Analysis of Directive Speech Acts in the Film Mononoke Movie: Karakasa (Pragmatic Study)

Abstract

This study aims to identify the forms and functions of directive speech acts in the Japaneseanimated film Mononoke Movie: Karakasa. The film is set in Ooku, a hierarchical and closed palaceenvironment where the chosen women for the emperor gather. Using a stressful social setting, this filmis a source of data that contains many directive speech acts. This study uses a qualitative descriptiveapproach. Data collection was carried out using the free listening method and note-taking techniques.The main data source is the dialogue in the film Mononoke Movie: Karakasa. Data analysis usesNamatame's directive speech act theory, which includes five types: commands (meirei), requests (irai),prohibitions (kinshi), permissions (kyoka), and suggestions (teian). The results show that of the fivetypes, four types of directive speech acts were found, namely commands, prohibitions, requests, andsuggestions, while the form of permission was not found. Directive speech acts in the form of commandsand prohibitions dominate as a reflection of the repressive power structure of Ooku. Furthermore, twotypes of directive speech acts were found in a single utterance, such as a prohibition and a command,and a request and a suggestion. The absence of permission (kyoka) further reinforces the hierarchicaland repressive nature of Ooku's environment.