An Analysis of Conversational Implicature in A BBC One Television Series: Sherlock – A Study in Pink

Abstract

Thesis entitled ‘An Analysis of Conversational Implicature in a BBC One Television Series: Sherlock – A Study in Pink’ contains analysis of conversational implicature. This thesis discusses about the types of conversational implicature and the speakers’ implications from a television series Sherlock – A Study in Pink. The theory used in this thesis is Grice’s implicature theory. Grice divides conversational implicature into two types, those are generalized conversational implicature and particularized conversational implicature. The research method is descriptive qualitative method. As the result of the research, it was found that there are 11 generalized conversational implicatures and 26 particularized conversational implicatures. From the implicatures which have been found, there are 5 exploitations of quantity maxim, 15 exploitations of quality maxim, 15 exploitations of manner maxim, and 2 violations of quantity maxim. The speakers use implicatures when they speak, yet the hearers can understand, it shows that implicature is effective enough to be used in communication.

Skripsi yang berjudul ‘An Analysis of Conversational Implicature in a BBC One Television Series: Sherlock – A Study in Pink’ berisi analisis tentang implikatur percakapan. Skripsi ini membahas tentang tipe-tipe implikatur percakapan and implikasi-implikasi pembicara dari seri telivisi yang berjudul Sherlock – A Study in Pink. Teori yang digunakan dalam skripsi ini adalah teori implikatur Grice. Grice membagi implikatur percakapan menjadi dua, yaitu implikatur percakapan umum dan implikatur percakapan khusus. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif. Dari hasil penelitian, ditemukan ada 11 implikatur percakapan umum dan 26 implikatur percakapan khusus. Dari implikatur yang ditemukan, ada 5 eksploitasi maksim quantity, 15 eksploitasi maksim quality, 15 eksploitasi maksim manner, dan 2 pelanggaran maksim quantity. Pembicara menggunakan implikatur ketika mereka berbicara, namun pendengar dapat mengerti, hal itu menunjukkan bahwa implikatur cukup efektif digunakan dalam berkomunikasi.