Flouting Maxim Strategy in Literary Narratives: A Study of Pragmatic in Fictional Story

Abstract

This study examines the use of strategy of flouting maxims in fictional narratives through a pragmatic approach. The study used a qualitative approach and content analysis methods. The study also used purposive sampling for collecting the data. The data were analyzed using Grice’s cooperative principle (1975) and theory of flouting maxim strategy based on Cutting’s (2002). The study findings 31 data that classified into 7 strategies of flouting maxim, such as hyperbole, sarcasm, giving too much information, giving too less information, being irrelevant, being ambiguous, and being not brief. These results demonstrate how authors use strategy of flouting maxims as a tool for narrative enrichment, not merely as conversational deviations. The study contributes to literary pragmatics by explaining how pragmatic operate in fictional narratives. The implications of this study are applied on language teaching, literary analysis, and the development of pragmatic theory in narrative contexts. This study highlights how authors strategically manipulate conversational norms to achieve specific literary effects, offering a new perspective on understanding the relationship between pragmatics and fiction.