used to support the analysis of the function based on the context of situation.
1.5 Research method
Research method is needed in a scientific research. In general, it defines as all of the ways or procedures used in conducting a research. The Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary of Current English defined research as a careful investigation through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge
1952:1069. Research Method related to the study can be defined as the systematic steps of investigation of phenomenon found in movie in search for new
facts and knowledge in linguistics branch.
1.5.1 Data Source
The data of this study is a primary data which taken from the original source
– movie. It is taken from the dialogue between each character in the Soul Surfer movie. The data used in this study are some utterances uttered either in
same sex conversation or in different sex conversation. Soul Surfer movie is an American biographical sports film directed by Sean McNamara. The movie
released in April 8, 2011. The story is based on the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by
Bethany Hamilton. Besides the film itself, the movie script of this film is also used in obtaining the data. The movie
was chosen due to its richness in women’s linguistic features based on Lakoff theory. Moreover, movie is an art in which
reflects the real life.
1.5.2 Methods and Techniques of Collecting Data
The method used in collecting the data is documentation method. Documentation method involves the study of existing documents in the form of
written or electronic documents. The data obtained by watching the movie as well as reading the movie script. There are several techniques used in collecting the
data. It includes; observing the utterance uttered in the movie carefully followed by observing the context of the situation, reading the movie script carefully,
repeatedly and intensively while watching the movie in order to get a good understanding of the data. Other technique to be used is the note-taking technique
to jot down t he women’s linguistic features found in the data. The last step in
collecting the data is selecting and noting the relevant data which considered as linguistic features of women’s language.
1.5.3 Methods and Techniques of Analyzing Data
The study uses descriptive-qualitative method in analyzing the data. Qualitative means that the data is analyzed by describing specific situation or
phenonomenon found in the movie in order to get better understanding of some aspects in women
’s language. Then, the result described descriptively. Some steps in analyzing data of this study presented as follows:
1 First, the obtained data is
categorized based on the types of women’s
linguistic features theory by Lakoff 1973
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Then, each of the type is analyzed based on the functio n of the women’s
linguistic features theory proposed by Lakoff 1973 along with the
supporting theory by Dell Hymes of about the ethnography of SPEAKING 1974
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