Politeness as A Pragmatic Device in Ernest Hemingway’s Masterpiece ‘The Sun Also Rises’

Abstract

The aim of this study is examine the concept of politeness as a tool conducted by the writer in his master piece ‘the sun also rises’. The research analysis is based on the speech of the main characters of the novel. The analysis is aimed at the main kinds of politeness utilized by the characters of the novel. The research conducts a descriptive qualitative approach by collecting the data from the novel. The analysis shows that the writer utilized different types of politeness such as negative, positive, on and off record. The analysis reveals that there are certain factors that affect the concept of politeness in their speech such as slang, gender, solidarity, language style and register.