Coonversational Implicature of Najwa Shihab and Gatot Nurmantyo in Mata Najwa Show

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