An Analysis of Positive and Negative Politeness Strategiesin John Green's Novel "The Fault in Our Stars"
The result of descriptive analysis showed two functions of positive politeness strategies such as to indicate some respects and to minimize the potential threat of face threatening act and two functions of negative politeness such as to respect and to minimize the particular imposition. Therefore, the researcher concluded that positive politeness strategies more dominant employed than negative politeness strategies in the novel and the main function is to minimize the potential threat of face threatening act.