SEBAGAI CERMIN BUDAYA KOMUNIKASI KONTEMPORER

Abstract

In the absence of cooperative principles, human interactions will be far more difficult and counter productive. The cooperative principles and Gricean rules are not only specified to a conversation but to oral interactions in general. Utterances found in the humorous show of Opera van Java are mostly flouting the maxim, both intentionally and unintentionally. When it happens, the conveyed meaning will be different from what is actually said. In a conversation, flouting is often manipulated by speakers to produce negative pragmatic effects, such as sarcasm or irony. Opera van Java actors use flouting in order to hide the real truth and manipulate their utterances to entertain the audience. Moreover, if the speakers deliberately flout the maxim, they intentionally do that in order to reveal some implicature. Therefore, a maxim is still considered good when its principles are followed, as well as when the maxim is not followed or ignored.