A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE IN KNIVES OUT MOVIE

ABSTRACT There was an occasion where a speaker and an interlocutor did not want to be cooperative during the communication process. However, they wanted to convey implicit meanings that were different from what was actually spoken. The researcher focused on analyzing the flouting maxims those were flouting maxim of quantity, quality, relation, and manner. Then, the researcher also focused on analyzing both conversational implicature which were generalized conversational implicature, and particularized conversational implicature. The researcher utilized the grand theory suggested by Herbert Paul Grice. Three characters of Knives movie were chosen by the researcher to be the subject of the research. The researcher applied the descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data. The main source of the data was taken from three main characters of the movie which was entitled “Knives Out” directed by Rian Johnson released on November 27th , 2019. The researcher used Data Condensation, Data Display, and Drawing conclusion to analyze the data. Furthermore, the researcher utilized investigator and theoretical triangulation to ensure the validity of the data. The characters flouted four cooperative principles named maxim of quantity, quality, relation and manner. The characters flouted the maxim of relation in the number of 9 out of 17 data which also became the most data found by the researcher. The reason why the characters flouted the maxim of relation a lot was because they wanted their interlocutor to look for a clue from the statement. Other results were found 4 maxim of quantity, 3 maxim of manner, and only 1 maxim of quality. Secondly, It was found the characters generate both types of conversational implicature. The characters committed particularized conversational implicature a number of 10 data out of 17 data whereas the generalized conversational implicature of 7 data in total. The reason why the characters did a lot of particularized conversational implicature was that they shared the same background knowledge with their hearers. Thus, it was not something to be worried about if the utterance would be misleading. Keywords: Implicature, Flouting Maxim, Movie, Analysi