Abstract:
The objectives of this study are: 1)To describe the conversational implicature
occur in a drama entitled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and its application in
language teaching,2)To describe the application of the conversational implicature in a
drama entitled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
This research is conducted in descriptive qualitative method. The source of
data is dialogues containing conversational implicatures spoken by the characters in
drama, which are especially perceived as figure of speech. The sampling technique
used is purposive for the sample is chosen based on certain purpose in order to reach
the objective of this research. The analysis of data was done in three steps. First, the
researcher starts reducing some utterances that use figure of speech, second, each
datum was analyzed based on Grice’s maxims of co-operative principle which
include: (1) maxim of quality, (2) maxim of quantity, (3) maxim of relation, and (4)
maxim of manner. After that, the real data are displayed using table and particular.
Here, the researcher analyzed several applications of conversational implicature in
drama. In analyzing the data the researcher finds the idea from the drama that can be
used for improving speaking the students in English language teaching.
Based on the analysis, the outcome of this study indicated that all Grice’s
proposed conversational implicatures were applicable to the drama entitled Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs. There are 368 utterances consisting of 16 implicature
between the four maxims, quantity, quality, relation, and manner. It is 25% of the
implicatures was the maxim of quantity, 31, 25% for the maxim of quality and the
maxim of manner, and 12, 5% for maxim of relation. The researcher hopes that this
thesis will enrich the knowledge of conversational implicature for the teachers and
students who should be able to improving speaking skill in teaching-learning activity.
