MAXIM FLOUTING IN NON – FORMAL DEBATE SHOWS ON INDONESIAN’S TV CHANNELS

This research deals with the maxim flouting namely Quantity, Quality, Manner and Relevance occurred in Non – formal debate shows in two Indonesian’s TV Channels namely TV One’s Debat and Metro TV’s Forum Indonesia. The analysis is centered on the flouting of Maxims that were flouted by the debate’s panelists based on the side of affirmative, negative and neutral sides and also their reasons. The data were analyzed by using the cooperative principle theory by Grice. A qualitative research design is suitably used in this study to give in – depth description and result of analysis. The findings of the analysis about the maxim flouting occurrences in Indonesian’s TV Channels are: 1) the four maxims namely Quantity, Quality, Manner and Relevance are occur in the the two non – formal debate show both in TV One and Metro TV, while the most maxim flouting in both non – formal debate shows is the maxim of manner which was flouted by the affirmative side in TV One’s Debat, and the by the negative side in Metro TV’s Forum Indonesia. the maxim flouting of Manner were flouted by the speakers by giving long, unclear, and wordy answers in their utterances in respond to the questions that were being asked; or being wordy and unclear with the questions they wanted to ask; 2)the maxim flouting of Manner were flouted by the speakers by giving long, unclear, and wordy answers in their utterances in respond to the questions that were being asked; or being wordy and unclear with the questions they wanted to ask;3)The reason of the occurrences of the most dominant maxim flouting which is maxim of manner is because the panelist tend to speak unclearly, wordy, repeatedly, and blurry and also when the opposite sides discusses the detail and leading questions regarding the sides that they’re representing; and also in which TV Channel they’re participating and what political view does the TV channel share.