FLOUTING MAXIM BY GOVERNOR CANDIDATES OF NORTH SUMATERA IN ELECTION DEBATE 2018
Daftar Isi:
- This study deals with the flouting maxim used by Governor candidates of North Sumatera in Election debate 2018. The objectives of the study were 1) to find out the types of flouting maxim used by governor candidates of North Sumatera in the election debate, 2) elaborate the ways of flouting maxim used by governor candidates of North Sumatera in the election debate and 3) explain why flouting maxim used by governor candidates the election debate. The study applied descriptive qualitative research. The data were utterances of the candidates downloaded from website www.youtube.com. The researches was found that there were four types of flouting maxim used by the candidates as flouting maxim of quantity (43,1%), flouting maxim of quality (13,8%), flouting maxim of manner (25,9%) and flouting maxim of relevance (17,2%). The realization of flouting maxim while the speakers less information, irrelevance response and saying ambigious response in their statement. The last was the reason for flouting maxim because the candidates gave implicitly response to hearer in their response. Each candidate gave the implied meaning in their response because candidates knew that they were as a rival in this debate in order to get a chance as a Governor in North Sumatera.