DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF FLOUTING MAXIM IN MOVIE LOCKED DOWN 2021

Dapawole, Angelina. 2022. Descriptive analysis of flouting Maxim in movie
Locked-Down 2021. Final Project, English Study Program, Faculty of Language
and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor 1: Dr.Jafar Sodiq, S.Pd. M.Pd.,Advisor II:Siti Nur’Aini, S.Pd., M.Hum.,
Ph.D.,
Keywords: Cooperative Principle. Flouting Maxim, Flouting Maxim in Movie,
Pragmatics
Communication is one of the essential aspects of human life. Every day people will
communicate to exchange information, express opinions, or share experiences. In
his book entitled Logic and Conversation, H.P Grice, mentions the rules that people
can apply in their communication. The rule is the cooperative principle. The
cooperative principle consists of four parts, the maxim of quality, the maxim of
quantity, the Maxim of manner, and the Maxim of relation. And flouting maxim
happens when people don’t follow the rules. This study uses qualitative descriptive
methods to provide detailed explanation of the flouting maxims in the movie
dialogue entitled Locked-Down 2021. Based on the author's research in this project,
people commit to flouting the maxims for various reasons and the maxim of
relationship gets the highest score of violation. Flouting maxim in the dialogue can
also affect the storyline of a movie. Actors and actresses commit transgressions to
cover up one event after another. This trick makes the movie interesting because
the audience is curious about what will happen next until their lies are exposed.