Flouting Maxim Analysis On Dialogue Of Characters In Pitch Perfect Movie

The focus of this research is the flouting maxim which are used by the characters in Pitch Perfect movie. This research aims at: (1) describing the kinds of maxims flouted by the characters in Pitch Perfect movie and (2) revealing the reasons of flouting maxim showed by characters in Pitch Perfect movie. The techniques of collecting data are documentation and observation. To describe the flouting maxim, the researcher uses the theory of Flouting Maxim (1975) and reveal the classification of the reason, the researcher uses Christoffersen in Tupan&Natalia classification (2008). The results show that (1) the flouting maxim which are flouted the most by the characters are maxim of quantity 39,2%, maxim of relation 34,8%, maxim of quality 21,7%, and maxim of manner 4,3% (2) the most dominant reason of flouting maxim of maxim quantity is building one’s believe 5 times, maxim of relation is cheering the hearer 4 times, maxim of quality is hiding the truth 2 times and maxim of manner is hiding the truth 1 times. The new findings are that others reason for flouting maxim to (1) mocking the hearer and (2) for teasing the hearer.