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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelThe writer chooses this topic because there is a assumption that
someone?s language can somehow reflect the person?s personality. From this
assumption, the writer assumes that the use of politeness strategies and their
functions can reflect the personalities of Rachel, Phoebe and Monica in television
series Friends. In order to prove this assumption, the writer wants to know the
politeness strategies that they use the most and the function that mostly underlies
their speech. Through the theory of politeness strategies by Brown and Levinson
(1987) and Holmes (1992), functions of speech by van Ek (1976), and the criteria
of personality traits by Lundin (1969), the writer analyzes this problem. In
analyzing this topic the writer uses descriptive research and qualitative approach
because it needs description and thorough analysis to answer the question of the
problem. From the analysis, the writer finds that some traits can be drawn from
their uses of politeness strategies and the function of their speech, which
correspond with the criteria of personality. The writer finally concludes that
Rachel has the tendency to be a dramatic person, while Phoebe tends to be a
rationalist and Monica can be said as an idealist with a little influence of
rationalist. Basically, the writer concludes that the use of politeness strategies and
the function of someone?s speech can really help identifying the person?s
personality, although it is only in general.