Trustworthiness of the Data
Table 2: The Types of Illocutionary Act Performed by the Main Characters in Alan Poul’s
The Back-up Plan Movie
No Types of Illocutionary Act
Occurrences
1 Representative
158 2
Directive 84
3 Expressive
23 4
Commissive 12
5 Declarative
Total
277
Table 2 shows that four types of illocutionary act are performed by the main characters in The Back-up Plan movie. They are representative act, directive act,
expressive act, and commissive act. The most often occurring type is representative with 158 occurrences. In the second rank is directive act with 84 occurrences.
Expressive act is in the third rank with 23 occurrences. Meanwhile, the least occurring type is commissive act with only 12 occurrences. Based on the findings,
declarative act is not performed by the main characters in the movie. The two main characters in the movie are described as a new couple who are in
the steps of knowing each other better. This situation makes them employ representative act more often than the other types. By employing representative act,
their beliefs, ideas, and messages are conveyed to each other. On the other hand,
declarative act is not found performed by the main characters in the movie since it needs particular authority and circumstance. As the two main characters are common
people with no certain authority, they do not perform any declaration in their utterances.
Furthermore, the findings of illocutionary forces found in the movie are presented in Table 3.
Table 3: Illocutionary Forces Performed by the Main Characters in Alan Poul’s
The Back-up Plan Movie No
Types of Illocutionary Act Illocutionary Force
Occurrences
1 Representative
a. Informing
79 b.
Asserting 61
c. Explaining
4 d.
Arguing 1
e. Predicting
1 f.
Guessing 3
g. Reminding
4 h.
Reporting 1
i. Agreeing
1 j.
Stating opinion 3
2 Directive
a. Questioning
72 b.
Requesting 3
c. Commanding
4 d.
Advising 3
e. Wishing
2 3
Expressive a.
Thanking 1
b. Greeting
2 c.
Apologizing 5
d. Complimenting
2 e.
Stating love 4
f. Stating surprise
5 g.
Stating condolence 1
h. Stating annoyance
1 4
Commissive a.
Promising 9
b. Offering
2 c.
Guaranteeing 1
5 Declarative
Total 277
Based on Table 3, representative illocutionary act has the most various kinds of force found in the movie followed by expressive illocutionary act. Meanwhile,
directive act has 5 kinds of illocutionary force and commissive act has only 3 kinds of illocutionary force. Declarative force is not found performed by the main characters
in the movie.