The Techniques of Data Analysis

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CHAPTER II THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

A. Previous Research

The idea on writing this thesis is based on some linguistics books that supply relevant information to the topic. The writer listed some of the result of previous studies by several researchers that had ever been read by the writer. The following related research of the perlocutionary acts research was conducted by Kang Qiang with titled „On Perlocutionary Acts’. His research tells us about introduction of perlocutionary acts and gives explanation about the kind of effect of perlocutionary acts in people, the theory, and the aspect of perlocutionary acts. 1 It means his research focuses in giving explanation about perlocutionary acts deeply The study was conducted by Yuanita Devy Kuspriyanti and Dewi Retno Sari with the title „Illocution and Perlocution Analysis on the Main Character Conflicts in An Ideal Husband’. In this study, the researchers focus on the main characters conflicts in An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. This research uses descriptive qualitative approach. As the data, the researchers used the fragments of the main characters in An Ideal Husband drama’s script. Based on the result of the research, they found out that asking, command, and giving explanation were 1 Kang Qiang. On Perlocutionary Acts. Journal of Language and Literature Vol.6 1, 25 January 2013 China: University of Changchun , Changchun, pp.60-64. caused conflict on the main character. They also found representative, expressive and directive, which used by the main characters. 2 P.E Akhiemien, student of Lagos State University, was conducted „Perlocution: Heeling the “Achilleas’ Heel” of Speech Act Theory’. This paper sets „Heel the “Achilleas’ Heel” of Speech Act Theory’- perlocution. The paper addresses that the cause of perlocutionary act derived from the illocutionary act which is in combination with the context of utterance. A major finding of this paper is that previous Speech Act analysis did not give context a serious consideration in their study of perlocution leading them into philosophical blind alleys. The paper therefore argues for a serious consideration to be given to context for an accurate description perlocutionary acts. 3

1. Speech Act

The theory of speech act improves from development of study pragmatics which has known as study of ability in language usage which has to adjust with the context. 4 The differences between the theory of speech act by Austin, Searle, and others in giving classification speech act will be useful for understanding the words of speech act. The theory of Speech act was introduced firstly by Austin in 1956 that was created from his thesis. J.O. Urmson published it in a book “ How to Do Thing 2 Yuanita Devy Kuspriyanti and Dewi Retno Sari. Illocution and Perlocution Analysis on the Main Character Conflicts in An Ideal Husband. Journal Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Vol.1,No.1, April 2013 pp26-32 STKIP PGRI Sidoarjo 3 P.E Akhimien. „ Perlocution: Heeling the “Achilleas’ Heel” of Speech Act Theory’s. Vol.XXXV ,2010 Nigeria: State University of Lagos, Lagos, pp.1-16. 4 Tun Nur Afizah Zainal Ariff dan Ahmad Ibrahim Mugableh, “Speech Act of Promising among Jordan, ”h.248.