Impoliteness Strategies Used by the Baroness in the Movie Cruella

Authors

  • Alicia Tandiono Petra Christian University
  • Nani Indrajani Tjitrakusuma Petra Christian University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9744/katakita.11.3.425-433

Keywords:

Interactive Control System, Diagnostic Control System, ERP implementation, and Intellecual Capital

Abstract

This study aims to find out the types of impoliteness strategies and the similarities and differences of the impoliteness strategies used by the Baroness, an antagonistic character with an impressive background, toward Estella and Cruella in the movie Cruella. The theoretical framework used is Culpeper’s (1996, 2005) and Bousfield’s (2008) impoliteness strategy. This study employed a qualitative approach. The writers collected and analyzed the Baroness’ utterances to her subordinate, Estella, and to her business rival, Cruella, during the business scenes. The Baroness used all six types of impoliteness strategies to Estella, namely: bald on record impoliteness, positive impoliteness, negative impoliteness, sarcasm/mock politeness, withhold politeness, and off-record impoliteness. On the contrary, the Baroness only used four out of six types of impoliteness strategies to Cruella, specifically excluding: negative impoliteness and withhold politeness. The Baroness’ background and personality, as well as the interlocutor’s own background, might have influenced the findings of the study.

References

Bousfield, D. (2008). Impoliteness in interaction. John Benjamins Publishing Company.

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Culpeper, J. (1996). Towards an anatomy of impoliteness. Journal of Pragmatics, 25(3), 349–367. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-2166(95)00014-3

Culpeper, J. (2005). Impoliteness and entertainment in the television quiz show: The Weakest Link. Journal of Politeness Research. Language, Behaviour, Culture, 1(1), 35-72. https://doi.org/10.1515/jplr.2005.1.1.35

Edwards, B. (2021, June 10). Cruella’s Baroness is the best Disney villain in years. Mashable SEA. https://sea.mashable.com/entertainment/16098/cruellas-baroness-is-the-best-disney-villain-in-years

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Published

2023-12-02

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2023)

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