CHAPTER II THEORETICAL DESCRIPTION
A. Previous Research
Speech act research has already studied since years ago. Therefore, there are many researchers who worked in speech act research especially in analyzing the
types of illocutionary act. In order to avoid the research from the similar corpus and explanation, the previous researches are needed to review. Here are the
previous researches which explain as a follow: First, the research has done by Eka Nuria Azka with entitle An Analysis of
Illocutionary Act in The Transcription of Despicable Me Movie Based on Searle ’s
Theory. This research is published by State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta in January 13
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, 2014. The goal of this research is to understand the types of illocutionary act which are stated by Searle and to know the meaning of
illocutionary acts. Moreover, the method of this research is qualitative method with descriptive analysis. In addition, the result of this research can be concluded
as the follow: 1. The four types of illocutionary acts have been found in the transcript of
Despicable Me, such as: Representative asserting, concluding, describing, Expressives Thanking, compliment, apologizing, Directives
commanding, ordering, requesting and suggesting, Commisives promising, threatening, refusing, and pledging.
2. The observation of context is to know the situation on the event.
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Additionally, the participants and the topic are really helpful in determining the illocutionary acts as well as in understanding the movie
and transcription of Despicable Me.
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Second, the research which is published in State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, November 21
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, 2013 was done by Lutfiyah Romadani. The title of this research is The Illocutionary Act of Orphan Movie. The research has
the goal to understand the context and purpose of why the message in the dialogues are conveyed and delivered in such ways. It also aims to understand,
describe, and identify the types of illocutionary act in the dialogues of the selected main characters of the movie. Furthermore, the method which is used in this
research is the qualitative to analyze the data. The results of this research are: 1. The context of the situation as background knowledge to assume every
utterance becomes one of the focuses in this research. Moreover, in this research has been found and analyzed nineteen data in the utterances of
characters of the film Orphan that are classified according to the theory of illocutionary acts by John Searle: representative, directive, commissive,
expressive, and declarative. 2. Most of all the utterances are performative utterances. It is an utterance
which refers to the acts or the utterance shows that the speaker doing something when she speaks.
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Third research has been done by Usep Muttaqin entitle A Speech Act Analysis
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Eka Nuria Azka, “An Analysis of Illocutionary Act in The Transcription of
Despicable Me Movie Based on Searle ‟s Theory”, unpublished under graduated thesis Jakarta:
UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2014., p.1-53.
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Lutfiyah Romadani, “The Illocutionary Act of Orphan Movie”, unpublished under
graduated thesis, Jakarta: UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2014., p.1-58.
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