Previous Research THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

A. Previous Research

There are many previous researches which have analyzed the study of pragmatics. The first research was written by Ana Laili Rahmah 2005. The research focused on illocutionary acts found in sign language used by Zhao shen-shen: the main character in the Silence movie in scope of pragmatics. Searle‟s theory is used to analyze the data. The result of analysis would be dependent on such situation . This research used qualitative descriptive method. The main difference of this study from previous ones was the object and its focus of study: sign language. 7 The second research was conducted by Jihan Rizky Widyasari 2008. This research focused on the directive types of illocutionary acts. The aim of the research was to know the directive types of illocutionary acts and its meaning. The research used the theory of directive speech acts by Yule and Searle. The method of the research is descriptive qualitative. 8 The third research was written by Emy Hidayatullah Amanah 2007. The writer intended to perform the illocutionary force that was complicated because it was something different from what the speaker said orally and it relied on the context of situation. Regarding the complexity of illocutionary forces, this research was focused on the illocutionary act types and 7 Ana Laili Rahmah, Illocutionary Acts Expressed through Sign Language In “Silence Movie, Faculty Of Humanities and Culture, The State Islamic University Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Malang, 2005 8 Jihan Rizky Widyasari, Directive Illocutionary Acts Used in I Am Sam Movie, Faculty of Letter and Humanities, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, 2008 illocutionary forces in the movie. The research used qualitative descriptive method and the research. The research used the theory of directive speech acts by Austin 1962 and Searle 1969 and 1979. 9 Finally, the fourth research was conducted by Muhammad Tadarus 2007. The writer focused the research in the analyzing illocutionary act and its felicity condition in this movie. The aim of the research was to know the types of illocutionary act and its felicity condition. The research used the theory of speech acts by Austin, Leech and Searle. The method of this research is qualitative descriptive method. 10 From the previous research above, we saw many differences from this research. It employed Searle‟s theory in the study of illocutionary acts to analyse the dialogue of the movie and used other supporty theories. The writer analysed the types of illocutionary acts, and explained the context meaning in the dialogue. And the last, this research is divided into the direct and indirect speech acts category. Hopefully it will give complete and authentic analysis. Moreover, it can give new information and contribution as the references of study and improve reader‟s knowledge of understanding illocutionary acts. 9 Emy Hidayatullah Amanah, Illocutionary Acts in Movie Script of Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe by Stuart C., Faculty of Letters, Udayana University, Bali, 2007 10 Muhammad Tadarus, An analysis of Illocutionary Act and Its Felicity Conditions in The Karate Kid Movie, Faculty of Letter and Humanities, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta,2007

B. The Concepts of Pragmatics