The APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE POLITNESSFOR TELEVISIONNEWS ANCHOR IN INTERACTING WITH INTERVIEWEES

Abstract

ABSTRACT

In the last two decades, television stations in Indonesia have increased the variety of broadcast programs involving news anchors. Language politeness for news anchors in some television broadcast programs begins to erode from the values ​​of dignity. This phenomenon, should get a solution, so as not to far from language politeness. Language politeness is a subtle, civilized, polite, and gentle language spoken by non-offensive speakers. Language politeness for news anchoron television is very important in interacting with interviewee. If the habits of society is less well mannered, it will have an impact on poor social life, and can eliminate the sense of humanity. This study aimed to describe the paraticipation of politeness in the language of television newsmen in building community ethics. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative, this method aimed to produce data, with three principles of formality, hesitancy, similarity, and then analyze it. The object of the research in the form of two impressions from television stations, TV One and Metro TV. In the results of this study, there was a violation of the principle of formalities by both news anchors, it means that there was no language politeness. And on the principle of indecision, the two presenters of the news showed language politeness. Then, on the principle of similarity, one of the presenter of Metro TV violated the politeness of language and news anchorof TV One had language politeness. Thus, it is needed attention and participation of television news anchors for better language politeness, because it will affect society ethics.