CONVERSATIONAL MAXIMS IN KICK ANDY TALK SHOW PROGRAM ON METRO TV

This study deals with conversational maxims in Kick Andy Talk Show Program
on Metro TV. The objectives of the study are to find out conversational maxims
occur, the difference between three episodes of Kick Andy Talk Show Program
on Metro TV, and the reason of obedience and violation of conversational maxims
by the interviewees in Kick Andy Talk Show Program on Metro TV. This
research conducted qualitative method. The data were obtained from the video
and transcription of three episodes of ''Kick Andy" Talk Show Program namely
"Pengakuan Susnoduadji", "Berprestasi di Negeri Orang", and "Peradilan Sesat".
The texts were analyzed by applying qualitative content analysis method. The
finding indicated that all categories of conversational maxims: maxims of
quantity, quality, manner, and relevance occured on the interviewees' statement
on "Kick Andy" Talk Show, except Lanjar Sriyanto (the interviewee from
Episode "Peradilan Sesat") since none of his statement violated maxims of
quality. The three episodes are differed by the variety of maxims that the
interviewees obeyed or violated and the way of obeying and disobeying the
maxims. The reason of obedience of maxims is because the interviewees just
answer the questions of the interviewer in the corridor. Meanwhile the violation of
maxims is because the topics that raised by the interviewer influence the
exploration of interviewees in "Kick Andy" Talk Show Program .