Distribution of Impoliteness in a Web-Series Acts Sequences

This research is aim to reveal the distribution of acts sequences in regard of the use of impoliteness startegies by main characters in Sajadah Panjang: Sujud dalam Doa web-series. This research is qualitative descriptive because it aims to understand and explain phenomena that are hidden or little known to people (Santosa, 2021). Further, this research is using Culpeper (1996) theory to examine impoliteness strategies used by each characters in the web series and Gulino (2024) to reveal 8 sequences in the web series. The result shows that male and female characters tend to use Bald on Record impoliteness strategy more frequent than other strategies. Male and female characters found to use those strategies in sequences distribution of midpoint sequence, main culmination sequence, and new tension sequence.