Institusion
Universitas Bung Hatta
Author
Alam, Budy Satria
Yusrita, Yanti
Temmy, Thamrin
Subject
PR English literature
Datestamp
2020-07-02 02:49:18
Abstract :
This research aims to analyze the directive speech acts in Furious 7 movie. The
objectives of this research is to find out the types of directive speech act and the
strategies used by the characters in directive speech act found in the movie. This
research is qualitative research using descriptive methods. The research data were
taken from directive speech acts in conversations between characters in the movie.
In conducting the research, the writer did research steps, there are collecting,
analyzing, and presenting the data of research findings and finally, drawing
conclusions from the results obtained. The result of research indicates fifty data of
directive speech act. The writer found four types of directive speech acts in
conversation between the characters in this movie. They are requesting,
commanding, suggestion, and asking. In this movie, the characters used three
strategies. They are without redressive action (Baldly) and with redressive action
(Positive Politeness and Negative Politeness). In Furious 7 movie, directive
speech act in command was dominant, because this movie is an action movie that
tells the story of war between teams that make the characters in this movie often
use directive speech acts of commanding. The characters often used without
redressive action (Baldly) strategy to realize directive speech acts. The strategy of
without redressive action (Baldly) most commonly found in commanding acts.
Keyword: speech acts, directive speech act, furious 7 movie.
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