A negative impoliteness strategy used by the judge

Abstract

When people communicate, people generally begin with a conversation or a statement that is delivered from the speaker to the interlocutor; the communication has many goals and purposes. A person might be considered decent, impolite, kind, educated, courteous, honest, and so on. One of these characteristics is the language someone employing in everyday life while communicating with other humans. Politeness and impoliteness strategies do not only occur in Indonesia but also can occur in any situation and anywhere in the country. In this study, the researcher wants to discuss the opposite of the politeness strategy, namely the impoliteness strategy used by judges in a court. The purpose of this study is to explore the types of negative impoliteness strategies and the motives behind the judges using the negative impoliteness strategies in a court. The subjects of this research include a recorded video of Richard Eliezer's trial as a witness via YouTube, and the objective of the study is how to communicate using impoliteness strategies, particularly negative impoliteness employed by the judges. The researchers found that there were 3 negative impoliteness strategies carried out by the judges in this trial, namely frightening, condescending and doubting.