Transfer Pragmatik pada Strategi Merespon Pujian oleh Pembelajar Bahasa Inggris
(1) Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni, Universitas Neger Semarang, Indonesia
Abstract
This study describes the realization of compliment response strategies, explains the pragmatic transfer from Indonesian, and the power relationship between participants in the the realization of compliment response strategies. This is an exploratory and descriptive study. The subjects were 20 students of English Department of Semarang State University. The data were collected by using a role play and discouse completion tests. The results show that among the responses to compliments, 23% of them are appreciation, 14% of them are agreement and explanation/comment history, 13% are compliment downgrade 13%, and other responses are under 10%. The responses least used by the subjetcs is expressing gladsness (1%). Pragmatic transfer is shown in the low of compliment downgrade. This response should have been used by the subjects in most compliment situations. Status and social factors and distance between participants affect the realization of compliment responses.
Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan realisasi strategi merespon pujian, menjelaskan transfer pragmatik dari bahasa Indonesia dalam realisasi strategi merespon pujian dalam bahasa Inggris dan menjelaskan faktor hubungan antar partisipan yang ikut menentukan realisasi penggunaan strategi merespon pujian dalam bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini bersifat eksploratori dan deskriptif. Subjek terdiri atas 20 orang mahasiswa Jurusan Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris, FBS, Universitas Negeri Semarang. Data dikumpulkan dengan main peran alami dan tes melengkapi wacana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa respon yang paling banyak digunakan adalah pernyataan terima kasih sebanyak 23%, pernyataan setuju dan penjelasan atau riwayat diperolehnya objek atau penampilan yang dipuji 14%, diikuti oleh pernyataan mengurangi kadar pujian 13%, dan respon lainnya di bawah 10%. Respon paling sedikit adalah pernyataan senang terhadap pujian 1%. Transfer pragmatik terjadi pada rendahnya pernyataan mengurangi kadar pujian yang seharusnya digunakan dalam sebagian besar respon terhadap pujian. Faktor status sosial dan hubungan keakraban antar partisipan berpengaruh pada realisasi respon pujian.
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