FLOUTING OF GRICE’S MAXIM IN JANE EYRE NOVEL BY CHARLOTTE BRONTE

Everyone has each way to give response in communication process. Based on the theory of Cooperative Principle, Grice states that both speaker and listener can apply four maxims to reach the goal of communication and create a good relation in communication process. These four maxims are Quality, Quantity, Relation and Manner. However, in this practice these four maxims are not always observed by speaker and listener because of some reasons. This research is entitled "Flouting of Grice’s Maxim in Jane Eyre Novel by Charlotte Bronte". This research aims to analyze type of flouting maxim by characters in Jane Eyre novel and explain the reason why they flout the maxim in conversation. The method of analyzing data used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The result of the analysis shows that these four maxims are flouted by characters in Jane Eyre novel. Some reasons why the speakers flout certain maxim in their utterance; First, the speakers flout the maxim of quality because; (1) the speakers want to keep the feeling of the listener by not saying the truth, (2) the speakers want to hide something and do not want to the listener know their feeling and condition. Second, the speakers flout the quantity maxim because; (1) the speakers want to explain something by giving additional information, (2) the speakers want to express their feeling. Third, the speakers flout the relation maxim because; (1) the speakers are not interested in the topic of discussion, (2) the speakers want to avoid from the something that are talking. Fourth, the speakers flout the manner maxim because the speakers ask the listener to looking for the meaning of their utterances