ABSTRACT

Indah Fatonah Sriwahyuni, 2024 : Flouting the Maxim in The Late Night with

Seth Meyers on Talk Show
Supervisor I : Dr. Diana Rozelin, M.Hum
Supervisor II : Norra Erisha, MA
This research was conducted because conversations in the media, especially in
talk shows, often contain violations of conversational maxims. The aim of this
research is to identify types of violations of conversational maxims in events The
Late Night with Seth Meyers and the reasons behind the violation. Cooperative
principles theory used Grice (1975). For research data, researchers used five
YouTube channel videos from The Late Night with Seth Meyers. To make it
easier for researchers to answer these problems, this research used qualitative
method, for data collections used documentation technique, the data analysis
technique for this research is descriptive technique. Research results (1) of the 24
maxim violation data analyzed, there were 11 violations of the maxim of
Quantity, 4 violations of the maxim of Quality, 4 violations of the maxim of
Relevance, and 5 violations of the maxim of Manner. (2) These violations are
often used as a linguistic strategy to create humor and maintain the flow of
conversation. The reason maxim violations are carried out intentionally by
presenters and speakers is to attract the audience's attention, convey hidden
meanings, and increase the entertainment value of the conversation. This research
contributes to the understanding of pragmatics in media discourse, especially in
the context of talk shows.
Keywords: Maxim violation, Grice's Principle of Cooperation, talk show, The
Late Night with Seth Meyers