Impoliteness of Language in @fufufafa Account: A Pragmatic Study

Abstract

This research is motivated by the existence of language impoliteness conveyed by a social media user named @fufufafa. The research was conducted to examine the language impoliteness in @fufufafa's account posts using Jonathan Culpeper's theory of impoliteness. This research aims to describe the strategies of impoliteness. There are three stages carried out in this research: 1) data provision stage, 2) data analysis stage, and 3) data analysis result presentation stage. The method used in the provision of data is the listening method. The basic technique used in the technique is the technique of simak bebas libat cakap (SBLC) and the technique of note-taking. The data that has been obtained is analyzed using the agih method and referential pairing method. The results of data analysis are presented using informal methods. To test the validity of the data, this research uses the data triangulation technique. The results obtained after data analysis show that there are four strategies of impoliteness found, namely direct impoliteness, positive impoliteness, and negative impoliteness