Abstract:
This study deals with conversational implicature of Najwa Shihab and Gatot
Nurmantyo in Mata Najwa Talk Show. The aims of the study were to investigate
the types of conversational implicatures contained and to describe how
conversational implicatures were realized by Najwa Shihab and Gatot Nurmantyo.
The researcher used the qualitative study with naturalistic design. The data were
taken from the video site www.matanajwa.com dialogue transcript of Mata Najwa
Show. The result of the study showed that there were two types of Conversational
Implicature found, namely Generalized Conversational Implicature and
Particularized Conversational Implicature. There were 17 utterances containing
the conversational implicature. Those were 13 utterances or (76,47%) belonged to
Generalized Conversational Implicature and Particularized Conversational
Implicature contained of 4 utterences (23,53%). The three of four Processes of
Conversational Implicature were found in this study, namely: 1. Flouting Maxim
of Quantity, 2. Flouting Maxim of Relation, and 3. Flouting Maxim of Manner.
There is one process that is not found is Flouting Maxim of Quality because one
such process is not found in research data. This study is also useful in teaching
learning process such as in teaching speaking because the students will get better
knowledge about how to use language or utter something in a certain situation
