Apology Speech Act in Indonesian and Japanese Language: A Comparative Method

要旨

The speech act of apologizing is an expressive speech act that functions to maintain harmony between the speaker and the addressee. The speech act of apologizing is closely related to the politeness aspect, so it is necessary to pay attention to the strategy used. The strategy chosen must also reflect the true feelings for the effect of the apology to be conveyed. The pattern of speech act tends to be different in every language and this will give different impact on the readers. This research will discuss the apology speech act in two languages, Indonesian and Japanese, with their own uniqueness in delivering the messages. By referring to the approach of Cooperative and Politeness Principles from Leech (1993), the apologies that violate and obey the maxims will be found. This research is based on the data taken from novels and various “billboard” in Indonesia and Japan. The result of the research proves that the strategy of apologizing in Indonesian tends to be given directly by obeying the Cooperative Principles using the irony principle. On the other hand, Japanese language obeys more on the Politeness Principles because it has the element of hairyo hyougen or expression of consideration.

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