Institusion
Universitas Darma Persada
Author
Achmad Nur Printo, Meydiyono
Subject
791.4375 Film Reviews/Tinjauan Film
Datestamp
2021-11-22 03:43:43
Abstract :
The research entitled women?s language features found in Debbie Ocean
character?s utterances in Ocean 8 Movie, aims to describe the women?s language
features based on Robin Lakoff theory and also to reveal the function of women
language features found in Ocean 8 Movie based on Robin Lakoff and Judy Pearson
theory. This research was conducted by using qualitative method, while for
collecting the data were watching the movie several times, reading movie subtitle
and underlining female character?s utterances containing the women?s language
features. From ten features of women?s language, the researcher found nine features
used by Debbie Ocean in Ocean 8 Movie. They are lexical hedges or fillers (42),
tag question (5), rising intonation (11), empty adjectives (9), precious colour term
(0), intensifiers (9), super polite form (4), hypercorrect grammar (12), avoidance of
strong swear words (7) and emphatic stress (12).Then, there are language functions
served by women?s language found in Laureline character?s utterances in Valerian
and the City of a Thousand Planets Movie. That function are to express uncertainty,
to get response, to soften utterances, to start discussion, and to express Feeling.