EXPRESSIVE AND DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACTS IN PETER-PARKER’S CONVERSATION IN THE MOVIE “SPIDER-MAN 3”

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  • Della Marta Shelviana Universitas Dian Nuswantoro
  • Sri Mulatsih Universitas Dian Nuswantoro

Abstract

This study aims to describe the analysis of expressive and directive speech act in Peter-Parker’s conversations in the movie “Spider-Man 3”. The theory of John R. Searle was used in this study to analyze expressive and directive speech acts. Searle states six forms of expressive speech act: thank, congratulate, apologize, condole, deplore and welcome. Furthermore, Searle also states ten forms of directive speech act: order, command, request, ask, question, beg, plead, pray, entreat, and also invite, permit, and advise. Qualitative research method is used in this study by analyzing the dialogue and collecting data from the movie script. Descriptive qualitative method was used to analyze the data. The researcher found that there are seven kinds of expressive speech act and five kinds of directive speech act in Peter-parker’s conversation in the movie “Spider-Man 3”. The result shows that there are seven kinds expressive speech act include apologizing, blaming, congratulating, greeting, thanking, introducing and praising. Furthermore, there are five kinds of directive speech act include requesting, questioning, commanding, prohibiting and suggesting. The collected data of expressive speech act can be classified with a total of 27 utterances, they are; apologizing (2 uterances), blaming (1 utterance), congratulating (1 utterance), greeting (13 utterances), thanking (4 utterances), introducing (2 utterances),  and praising (4 utterances). Furthermore, there are also the collected data of directive speech act can be classified with a total of  23 utterances, they are; requesting (1 uterance), questioning (16 utterances), commanding (2 utterances), prohibiting (1 utterance), and suggesting (3 utterances).

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2022-06-10

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