AN ANALYSIS OF TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS FOUND IN THE HELP MOVIE SCRIPT By ANIEK RAHAYU LISTIANA NIM. 200732049

AN ANALYSIS OF TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS
FOUND IN THE HELP MOVIE SCRIPT

By
ANIEK RAHAYU LISTIANA
NIM. 200732049

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2012

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AN ANALYSIS OF TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS
FOUND IN THE HELP MOVIE SCRIPT

SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program
in English Education


By
ANIEK RAHAYU LISTIANA
NIM. 200732049

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
2012

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

MOTTO:
 There is a will, there is a way
 If you can dream it, you can do it (Walt Disney)
 Believe you can and you’re halfway there (Theodore Roosevelt)

DEDICATED TO:

 My beloved mother, Kusriati
 My dearest brothers, Wahyu Hadi K.
and Wahyu Agum K.
 My closest friends who always give me
support

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ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to certify that the Sarjana Skripsi of Aniek Rahayu Listiana has been
approved by the thesis advisors for further approval by the Examining Committee.

Kudus, March 2012
Advisor I

Fajar Kartika, SS, M.Hum
NIS. 0610701000001191
Advisor II


Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NIS. 0610701000001207

Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Dean,

Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M.Pd.
NIP. 19560619 198503 1 002

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EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL
This is to certify that the Skripsi of Aniek Rahayu Listiana (200732049) has been
approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in
the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.

Kudus, March 2012
Thesis Examining Committee:


Fajar Kartika, S.S., M.Hum.
NIS. 0610701000001191

, Chairperson

Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NIS. 061071000001207

, Member

Nuraeningsih, S.Pd., M.Pd.
NIS. 061701000001201

, Member

Suprihadi, M.Pd.
NIP. 195706161984031015

, Member


Acknowledged by
The Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Dean,

Drs. Susilo Raharjo M.Pd.
NIP. 195606191985031002

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, I gratefully thanks Allah SWT the almighty for a great endless
blessing so that I was able to finish this final project entitled, “An Analysis of
Types of Speech Acts Found in The Help Movie Script”
I realized that actually couldn’t complete without advice, encouragement,
guidance, and suggestions. Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to:
1. Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M.Pd as the dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty.
2. Fitri Budi Suryani, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department.
3. Fajar Kartika, SS, M.Hum as the first advisor who has been so helpful and

wisely in advising and encouraging for this skripsi
4. Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd., M.Pd as the second advisor who always gives
advice, suggestion and consideration during the process in making this
skripsi.
5. All of lecturers in English Education Department Teacher Training and
Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.
6. My beloved Mom, my brother and younger brother who have supported
me financially, morally, and spiritually so that I can finish my research
proposal.
7. My best friends, who are always in my side and give attention, support and
accompanies me in every time and everywhere.

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And the last, I would like to express thank to all people that can I mention
one by one. Hopefully, this paper will be useful for the readers especially to the
learners of English and improvement of English learning in Muria Kudus
University. Then, I would like to appreciate any critics or comment for the
betterment of this study.


Kudus, Macrh 2012
Aniek Rahayu Listiana

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ABSTRACT
Listiana, Aniek Rahayu. 2012. An Analysis of Type of Speech Acts Found in The
Help Movie Script. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher
Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisors (i)
Fajar Kartika, SS. M.Hum., (ii) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.

Key words: speech acts, illocutionary acts, movie script
Communication is an activity of expressing ideas and feelings or giving
information to other people. In communication, speakers not only produce
utterances but also they perform action via utterance. In Pragmatics, it is called
speech act. According to Austin (1962), speech acts as the action which is
performed in saying something. He also stated that saying something can be
detected as doing something. They are three types of speech acts, they are:
locutionary acts, illocutionary acts, perlocutionary acts. Illocutionary acts can be
identified using illocutionary force.

Objective of this research are (a) to find out the type of illocutionary acts
used by the main characters in The Help movie script, (b) to find out the meaning
of speech acts utterances based on the speech acts classification on function used
by the main characters in The Help movie script.
This is a qualitative research. The data is the utterances on illocutionary
acts and the meaning of speech act utterances based on the speech acts
classification on function which is produced by the main characters in The Help
movie script. The main data source is obtained from utterances which are
produced by the main characters in The Help movie script.
The result shows the numbers of illocutionary acts that are identified 200
utterances. The majority type of illocutionary acts used by the main characters is
questioning. From those finding, I classified the meaning based on the speech acts
classification on function into five categories. They are: directive (82), assertive
(55), expressive (36), commissive (27), and declarative (0). It can be seen that the
majority utterances used by the main characters in The Help movie is directive.
At the end, I suggest to the students of English Education Department of
Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University and the further
researchers, they should pay attention on the theory of speech act which they are
studying. Then for teachers and lecturers, they should be aware in explaining the
speech acts theory which is studied in Pragmatics. They also should use

interesting media to enrich the students’ knowledge in teaching learning process.

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ABSTRAKSI

Listiana, Aniek Rahayu. 2012. An Analysis of Type of Speech Acts Found in The
Help Movie Script. Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu
Keguruan dan Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i)
Fajar Kartika, SS. M.Hum., (ii) Atik Rokhayani, S.Pd., M.Pd.

Kata kunci: tindak tutur, tekanan ilokusi, naskahhh film
Komunikasi adalah sebuah aktivitas dari ungkapan ide dan perasaanperasaan atau memberikan informasi kepada orang lain. Dalam komunikasi,
penutur tidak hanya menghasilkan ujaran-ujaran akan tetapi mereka juga
melakukan tindakan melalui ujaran-ujaran. Dalam Pragmatik, itu disebut tindak
tutur. Berdasarkan Austin (1962), tindak tutur sebagai tindakan yang dilakukan
ketika mengatakan sesuatu. Dia juga menyatakan, mengatakan sesuatu bisa
dideteksi sebagai melakukan sesuatu. Ada tiga macam tipe tindak tutur, yaitu:
tindakan lokusi, tindakan ilokusi, dan tindakan pelorkusi. Di sini yang merupakan
tindak tutur yang sesungguhnya adalah tindak ilokusi. Tindak ilokusi dapat

diitentifikasi dengan menggunakan tekanan ilokusi.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah: (a) untuk menemukan tipe dari tindak
ilokusi yang digunakan oleh tokoh-tokoh utama dalam naskah film The Help, (b)
untuk menemukan makna dari ujaran tindak tutur berdasarkan klasifikasi dari
fungsi-fungsi tindak tutur yang digunakan oleh tokoh-tokoh utama dalam naskah
film The Help.
Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif. Data berupa ujaran-ujaran
pada tindak ilokusi dan makna dari ujaran tindak tutur berdasarkan klasifikasi dari
fungsi-fungsi tindak tutur yang dihasilkan oleh tokoh-tokoh utama dalam naskah
film The Help. Sumber data utama adalah dari ujaran-ujaran yang dihasilkan oleh
tokoh-tokoh utama dalam naskah film The Help.
Hasil menunjukkan jumlah dari tindak ilokusi yang diidentifikasi adalah
200 ujaran. Mayoritas ujaran yang digunakan oleh tokoh-tokoh utama dalam film
The Help adalah pertanyaan. Dari hasil penemuan tersebut, saya
mengklasifikasikan makna berdasarkan klasifikasi pada fungsi-fungsi tindak tutur.
Ada lima kategori, yaitu: directive (82), assertive (55), expressive (36),
commissive (27) dan declarative (0). Hal itu bisa dilihat bahwa mayoritas ujaranujaran yang digunakan oleh tokoh-tokoh utama dalam naskah film The Help
adalah ujaran directive.

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Pada akhinya, saya memberikan saran kepada mahasiswa-mahasiswa
Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Ilmu Keguruan dan Pendidikan, Universitas
Muria Kudus, dan para pembaca atau para peneliti, mereka sebaiknya
memeperhatikan pada teori tentang tindak tutur yang akan mereka pelajari.
Kemudian untuk para guru-guru atau dosen-dosen, mereka harus mewaspadai
dalam menjelaskan mengenai teori tindak tutur yang dipelajari dalam Pragmatik.
Mereka juga sebaiknya menggunakan media yang menarik untuk memperkaya
pengetahuan para siswa atau mahasiswa dalam proses belajar mengajar.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER…………………………………………………………………
LOGO…………………………………………………………………..
TITLE…………………………………………………………………..
MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS………………………………………
ADVISORS’ APPROVAL…………………………………………….
EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL………………………………………….
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………….
ABSTARCT……………………………………………………………
ABSTRAKSI…………………………………………………………...
TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………...
LIST OF TABLES……………………………………………………..
LIST OF APPENDICES………………………………………………

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Research…………………………………………

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1.2 Statement of the Problem…………………………………………….

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1.3 Objective of the Research……………………………………………

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1.4 Significance of the Research…………………………………………

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1.5 Limitation of the Research……………………………………………

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1.6 Operational Definition……………………………………………….

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CHAPTER: II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Pragmatics……………………………………………………………

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2.2 Speech Acts………………………………………………………….

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2.3 Types of Speech Acts………………………………………………..

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2.3.1 Locutionary Act……………………………………………………

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2.3.2 Illocutionary Act…………………………………………………...

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2.3.3 Perlocutionary Act…………………………………………………

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2.4 Illocutionary Force…………………………………………………..

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2.5 Speech Acts Classification on Function……………………………..

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2.5.1 Assertive…………………………………………………………...

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2.5.2 Directive……………………………………………………………

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2.5.3 Commissive………………………………………………………..

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2.5.4 Expressive………………………………………………………….

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2.5.5 Declarative…………………………………………………………

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2.6 Movie………………………………………………………………… 15
2.6.1 The Help Movie……………………………………………………. 15
2.6.2 Synopsis of The Help movie……………………………………….. 16
2.7 Previous Study……………………………………………………….. 17
CHAPTER III: METHOD OF THE RESEARCH
3.1 Design of the Research……………………………………………….. 19
3.2 Data and Data Source…………………………………………………

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3.3 Technique of Collecting Data..……………………………………….

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3.4 Technique of Analysing Data………………………………………… 21

CHAPTER IV: FINDING OF THE RESEARCH
4.1 Finding……………………………………………………………….. 23
4.1.1 Illocutionary Force Found in The Help Movie Script………………. 24
4.1.2 The Meaning of Speech Acts Utterances
Based on the Speech Acts Classification on Function
Found in The Help Movie Script………………………………….. 32

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CHAPTER V: DISCUSSION
5.1 Discussion……………………………………………………………. 47
5.1.1 Illocutinary Force Found in The Help Movie Script……................... 48
5.1.2 The Meaning of Speech Acts Utterances
Based on the Speech Acts Classification on Function
Found in The Help movie script……………………………………

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5.1.2.1 Assertive…………………………………………………………

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5.1.2.2 Directive…………………………………………………………

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5.1.2.3 Commissive……………………………………………………..

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5.1.2.4 Expressive……………………………………………………….

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5.1.2.5 Declarative………………………………………………………

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CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
6.1 Conclusion…………………………………………………………..

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6.2 Suggestion……………………………………………………………

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BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………

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APPENDICES…………………………………………………………..

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CURRICULUM VITAE……………………………………………….

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LIST OF TABLES

Table

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4.1.1 Table of Illocutionary Force Found in The Help Movie Script…….. 24
4.1.2 Table of the Meaning of the Speech Acts Utterances
Based on the Speech Acts Classification on Function
Found in The Help Movie Script…………………………………… 32

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix

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The Help Movie’s Casts……….....................................................

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The Help Movie Script….............................................................

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