muria Kudus

University.

3. Drs. Suprihadi, M.Pd as the first advisor. Thanks for making the skripsi

process being easier.

4. AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Humas the second advisor. Thanks for all the

patience, help, advise and attention to me.

5. All lecturers and the staff of English Education Department Teacher

Training and education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

6. My beloved parents, my fiancé who always pray for successfulness of

their children, give aid of material and spiritual and heartfelt affection.

7. My uncle Heru, thanks for the help.

8. My best friend Hani, Nita H, Nita Y, Azizah, Tri and Umi, thank for

support.

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9. Thanks to all parties, who have helped the writer to complete this

skripsi.

There is no greatest obstacle in writing this skripsi than avoiding then

temptation of being perfect. Therefore, suggestion from the readers will be fully

appreciated and always waited. The writers do expects that this research will be

useful for those, especially who are in the field of education.

Last but no least, thanks for everyone who involved infighting to makes

this skripsi better.

Kudus, Maret 2013

The writer

La‟allana KN

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ABSTRACT

Nisa‟, La‟allana K. 2013. The Maxims on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by

Walter Wykes.Skripsi.English Education Department Teacher Training and

education Faculty of Muria Kudus University. Advisor (1)Drs. Suprihadi,

M.Pd (2) AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Hum

A conversational implicatures is something, which is left implicit in actual

language use. It is the most importance concept in pragmatics.An implicaturefor

the case in which what the speaker said is distinct from what the speaker thereby

meant (implied, or suggested). It is due to rules and principles of conversation:

more pricesly, to the Cooperative Principles and its maxims..a comedy as a

literary work, quite often, involves „making sense‟ of language, which on the

surface appears to make no sense of all, and it may be caused by conversational

implicature.

The aims of this study are to explore and to explain (1) maxims of

conversational implicatures (2) meaning of conversational implicature.

The source data is the dialogue on One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by

Walter Wykes. The data are dialogues of One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”

which explores conversational implicature.

(i) Implikaturare due to cooperative principles and it consists of four

maxims: Maxim of Quality (be true), Maxim of Quantity (be brief), Maxim of

Relevant (be relevant) and Maxims of Manner (be clear). There are 22

conversation implicatures on dialogue of One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”.

They are maxim of quantity (10), maxim of quality (4), maxim of manner (6), and

maxim of relation (2). (ii) Conventional meaning always appears when

implicature arises in conversational. Its meaning is interpreted based on the

context and situation.conversational implicature must be observed by the hearer

that arises during conversation based on maxims underlying interaction.

Related to discussion above, Conversational Implicature takes the important

part to make the communication is successful. Conversational implicature always

arises in everyday conversation. For the reader is expected to recognize

conversational implicature on a literary work and interpret it, so that able to

comprehend what is in submitting by the writer.

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ABSTRAKSI

Nisa', La'allana K. 2013. Maxims pada One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” oleh

Walter Wykes . Skripsi. Pendidikan BahasaInggris. FakultasKeguruan dan

ilmu pendidikan Universitas Muria Kudus.Pembimbing (1) Drs. Suprihadi,

M.Pd (2) AhdiRiyono, SS, M.Hum.

Sebuah implikatur percakapan adalah percakapan dimana terdapat sesuatu,

yang tersembunyi dalam penggunaan bahasa nyata. Implikatur percakapan adalah

konsep yang paling penting dalam pragmatik. Sebuah implikatur untuk kasus di

mana apa yang dikatakan pembicara berbeda dari apa yang pembicara maksudkan

(tersirat, atau disarankan). Hal ini berkaitan dengan aturan-aturan dan prinsip

percakapan: lebih tepatnya dengan Prinsip Kerja sama maksimnya. Komedi

sebagai karya sastra, cukup sering, menyimpan suatu makna tetapi pada

permukaan tampaknya tidak masuk akal dari semua, dan itu mungkin disebabkan

oleh implikatur percakapan.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memaparkan dan menjelaskan (1)

maksim implikatur percakapan(2) makna implikatur percakapan.Sumber data

adalah dialog tentang One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”oleh Walter Wykes.

Wujud data adalah dialog One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”yang membahas

implikaturpercakapan.

(i) Implikatur berkaitan dengan prinsip kerjsama dan terdiri dari empat

maksim: Maxim Kualitas (benar), Maxim of Kuantitas(secukupnya), Maxim dari

Relevansi (berkaitan) dan Maxims dari Pelaksanaan (jelas). Terdapa

t22percakapan implikatur pada dialog One-Act Comedy of “The Worker”. Yaitu

maksim kuantitas (10), maksim kualitas (4), maksim palaksanaan (6), dan maksim

hubungan (2). (ii) makna konvensional selalu muncul ketika implikatur muncul

dalam percakapan. Maknanya ditafsirkan berdasarkan konteks dan situasi.

implikatur percakapan harus diperhatikan oleh pendengar yang muncul selama

percakapan berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip yang mendasari interaksi.

Berdasarkan pemaparan di atas, implikatur percakapan mengambil bagian

penting untuk membuat komunikasi berhasil. Implikatur percakapan selalu

muncul dalam percakapan sehari-hari. Untuk pembaca diharapkan untuk

mengenali implikatur percakapan dan mampu menginterpretasikan dengan baik,

sehingga dapat memahami apa yang disampaikanoleh penulis.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER ........................................................................................................................ i

LOGO .......................................................................................................................... ii

TITLE ........................................................................................................................ iii

ADVISORS APPROVAL ......................................................................................... iv

EXAMINERS APPROVAL ...................................................................................... v

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ................................................................................. vi

ACKNOWLEDMENT ............................................................................................. vii

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRAKSI ............................................................................................................... x

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................... xi

LIST OF TABLE .................................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF APPENDIX .............................................................................................. xv

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................................................ 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................................... 5

1.3 Objectives of the Study .......................................................................................... 5

1.4 Significance of the Study ....................................................................................... 6

1.5 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................. 6

1.6 Definition of Terms ................................................................................................ 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Pragmatics ............................................................................................................ 8

2.2 ConversationalImplicature .................................................................................. 10

2.3 The Cooperative Principle................................................................................... 13

2.4 Context ................................................................................................................ 17

2.5 Drama .................................................................................................................. 19

2.6 Speech Acts ......................................................................................................... 21

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2.7. The Synopsis of “The Worker” ........................................................................... 21

2.8 The Biography of Walter Wykes ........................................................................ 24

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ................................................................................................... 25

3.2 Data and Data Source ........................................................................................... 25

3.3 Procedure of Collecting Data ............................................................................... 26

3.4 Technique of Analyzing Data .............................................................................. 26

CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

4.1 Data Findings ....................................................................................................... 28

4.1.1The Maxim Used in the One-Act Comedy of “The Worker” by

Walter Wykes .................................................................................................... 28

4.1.2The Meaning of Conversational Implicature

onOne-Act Comedy of „The Worker‟ ............................................................... 35

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

5.1 The Maxim Used on the One-Act Comedy

of “The Worker” by Walter Wykes .................................................................. 43

5.2 The Meaning of Conversational Implicature

on One-Act Comedy of „The Worker‟ ............................................................ 46

CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ........................................................................................................... 48

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6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................................ 49

BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 50

APPENDIX ............................................................................................................... 51

STATEMENT ........................................................................................................... 66

CURRICULUM VITAE .......................................................................................... 67

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LIST OF TABLE

Table Page

Table 4.1.1 The Maxim Used in the One-Act Comedy of

“The Worker” by Walter Wykes ........................................................ 27

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LIST OF APPENDIX

The Worker ........................................................................................................... 51

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