AN ANALYSIS OF POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN ACTORS ON ACTROS PROGRAM ON VARIETY’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Abstract

This research aims to identify the types of politeness strategies in the Actors on
Actors program on Variety’s YouTube channel. The research data were from the
Actors on Actors program on Variety’s YouTube channel. The writer applied
Leech’s (1983) theory to classify politeness strategies. There are six types of
politeness strategies. They are the approbation maxim, agreement maxim, modesty
maxim, sympathy maxim, tact maxim, and generosity maxim. This research was
qualitative. This study reveals that all types of politeness strategies according to
Leech (1983) were found in the Actors on Actors program on Variety’s YouTube
channel. The types are approbation maxim, agreement maxim, modesty maxim,
sympathy maxim, tact maxim, and generosity maxim. From all types of politeness
strategies, it was found that the most common politeness strategy was the
approbation maxim. In conclusion, it can be said that the Actors on Actors program
used all types of politeness strategies in the Variety’s YouTube channel.