Abstract :
Directive speech acts is the kind of speech acts which is used by
the speaker to get someone else to do something. This research analyzes
Directive speech acts in Sonic the Hedgedog Movie Script by Josh Miller.
The aim of this research is to find out the kinds and forms of directive
speech acts in Sonic the Hedgedog Movie Script. Directive speech acts
is the object of this research. Sonic the hedgedog movie script (2020) by
Josh Miller is the subject of this research. Descriptive qualitative is a
method of this research.
The result of this research shows that five types of directive speech
acts using Searle theory. The result of this research indicates that there
are 82 utterances of directive speech acts. The researcher classify
directive speech acts and devided into five including 54 commands, 11
request, 9 suggest, 6 warning and 2 inviting. Therefore, the researcher
classifies directive speech acts that found into three forms they are 52
data imperative, 10 data interrogative and 20 data declarative. The
researcher concludes that command and imperative is the dominant
utterance of directive speech acts.