Face Saving Acts of Indonesian Public Figures in Responding to Criticism on Social Media

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10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_42How to use a DOI?

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Face Saving Acts (FSA) strategies; language politeness; public figures; social media

Abstract

Politeness in language is one of the most essential aspects of communication. In this study, language politeness centers on the Face Saving Acts. Specifically, this study examines the Face Saving Acts (henceforth FSA) strategies used by Indonesian public figures in responding to criticism on two social media platforms; namely, Instagram and Twitter. The FSA strategies were analyzed based on the frameworks proposed by Brown and Levinson (1987). By employing a descriptive qualitative method, this study investigated comments in the form of criticism or threats on the social media comment sections of public figures. The findings reveal that there are three out of five FSA strategies used by the public figures on their social media platforms which are Positive Politeness Strategy with forty-seven percent, Negative Politeness Strategy with forty percent, and Bald on Record Strategy with only thirteen percent. The findings suggest that Positive Politeness Strategies were used dominantly by public figures to save face on social media, given their effectiveness compared to other strategies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Neidya Fahma Sunendar
AU  - Dadang Sudana
AU  - Wawan Gunawan
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/02/26
TI  - Face Saving Acts of Indonesian Public Figures in Responding to Criticism on Social Media
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 333
EP  - 336
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_42
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_42
ID  - Sunendar2024
ER  -