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may use instrument for collecting data but they are the ones who collect the information.
However, the secondary instrument of the research was data sheet. The researcher used the data sheet to note the data, and it was used to help the
researcher in identifying and analyzing the data. The form of the data sheet is presented in Table 1.
Table 1 . An Example of Data Sheet of Pragmatic Analysis of Speech Acts in
Bully Chapter I and II Video Game
D. Technique of Data Collection
The data of the research were collected from the utterances which were performed in the conversation by the main character in Bully video game. The
researcher played the game comprehensively through Chapters I and II to gain Code
NoDirect TypeCha-
Mi Utterances
The way they are
delivered Searle’s
classification of speech acts
Context Explanation
Dire ct
Indir ec
t R
ep Dir
C om
Exp De
c
1DiDir1- 00
NS : James. JH : What? who are
you?
mom I thought you told
me never talk to stranger
Mo: Like I have said before
jimmy, please be nice to your new
step father.
√ a
This dialogue happens between Jimmy, his mom, and his new
stepfather. The setting is in the moving car that is heading to
Ji
y’s new school. Ji y’s o
starts the conversation by asking Jimmy to say something, because
there was only silence. His new stepfather also calls him. But, Jimmy
asks his new stepfather some questions back. Jimmy is employing
a direct directive act of questioning. Jimmy is asking about his new
stepfather presence.
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deep comprehension and also to find out the information related to the objectives of the research. The researcher recorded each mission and rewrote the subtitles of
the main character dialogues that were presented in the game since the researcher was not able to find the script on the internet. The researcher had reread the
transcript of the subtitles many times and classified the relevant data based on particular classification into the data sheet.
E. Data Analysis
According to Bogdan in Sugiyono 2012:244, data analysis is the process of systematically searching and arranging the dialogue script, notes, and other
materials that researcher accumulates to increase the understanding and to enable to present what researcher has discovered to others. In addition, Vanderstoep and
Johnston 2009:258 say that qualitative researchers usually think of their findings as an analysis, interpretation, and themes rather than objective results. The
procedure which were used to analyze the qualitative data should be reported in order to make reader understand and trust the procedure of the research.
The steps of data analysis in this research were as follows: 1.
The data from the subtitle script of Bully video game were identified. 2.
The data were classified based on the formulation of the problems. 3.
The data were analyzed and grouped into their own types and transferred into data sheet.
4. The researcher described and interpreted the data in order to answer the
formulation of the problems.
