The PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF IMPLICATURE IN “THE PRINCESS DIARIES VOLUME IV: PRINCESS IN WAITING” NOVEL BY MEG CABOT

Abstract

The communication or interaction with implicit meaning can be found in a literary work, such as a novel. This study aims to focus on the pragmatic analysis of implicature contained in the novel The Princess Diaries Volume IV: Princess In Waiting by Meg Cabot, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller for adults and teens. The implicature studied is the type, meaning, and function of the implicature. In addition, this study also intends to find out what implicit meaning or context exists in the novel. The data collection technique uses document analysis by reading the novel The Princess Diaries Volume IV repeatedly and data analysis using content analysis where all the data obtained will be organized through tables with pre-made coding. The results show that most of the sentences and conversations that occur in the character Mia and supporting characters such as Grandma, Tina, and Lilly in the novel The Princess Diaries Volume IV: Princess In Waiting contains assertive and expressive and has two types of implicature, namely conventional implicature and conversational implicature.