Face Threatening Act and Gender Bias in Manggarain Marriage Proposal, Indonesia

This study aimed to describe and analyze the spokesmen's politeness strategies gender bias in their utterances when making a marriage proposal Manggarai, Indonesia. was under philosophy of interpretivism with employment descriptive qualitative design. Six spokesmen three different proposals were main source data. Since researchers participant observers, relevant data notes taken. To support observation data, conducted interviews documentation studies. Dwelling pragmatic theory, obtained analyzed through some stages: reduction, display, drawing conclusion. It is discovered that on record without redressive consisting positive negative type predominantly used as strategy followed by off record. In addition, found use figurative language metaphor, simile, symbolism spokesmen’s utterances. order have effective meaningful interpersonal relationships communication, it is, therefore, crucial we understand what say how it.