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Editorial Team of Insaniyat Journal of Islam and Humanities Editor in Chief Dr. Ida Farida, M.LIS Managing Editor Ida Rosida, M.Hum Editors Dr. Halid, M.Ag Syaifullah Kamalie, Ph.D Arief Rahman Hakim, M.Hum Muhammad Azwar, M. Hum Fauziyyah Imma,MA Graphic Design and Layouter Ridwan Kamil, S. Kom Table of Contents Editorial Team Table of Contents Aspects Influencing the Quality of Management of the Community Learning Activity Centers in Banten Province ......................................................................................................................... (1) Ahmad Amarullah Gender Relation in Willow Trees Don’t Weep Novel (2014) by Fadia Faqir: A Feminist Literary Criticism .................................................................................................................................... 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Agus Suriadi Faculty of Adab and Humanities, English Literature Department, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN) Jakarta email: [email protected] Abstract The research discloses to the politeness scales and strategies of Ahok’s statements as a Governor of Jakarta. To identify both, the data will be analyzed and presented qualitatively by using five (5) strategies by Brown and Levinson, and five (5) measuring scales rating of politeness theorized by Leech. The data that have been presented show that the strategies used by the speaker are mostly negative politeness strategies. The speaker emphasizes the advantages on the Speaker image only without paying attention to the Interlocutors. In the context of existing multi-lingual it shows that the form of the statements is mostly classified into declarative and assertive dominating the statements. On a scale of decency, it demonstrates that the authority scale often becomes the one mostly performed in the statements centering on less positive face. While the people’s opinions on the strategy used by speaker are various. Several of them ignore the strategy and concern to the work result; and many others really concern to strategy used and it is a crucial thing to adapt to the social-cultural context. The negative politeness strategy is mostly used because the speaker emphasizes the advantages on the speaker image only without paying attention to the communicant. Therefore, the impact is polarity in both societies and something which breaks in the cultural politeness strategy commonly used among the persons who are in the duty for the nation. Both work result and social rules are important to be done. Keywords: Ahok, Politeness, Strategy, Scale, and Statement A. Introduction Jokowi, and in that election, Jokowi-Ahok Everyone in Indonesia, either children or were elected as a Governor and vice governor adults, could be familiar with Basuki Tjahaja for 2012-2017. In the middle of their period, Purnama who is popular with his nick name Jokowi was considered by his party to join “Ahok”. His political career began as a the Indonesian President election for 2012- member of Regional People’s Representative 2017 and he won it. After Jokowi resigned Assembly (DPRD) of Belitung district of as the Governor of DKI Jakarta and was 2004-2009 from New Indonesia Party sworn as the Indonesian President, based on (PIB). One year later, after getting 37% more regulation Ahok substituted Jokowi and was of the popular vote, Ahok served as a Regent officially sworn as a Governor of DKI Jakarta of East Belitung. His career continued when in the Presidential Palace on November 19, becoming a candidate of vice governor 2001 by President Jokowi. in Jakarta governor election, paired with Ahok’s way in communicating his 51 M. Agus Suriadi : The Politeness Strategy ... policies when leading Jakarta is indeed Robbin t. and Ide 2005) in the first review “unique”. Mass media in Indonesia as if about politeness formulates politeness waiting for a “new surprise” that will be language which is based on the ability of made by him, and it is certainly interesing to pragmatics (pragmatic competence) that be put as headline in the media where they consists of two elements, namely, be clear work. The reason is that rarely does a public and be polite. Both were taken from Grice’s official interlocutor have a style that is more province cooperation, which includes “magical” than him. As a result, it often be clear elements namely: 1) Maxim of raises many reactions from various parties, quantity, which provides information as either pro or contradiction for it. required in the said event, but should not That way in giving information in be given excessively; 2) Maxim of quality, Linguistics-Pragmatics study is commonly which can only convey something that is known as politeness study which has believed to be the truth based on knowledge been developing since the 1970s ( Harris and evidence; 3) Maxim of relations, in 2001 ) and the study is still interesting to which the information submitted should discuss. Because the Pragmatics study is a conform to the facts; 4) Seasons of manner, relationship possess in a social and cultural in which information submitted should not nature which is dynamic, this study which is be confusing. Whereas, be polite elements relating to the civility becomes a linguistic are: 1) Don’t impose, by not pushing to the contemporary topic research that adorns. Interlocutors; 2) Give options, by giving Politeness Strategies are not as simple some choices of information; 3) Make others as only about how to show good manners feel good, that the speaker is friendly and has towards others, giving priority to the elder, familiarity to the Interlocutors. or not calling names to the elder (mostly in Besides, there is a name as speech Asia), but also a quite complex to deduce act in politeness strategy by Brown and the provisions that can be used by many Levinson (1987) drew on Goffman’s idea individuals. It links to the various contexts of face and expanded upon Lakoff’s about or dictions used by speakers that refer to the politeness and Leech’s about the concept of social and cultural rules in the society. The face. This theory emphasizes the strategy speakers also should show a good attitude of politeness language based on the theory to the listeners or Interlocutors to make a of social Goffman. They divide the face positive response. into two concepts: 1) Negative face, which Generally, in doing daily social is the willing to deliver information to the interaction, interlocutors would be able Interlocutors without any resistance; 2) to accept and appreciate the information Positive face, which is the willing of speakers conveyed by the speakers based on the self- to be heard and appreciated. Furthermore, image shown by the speakers when they they also emphasize that in communicating, are talking. Negative or threatening facial it should not only concerned with personal expression shown by the speakers in the study willing without regard to the wishes of the of Pragmatic is named Face Threatening Acts Interlocutors responses with a more positive (FTA). It is better if a speaker can show the self-image through the concept of face. And if facial expression that has a positive face or it refers to Leech who approaches politeness profile that is accepted by the Interlocutors. from a more pragmatic perspective, it is That act in the study of pragmatics is referred categorized into the irony principle where to as a Face Saving Acts (FSA) (Yule, 1996). this principle accounts for how the speakers Moreover, Lakoff proposes two rules can be perceived as being polite even though of politeness, which aim at minimizing their intentions are impolite. conflicts in the social interaction: 1) Be clear In the interaction, the first to be done and 2) Be polite (2011). Lakoff (Lakoff, by the speakers is the decision to use the 52 INSANIYAT Journal of Islam and Humanities, Vol. 2(1), November 2017 FTA or not (Thomas, 1995:169). So, when ask his men by “Do the execute the land!”. communicating, the speakers should make This strategy may be followed by utterance a politeness strategy to make a positive such as ‘ help ‘ or can? This functioned to interaction with others. The choice of making smoothen the FTA called mitigating devices strategy will be made based on the calculation (device deduction) (Yule 1996, 63). of the speakers against the weight of the 2. On record with positive politeness redress FTA by using the parameters as follows: (1) Brown and Levinson as stated by Grant the level of necessity (rate of imposition), (O’Keeffe, Anne, Clancy, & Adolph’s 2011) which is an absolute burden that becomes in mention that positive politeness oriented effect in a certain culture; (2) social distance