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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
This chapter provides an analysis of the methodology which is used to find data of the particular research. There are six parts in this section, namely research
method, research setting, data source, instruments and data gathering technique, data analysis technique, and research procedure. Research method contains the
definition of the research type that is chosen by the writer.
A. Research Method
In this study, the writer focuses on the utterances produced by the characters in Iron Man related to maxims of conversation and speech acts. The
method that was used by the writer in this study is to answer the two research problems, what are the maxims of conversation used by the main characters in
Iron Man movie? and what are the speech acts used in speaking by the characters in Iron Man movie?
In order to answer the research problems, the study adopted a qualitative research because it focuses on the utterances of Iron Man’s characters. The results
of the research problems needed to be explained and interpreted by the words. This study qualitative research is used to analyze the data and to identify the
pattern of data based on the data collected through observation or document analysis.
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Razavieh 2002 conclude that “document analysis provided narrative description and interpretation rather than a numerical analysis of data” p. 22-25. It means
that the method used by the writer in this study to answer the research questions was narrating and interpreting the analysis of Iron Man. The researcher employed
the document analysis method to apply the method in maxims of conversation and speech acts especially the utterances in Iron Man movie.
Besides, Ary, Jacob, and Razavieh 2002 define “content or documents analysis as a research method applied to written or visual materials, the materials
can be in the form of scripts, newspapers, textbooks, advertisements, and any other types of the documents” p. 442.
In this study, the utterances of the characters in Iron Man movie subtitle are taken as the data. The first character is
Tony Stark who is known as an ambitious yet genius man. The second is Lt. Colonel James Rhodey. The third is Pepper Potts. The fourth is Obadiah. The last
one is J.A.R.V.I.S.
B. Research Setting
The researcher analyzed the script of Iron Man. The analysis was started from August 2013 until May 2014. Specifically, the writer watched the movie to
know the setting, situation, plot and characters. After that, the writer analyzed the subtitle related to the movie. Besides, the writer categorized the character’s
utterances on the basis of theories in the study. The last step, the writer identified
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