Annisa Friska Safa & Eri Kurniawan, Gordon Ramsay’s Politeness Strategies
GORDON RAMSAY’S POLITENESS STRATEGIES IN MASTERCHEF AND MASTERCHEF JUNIOR US
Annisa Friska Safa Eri Kurniawan Departemen Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris FPBS UPI Address: Jl. Dr. Setiabudhi 229 Bandung 40154 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract This research aims to investigate the types of politeness strategies that are performed by Gordon Ramsay in judging the Masterchef US and Masterchef Junior US contestants’ dishes and to reveal whether Gordon Ramsay performs any different politeness strategies between the Master chef and Masterchef Junior contestants. The data spring from Gordon Ramsay utterances, taken from the elimination test of two episodes of Masterchef season 4 (episode 9 and 12) and the elimination test of two episodes of Masterchef Junior US season 1 (episode 2 and 6). The framework of Brown & Levinson’s (1987) politeness strategies is adopted. Findings reveal that Gordon Ramsay performed bald on-record strategy, positive politeness, and off record strategy. Furthermore, Ramsay performed diferent varieties of politeness strategies in Masterchef; and performed only positive politeness strategy in Masterchef Junior. Keywords: politeness strategies, masterchef, masterchef junior, Gordon Ramsay Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menyelidiki tipe strategi kesopanan yang dilakukan oleh Gordon Ramsay saat menilai masakan dari kontestan Masterchefdan Masterchef Junior US dan untuk mengungkapkan adakah perbedaan strategi kesopanan yang dilakukan Gordon Ramsay kepada kontestan Masterchef US dan Masterchef Junior US. Data penelitian ini berupa tuturan Gordon Ramsay yang diambil dari tes eliminasi dalam dua episode Masterchef US musim ke-4 (episode 9 dan 12), dan dua episode Masterchef Junior US musim pertama (episode 2 dan 6). Teori yang digunakan adalah teori strategi kesopanan milik Brown dan Levinson (1987). Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa Gordon Ramsay melakukan strategi kesopanan bald-on record, strategi kesopanan positif, danstrategi kesopanan off record. Lebih lanjut, Gordon Ramsay melakukan lebih banyak variasi strategi kesopanan di Masterchef, sebaliknya, Gordon Ramsay hanya melakukan strategi kesopanan positif di Masterchef Junior. Kata-kata kunci: Strategi Kesopanan, Masterchef, Masterchef Junior, GordonRamsay INTRODUCTION comments. Not only the contestants performances, but also judges’ comments Nowadays, competitions or talent on contestants are interesting to see. One shows of varying nature are mushrooming of the talent shows which attracts the on television, such as dancing, singing, audience because of the judges’ modelling, even a cooking show. After comments is Masterchef US. It is hard to the contestants of those competition show deny that the judges’ comments influence their abilities, the judges give them the contestants’ cooking, where they have
bahasa & sastra, Vol.15, No.1, April 2015 to give their best meal every week. politeness, off record and do not perform Judges’ comments could be FTA (Thomas, 1995). congratulating, compliments, suggestions, even scrutiny. One of the Masterchef US Bald on-record is a strategy where judges who often supplies critical the speaker tends to say something commentsis Gordon Ramsay. clearly. It does not attempt to minimize Gordon Ramsay is one of the the threat to the hearer’s face. Brown & judges of Masterchef, and its spin off, Levinson (1987) state that most speaker Masterchef Junior US who plays the perform bald on-record when he wants to antagonist role to criticize the contestants’ do FTA with the maximum efficiency. dishes. Masterchef US is a cooking Brown & Levinson (1987) divide bald on- contest for young adults/adult amateurs record into two sub-strategies:i) casesof and home chefs.On the other hand, non-minimization of the threat, and ii) Masterchef Junior US is a cooking contest cases of FTA-oriented bald on-record forkids aged 9 to 12 years old.It is usage. interesting to see whether Gordon Positive politeness strategy is a Ramsay performs any different treatment strategy where the speaker wants to to the contestants.In judging a dish, satisfy the hearer’s wants or keeps the Gordon Ramsay needs to perform certain positive of the hearer’s face (Brown & strategies in order to save the contestants’ Levinson, 1987). Brown & Levinson (….) face. Because if the evaluation is also outline the sub strategies of negative, it could be potentially to threat politeness strategies: (1) Notice, attend to the contestants’ face. Variables such as H (interest, wants, needs, goods); (2) social distance, age difference, Exaggerate (interest, approval, sympathy institutional setting and power have to H); (3) Intensify interest to H; (4) Use contributed to the different choice of in-group identity marker; (5) Seek politeness strategies (Senowarsito, agreement; (6) Avoid disagreement; (7) 2013).While variable age has relative Presuppose/raise/assert common ground; effect on performing politeness strategies (8) Joke; (9) Assert or presuppose S’s (Safavi & Zamanian, 2014). knowledge of and concern for H’s wants; According to Brown Levinson, as (10) Offer, promise; (11) Be optimistic; cited in Thomas (1995), some acts could (12) Include both S and H in the activity; damage or threaten a person’s face. These (13) Give (or ask for) reasons; (14) acts are known as face-threatening acts Assume or assert reciprocity; (15)Give (FTA), such as complaints, criticisms, gifts to H (goods, sympathy, disagreement, insults. Brown and understanding, cooperation) Levinson (1987) defined FTA based on two variables: i) whose face is being Negative politeness is a strategy of threatened (the speaker’s or the hearer’s), saving negative face of the hearer. This and ii) which type of face is being strategy ascertains the speaker recognizes threatened (positive or negative). Based and respects the hearer’s face; wants and on the intensity of the threats, there are will not distract the hearer’s freedom of five politeness strategies. The five action (Brown & Levinson, 1987) strategies are sorted by degree of risk of Negative politeness is classified into ten ‘losing face’. Those strategies arebald on- sub-strategies: record, positive politeness, negative
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1. Be conventionally indirect study showed that English magazines tend 2. Question, hedge to use negative politeness, whereas 3. Be pessimistic Spanish ones prefer positive politeness. 4. Minimize the imposition This present study compares two identical 5. Give deference TV shows that differ minimally in age of 6. Apologize participants, which is expected to 7. Impersonalize S and H (Avoid the influence the way one realizes politeness. pronouns ‘I’ and ‘You’) It aims to investigate the types of 8. State the FTA as general rule politeness strategies performed by 9. Nominalize Gordon Ramsay in judging the 10. Go on record as incurring a debt, Masterchef and Masterchef Junior or as not indebting H contestants’ dishes and to reveal whether Gordon Ramsay performs different According to Brown and Levinson politeness strategies when interacting (1987), off record strategy is a strategy in with the Masterchef and Masterchef which the speaker doesan FTA indirectly Junior contestants. and lets the hearer freely interpret it. Off record strategy is divided into 15 sub- METHOD strategies: This study primarily applies a 1. Give hints descriptive-qualitative method. The 2. Give association clues qualitative method is an appropriate 3. Presuppose method because the study involves words 4. Undrestate rather than numbersand in-depth 5. Overstate elaboration of findings and analysis. The 6. Use tautologise descriptive method is considered as most 7. Use contradictions suitable since it aims to answer the 8. Be ironic question about the ‘what’ of a 9. Use metaphor phenomenon (Green, 2007). The data are 10. Use rhetorical questions Gordon Ramsay’s utterances, taken from 11. Be ambigous the elimination test of two episodes of 12. Be vague Masterchef season 4 (episode 9 and 12) 13. Over-generalize and elimination test of two episodes of 14. Displace H Masterchef Junior US season 1 (episode 2 15. Be incomplete, use elipsis and 6). The data are gained from a subtitle trancript which is downloaded from Previous studies have examined htpp://tinysub.net. The data are then split politeness strategies in different media. into chunks of utterances, and then Utami, et al.(2013), for example, analyzed classified based on Brown and Levinson’s politeness strategies in realisation of politeness strategies and comparison expressive speech acts in X-Factor among them is then made. Indonesia Talent Show. They showed that the X-Factor judges performed positive politeness, bald on record and off record. Wise (2011) analyzed the different politeness strategies between English and Spanish magazine advertisements. The
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS employed in two identical TV shows, i.e. Masterchef US and MasterchefJunior US. This section delineates findings The following is a table that illustrates and their analysis as regards the kinds of comparison of politeness strategies used politeness strategy Gordon Ramsay by Ramsay.
Table 1. The result of using Politeness Strategies by Gordon Ramsay
Bald on- Positive Negative Off record Total record Politeness Politeness Masterchef 5 7 0 4 16 Masterchef Jr 0 14 0 0 14 Total 5 21 0 4 30 Percentage 17% 70% 0% 13% 100%
Table 1 shows the realization tends to perform more variations of politeness strategy by Gordon Ramsay in politeness strategies to Masterchef Masterchef and Masterchef Junior US. contestants.By contrast, Gordon Ramsay The most frequent of politeness strategy only performs positive politeness used by Gordon Ramsay in Masterchef strategies to Masterchef Junior US and Masterchef Junior US is positive contestants. politeness strategies. However, Ramsay
Table 2. The Detail of the Realization of Using Politeness Strategy by Gordon Ramsay
Strategies Masterchef Percentage Masterchef Percentage Junior Bald on record –Cases of non- 5 31% - 0% minimization of the threat Positive Politeness –Notice, - 0% 1 7% attend to H (interest, wants, needs, goods) Positive Politeness –Exaggerate 2 13% 3 21% (interest, approval, sympathy with H) Positive Politeness –intensify - 0% 2 14% interest to H Positive Politeness – use-in group - 0% 2 14% identity marker Positive Politeness – seek - 0% 1 7% agreement Positive Politeness -assert S’s 2 13% - 0% knowledge of and concern for H’s wants Positive Politeness –give (or ask 2 13% 1 7% for) reasons Annisa Friska Safa & Eri Kurniawan, Gordon Ramsay’s Politeness Strategies
Positive Politeness–Be optimistic 1 6% - 0% Positive Politeness –Give gifts to - 0% 4 29% H (sympathy, understanding, cooperation) Off record –Use contradictions 1 6% - 0% Off record –Be ironic 1 6% - 0% Off record –use rhetorical 2 13% - 0% question Total 16 100% 14 100%
Table 2 shows the politeness disappointment directly to the hearer by strategies with its sub strategies. The sub saying, “I knew you were [bleep] the strategies of positive politeness strategies minute you put that curd on top of a raw used by Gordon Ramsay in Masterchef pastry. What a mess.” are Exaggerate (interest, approval, sympathy with H), intensify interest to H, Positive Politeness - Exaggerate (interest, assert S’s knowledge of and concern for approval, sympathy with H) H’s wants, and give (or ask for) reasons. (2) This a conversation between Gordon While, in Masterchef Junior is give gifts Ramsay (GR) and Lynn (L), 27 years to H (sympathy, understanding, old, in elimination test of Masterchef cooperation sub strategy. The data US season 4, 12th episode. Lynn analysis based on the classification of cooked raspberry macaroons and table 1 and 2 as follows: vanilla bean macaroons, and put them Masterchef US in a box. Bald on-record GR: Lynn/ how/ tough/ was/ that/ pressure/ test/? (1) This a conversation between Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Bethy (B), 28 years L: It's/ the/ toughest/ thing/ I've/ ever/ old, in elimination test of Masterchef baked// th US Season 4, 10 episode. Bethy GR: So/ you/ didn't/ manage/ 12/ in/ the/ cooked a lime meringue pie. box// GR: (taste the pie) badly/ thought out// L: I/ didn't// The pastry/ is/ raw/ there/ (Showing GR: Why/ not//? the raw pastry) L: I/ piped/ the/ macaroons/ way/ too/ I/ knew/ you/ were [bleep]/ the thick// minute/ you/ put/ that/ curd/ on top of/ a/ raw/ pastry/ what/ a/ mess/ GR: What's/ inside/ the/ box//? (leaving Bethy) L: Five/ raspberry/ macaroons/ and/ The realization of politeness strategies in five/ vanilla/ bean/ macaroons// data (1) is marked by the bald on-record GR: Visually/ yeah/ it's/ got/ that/ with cases of non-minimization of the "wow"/ factor/ definitely/ threat sub strategy as shown by the bold sentence. The speaker shows his (Cut the macaroon) Beautiful/
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The realization of politeness strategies in sugar/ especially/ in/ the/ meringue// data (2) is marked by the positive Cause/ you/ got/ the/ sugar/ syrup// politeness with Exaggerate (interest, approval, sympathy with H) sub strategy (Eat another one) "Nice/ idea/ but/ as shown by the bold sentence. The the/ golden/ rule/ of/ any/ macaroon/ is/ speaker shows his satisfaction that/ you/ don't/ put/ fruit/ inside// exaggeratedly. The realization of politeness strategies in Positive Politeness – assert S’s knowledge data (3) is marked by the positive of and concern for H’s wants politeness with assert S’s knowledge of and concern for H’s wants sub strategy as (3) This a conversation between Gordon shown by the bold sentence. The speaker Ramsay (GR) and Lynn (L), 27 years shows that he knew what the hearer old, in elimination test of Masterchef planned to and then give the hearer a US season 4, 12th episode. Lynn suggestion. cooked raspberry macaroons and vanilla bean macaroons, and put them Positive Politeness - give (or ask for) in a box. reasons (4) This is a conversation between GR: Lynn/ how/ tough/ was/ that/ Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Jonny (Jo), pressure/ test/? 28 years old, in elimination test of th L: It's/ the/ toughest/ thing/ I've/ ever/ Masterchef US season 4, 12 episode. baked// He cooked chocolate macaroons with a peanut butter mousse and vanilla GR: So/ you/ didn't/ manage/ 12/ in/ the/ macaroons with a raspberry box// mascarpone filling, and put them in L: I/ didn't// the box. GR: Why/ not//? GR: Okay// so/ tell/ me/ the/ flavors/ inside/ that/ box//? L: I/ piped/ the/ macaroons/ way/ too/ thick// Jo: There's/ a/ chocolate/ macaroon/ with/ a/ peanut/ butter/ mousse/ and/ GR: What's/ inside/ the/ box//? there's/ a/ vanilla/ macaroon/ with/ a/ L: Five/ raspberry/ macaroons/ and/ raspberry/ mascarpone/ filling// five/ vanilla/ bean/ macaroons// GR: Good// (Open the box slowly) (sigh) GR: Visually/ yeah/ it's/ got/ that/ "wow"/ come/ on// what/ happened//? factor/ definitely// (L1) Jo: My/ batter/ was/ a/ little/ thicker/ (Cut the macaroon) Beautiful// consistency/ than/ I/ thought/ it/ was/ gonna/ be// and/ I-I/ expected/ 'em/ (Eat one of the macaroons) That's/ to/ settle/ a/ little/ more// so/ when/ I/ interesting// It's/ actually/ a/ little/ bit/ too/ baked/ 'em/ they/ were/ just// they/ sweet// I/ mean/ the/salted/ caramel/ were/ way/ too/ tall/ to/ get/ 'em/ in/ the/ works/ but/ if/ you're/ putting/ that/ box/ but/ I/ thought/ we/ had/ to/ filling/ in/ there/ then/ you/ just/ have/ all/ 12/ in/ the/ box/ or/ it/ pull/ back/ three/ or/ four/ grams/ on the/ was// Annisa Friska Safa & Eri Kurniawan, Gordon Ramsay’s Politeness Strategies
The realization of politeness strategies in the macaroons nicely, he would taste it data (4) is marked by the positive happily. politeness with give (or ask for) reasons sub strategy as shown by the bold Off Record – Use contradictions sentence. The speaker is disappointed but (6) This is a conversation between he wants to know the reason of the hearer Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Jonny (Jo), cooked badly. 28 years old, in elimination test of th Positive Politeness – Be optimistic Masterchef US season 4, 12 episode. He cooked chocolate macaroons with (5) This is a conversation between a peanut butter mousse and vanilla Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Jonny (Jo), macaroons with a raspberry 28 years old, in elimination test of mascarpone filling, and put them in Masterchef US season 4, 12th episode. the box. He cooked chocolate macaroons with a peanut butter mousse and vanilla GR: Okay// so/ tell/ me/ the/ flavors/ macaroons with a raspberry inside/ that/ box//? mascarpone filling, and put them in Jo: There's/ a/ chocolate/ macaroon/ the box. with/ a/ peanut/ butter/ mousse/ and/ GR: Okay// so/ tell/ me/ the/ flavors/ there's/ a/ vanilla/ macaroon/ with/ a/ inside/ that/ box//? raspberry/ mascarpone/ filling// Jo: There's/ a/ chocolate/ macaroon/ GR: Good// (Open the box slowly) (sigh) with/ a/ peanut/ butter/ mousse/ and/ come/ on// what/ happened//? there's/ a/ vanilla/ macaroon/ with/ a/ Jo: My/ batter/ was/ a/ little/ thicker/ raspberry/ mascarpone/ filling// consistency/ than/ I/ thought/ it/ was/ GR: Good// (Open the box slowly) (sigh) gonna/ be// and/ I-I/ expected/ 'em/ come/ on// what/ happened//? to/ settle/ a/ little/ more// so/ when/ I/ baked/ 'em/ they/ were/ just// they/ Jo: My/ batter/ was/ a/ little/ thicker/ were/ way/ too/ tall/ to/ get/ 'em/ in/ the/ consistency/ than/ I/ thought/ it/ was/ box/ but/ I/ thought/ we/ had/ to/ gonna/ be// and/ I-I/ expected/ 'em/ have/ all/ 12/ in/ the/ box/ or/ it/ to/ settle/ a/ little/ more// so/ when/ I/ was// baked/ 'em/ they/ were/ just// they/ were/ way/ too/ tall/ to/ get/ 'em/ in/ the/ GR: So/ did/ he (Lynn)// box/ but/ I/ thought/ we/ had/ to/ I'd/ rather/ taste/ nine/ delicious/ have/ all/ 12/ in/ the/ box/ or/ it/ macaroons/ than/ jamming/ them/ in/ was// there// you've/ got/ the/ colors/ right// GR: So/ did/ he (Lynn)// I'd/ rather/ It/ looks/ like/ the/ piping/ nozzle/ was/ taste/ nine/ delicious/ macaroons/ than/ way/ too/ small// jamming/ them/ in/ there// (Take one of the macaroons) So/ The realization of politeness strategies in therefore/ you/ created/ too/ much/ height/ data (5) is marked by the positive as/ opposed/ to/ too/ much/ girth// politeness with be optimistic sub strategy visually/ you've/ got/ the/ ratio/ right// as shown by the bold sentence. The (Cut the macaroon) They/ cut/ speaker shows that if the hearer would put beautifully// See/ that/ little/ lip/ there//?
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You've/ got/ the/ nice/ crisp/ edge/ GR: What/ are/ you/ trying to/ do/ kill/ and/ that/ soft/ gooey/ center// (Eat the us//? macaroon) that/ tastes/ delicious/ chewy/ flavorsome// But/ it's/ just/ the/ The realization of politeness strategies in end// data (7) is marked by the off record with rhetorical questions sub strategy as shown The realization of politeness strategies in by the bold sentence. The speaker shows data (6) is marked by the off record with how bad the food is by questioning it use contradiction sub strategy as shown rather than saying it directly. by the bold sentence. The speaker shows the contradictive that the macaroon is Off Record – Be Ironic delicious, but unfortunately it is broken (8) This is a conversation between because the hearer force the macaroons to Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Bime fit into box. (Bm), 32 years old, in elimination test th Off Record – Use Rhetorical Questions of Masterchef US Season 4, 10 episode. He cooked a lime meringue (7) This is a conversation between pie. Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Bime (Bm), 32 years old, in elimination test GR: Okay/ Bime/ (come to Bime) th of Masterchef US Season 4, 10 (Cutting the pie) Oh/ dear// Bime/ episode. He cooked a lime meringue what/ have/ you/ done/ here//? pie. (Take out a piece of pie) Ah// Well/ GR: Okay/ Bime/ (come to Bime) I/ mean// (Cutting the pie) Oh/ dear// Bime/ Bm: Curd/ didn't/ set// Didn't// what/ have/ you/ done/ here//? GR: [bleep]//(leaving Bime to take a (Take out a piece of pie) Ah// Well/ couple of cocktail glass) I/ mean// You've// been// to/ a/ cocktail/ bar/, Bm: Curd/ didn't/ set// Didn't// right//? (Pouring out the curd into the GR: [bleep]// (leaving Bime to take a cocktail glass) couple of cocktail glass) Cheers/ good/ health// (Drink the You've// been// to/ a/ cocktail/ bar/, curd) right//? (Pouring out the curd into the [Bleep]/ Me// (Cough) what/ is/ that/ cocktail glass) in/ there//? What's/ the/ grainy/ bits//? Cheers/ good/ health// (Drink the Bm: Cream/ of tartar// I/ missed up// I/ curd) grabbed/ the wrong/ thing/ and/ I/ just/ [Bleep]/ Me// (Cough) what/ is/ that/ started/ throwing/ it/ in/ there// in/ there//? What's/ the/ grainy/ bits//? GR: What/ are/ you/ trying to/ do/ kill/ Bm: Cream/ of tartar// I/ missed up// I/ us//? In/ the/ recipe/ it's/ like/ a/ grabbed/ the wrong/ thing/ and/ I/ just/ teaspoon// How/ many/ started/ throwing/ it/ in/ there// tablespoons//? Bm: Like/ almost/ like/ ten// Annisa Friska Safa & Eri Kurniawan, Gordon Ramsay’s Politeness Strategies
GR: Ten//? as shown by the bold sentence. The speaker shows his satisfaction Bm: Cause/ I'm/ like/ time/ is/ running exaggeratedly out// Positive Politeness – intensify interest to GR: Time's/ running/ out//? Yeah/ H something's/ running/ through/ my/ [bleep]/ now// (10) This is a conversation between Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Jack (Jc), The realization of politeness strategies in 10 years old, in elimination test of data (8) is marked by the off record with Masterchef Junior US Season 1, 6th be ironic sub strategy as shown by the episode. He cooked a chicken breast bold sentence. The speaker shows how roullade with goat cheese. bad the food is by being ironic rather than saying it directly. GR: Long/ island/ Jack// Right/ young/ man// Look/ at/ that/ beauty// Jack/ what/ Masterchef Junior US is/ that//? Positive Politeness – Exaggerate ((interest, approval, sympathy with H) Jc: Chicken/ breast/ roulade/ stuffed/ with/ goat/ cheese/ sun-dried/ tomatoes/ (9) This is a conversation between and/ chopped/ olives/ wrapped/ in/ Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Alexander prosciutto/ with/ grilled/ asparagus/ and/ (A), 13 years old, in elimination test roasted/ potatoes// of Masterchef Junior Season 1, 2nd episode. He cooked beef sliders with GR: Visually/ it/ looks/ beautiful// Just/ black garlic aioli. remind/ me/ again/ how/ old/ you/ are// Jc: I'm/ ten/ years/ old// GR: That/ has/ to be/ one/ of the most/ attractive/ sliders/ anywhere/ in/ the/ GR: Wow// Uh/ look/ seriously/ when/ country/ tonight// Great/ job// we/ heard/ you/ were/ doing/ a/ roulade/ one/ of/ the/ most/ difficult/ things/ to/ A: Thank/ you// accomplish// Why/ are/ you/ being/ so/ GR: So/ why/ the/ kale//? adventurous//? A: I/ think/ it's/ like/ a/ really/ nice/ Jc: I/ like/ being/ very/ ambitious/ and/ alternative/ than/ using/ potatoes// unique// and/ I/ like/ blowing/ people/ away/ with/ my/ food// (GR eat the burger) I/ really/ like/ going/ outside/ of the/ box/ and/ making/ GR: (eat the dish) Uh/ Jack/ I'm// I'm/ things/ really/ different/ and/ it's/ also/ lost/ for/ words/ young/ man// like/ a/ lighter/ option// Jc: Thank/ you/ chef// GR: Burger's/ delicious// they/ taste/ as GR: I'm/ lost/ for/ words// the/ dish/ is/ good as/ they/ look/ and/ they've/ got/ delicious// the/ prosciutto/ is/ crispy// that/ star- quality// the/ chicken/ is/ moist// Pounding it/ The realization of politeness strategies in rolling/ it/ wrapping/ it/ cooking/ it/ so/ data (9) is marked by the positive technical// If/ this/ is/ what/ politeness with Exaggerate (interest, you're/ like/ at/ 10/ god/ help/ our/ approval, sympathy with H) sub strategy industry/ when/ you're/ 20//
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The realization of politeness strategies in Tr: What//? data (10) is marked by the positive politeness with Exaggerate (interest, GR: Damn/ damn/ damn/ damn/ damn// I/ approval, sympathy with H) sub strategy can't/ even/ taste/ the/ side/ of/ it/ because/ as shown by the bold sentence. The you/ can/ see/ it's/ still/ raw// speaker wants to communicate to Tr: Yes/ I/ know// intensify his interest by ‘making a good story’. GR: Uh/ oh/ young/ man/ I'm/ so/ disappointed// Positive Politeness – Notice, attend to H (interest, wants,needs, goods) Tr: Me/ too// (11) This is a conversation between GR: A/ thigh/ takes/ a/ minimum/ of/ 20/ Gordon Ramsay and Troy (Tr), 12 to/ 25/ minutes/ in/ the/ oven// A/ breast/ years old, in elimination of is/ so/ much/ easier/ to/ cook// you've/ Masterchef Junior US season 1, 6th done/ so/ well/ in/ this/ competition// I/ episode. He cooked a chicken thigh did/ not/ expect/ you/ to/ serve/ with romesco sauce. me/ an/ undercooked/ chicken// what/ a/ shame// Damn// GR: Wow/ So/ Troy/ what/ is/ that//? The realization of politeness strategies in Tr: A/ pan-fried/ chicken/ thigh/ with/ data (11) is marked by the positive romesco/ sauce/ and/ spaghetti/ squash/ politeness with notice, attend to H and/ zucchini/ salad// (interest, needs, wants, goods) sub strategy as shown by the bold sentence. GR: Visually/ it/ looks/ beautiful// I/ was/ The speaker wants to criticize the hearer, slightly/ concerned/ it/ was/ all/ gonna/ but to save his positive face, the speaker look/ slightly/ beige-y/ but/ you've/ got/ decides to compliment the hearer first. that/ vibrancy/ from/ the/ sauce// Positive Politeness – use in-group identity Tr: Thank/ you// marker GR: What's/ around/ the/ outside/ here//? (12) This is a conversation between Tr: Um/ that's/ herb/ oil/ with/ olive/ oil/ Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Jack (Jc), parsley/ and/ a/ little/ cilantro/ in/ there// 10 years old, in elimination test of Masterchef Junior US Season 1, 6th GR: (eat the garnish and the sauce) episode. He cooked a chicken breast Wow// that/ sauce/ is/ so/ fresh// so/ roullade with goat cheese. delicious/ got/ that/ vibrancy// It's/ got/ that/ richness/ to/ it// and/ how/ long/ did/ GR: Long/ island/ Jack// Right/ young/ you/ cook/ the/ chicken/ for//? man// Look/ at/ that/ beauty// Jack/ what/ is/ that//? Tr: I/ cooked/ it/ about/ four/ minutes/ on/ each/ side/ in/ the/ sauté/ pan/ and/ Jc: Chicken/ breast/ roulade/ stuffed/ then/ I/ put/ it/ in/ the/ oven/ and/ with/ goat/ cheese/ sun-dried/ tomatoes/ baked/ it/ for/ about/ seven/ minutes// and/ chopped/ olives/wrapped/ in/ prosciutto/ with/ grilled/ asparagus/ and/ GR: Now/ slice/ that/ through/ (slice the roasted/ potatoes// chicken) Oh/ dear// Annisa Friska Safa & Eri Kurniawan, Gordon Ramsay’s Politeness Strategies
GR: Visually/ it/ looks/ beautiful// Just/ GR: (eat the garnish and the sauce) remind/ me/ again/ how/ old/ you/ are// Wow// that/ sauce/ is/ so/ fresh// so/ delicious/ got/ that/ vibrancy// It's/ got/ Jc: I'm/ ten/ years/ old// that/ richness/ to/ it// and/ how/ long/ did/ GR: Wow// Uh/ look/ seriously/ when/ you/ cook/ the/ chicken/ for//? we/ heard/ you/ were/ doing/ a/ roulade/ Tr: I/ cooked/ it/ about/ four/ minutes/ one/ of/ the/ most/ difficult/ things/ to/ on/ each/ side/ in/ the/ sauté/ pan/ and/ accomplish// Why/ are/ you/ being/ so/ then/ I/ put/ it/ in/ the/ oven/ and/ baked/ adventurous//? it/ for/ about/ seven/ minutes// Jc: I/ like/ being/ very/ ambitious/ and/ GR: Now/ slice/ that/ through/ (slice the unique// and/ I/ like/ blowing/ people/ chicken) Oh/ dear// away/ with/ my/ food// Tr: What//? GR: (eat the dish) Uh/ Jack/ I'm// I'm/ lost/ for/ words/ young/ man// GR: Damn/ damn/ damn/ damn/ damn// I/ can't/ even/ taste/ the/ side/ of/ it/ The realization of politeness strategies in because/ you/ can/ see/ it's/ still/ raw// data (12) is marked by the positive politeness with use in-group identity sub Tr: Yes/ I/ know// strategy as shown by the bold sentence. The speaker wants to show that they have The realization of politeness strategies in the same interests and wants. data (13) is marked by the positive politeness with seek agreement sub Positive Politeness – seek agreement strategy as shown by the bold sentence. The speaker wants to show how bad the (13) This is a conversation between food is, but to save the hearer’s face, he Gordon Ramsay and Troy (Tr), 12 seeks an agreement to the hearer. years old, in elimination of Masterchef Junior US season 1, 6th Positive Politeness – Give gifts to H episode. He cooked a chicken thigh (sympathy, understanding, cooperation) with romesco sauce. (14) This is a conversation between GR: Wow/ So/ Troy/ what/ is/ that//? Gordon Ramsay (GR) and Molly (M), 12 years old, in elimination test of Tr: A/ pan-fried/ chicken/ thigh/ with/ Masterchef Junior Season 1, 2nd romesco/ sauce/ and/ spaghetti/ squash/ episode. She cooked a korean BBQ and/ zucchini/ salad// burger with kimchi and fried onion. GR: Visually/ it/ looks/ beautiful// I/ was/ GR: What's/ in/ there//? slightly/ concerned/ it/ was/ all/ gonna/ look/ slightly/ beige-y/ but/ you've/ got/ M: It's/ a/ Korean/ barbecue/ burger/ that/ vibrancy/ from/ the/ sauce// with/ kimchi/ fried/ onions/ togarashi/ fries/ and/ a/ little/ bit/ of/ slaw// Tr: Thank/ you// GR: (eat the burger) Wow/ I/ love/ your/ GR: What's/ around/ the/ outside/ here//? tenacity// you/ know/, you're/ fearless// Tr: Um/ that's/ herb/ oil/ with/ olive/ oil/ But/ the/ patty/ is/ slightly/ dry// parsley/ and/ a/ little/ cilantro/ in/ there// the/ season's/ way/ off/ balance/ and/ the/ kimchi//? Yeah/ that/ doesn't/
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