language including odd pitch or intonation, faster or slower, unusual rhythm and stress.
Based on the identification of the problems, the study focuses on the discussion of the kinds of responses that occur in the main character of Temple
Grandin movie and the features of autistic person experienced by Temple Grandin. Considering the research focus, the researcher formulates the problems
as follows. 1.
What are the kinds of responses given by Temple Grandin, the autistic character in Temple Grandin, to her interlocutors?
2. What are the features of autistic person represented by Temple Grandin, the
autistic character in Temple Grandin?
C. The Objectives of the Research
This research has several objectives: 1.
to describe the kinds of responses given by Temple Grandin, the autistic character in Temple Grandin movie, to her interlocutors,
2. to explain the features of autistic person represented by Temple Grandin, the
autistic character in Temple Grandin movie.
D. Significance of the Research
In accordance with the objectives of the research, this research has both theoretical and practical purposes. Theoretically, the research can enrich
knowledge about psycholinguistics study, especially on autism spectrum disorder. Meanwhile, practically the research gives contributions to following parties:
1. The Students of English Department
Students of English Department especially those whose major is linguistics, this research is expected to give some contribution to the field of
psycholinguistics study. Moreover, this research can be a reference of speech and language disorder in autism for their study,
2. The Readers of This Research
It is expected that this research provides them a better understanding about speech and language disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Thus, they know
what strategies to communicate with autistic person, 3.
The Other Researchers It is expected that the findings and the discussion in this research can be used
as a reference to conduct similar studies. It is able to make other researchers to be more interested and more critical in analyzing some movies.
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
A. Theoretical Background
1. Psycholinguistics
Carrol 2008:4 states that psycholinguistics is a psychological study of language. It combines the fields of psychology and linguistics. The psychology
deals with the mental processes involved in language use. The mental processes consist of language comprehension ability to extract intended meaning from
language, language production ability to speak and write fluently and language acquisition language learning. Meanwhile, linguistics learns the origin, structure
and use of language. In addition, Kess 1992:1 defines that psycholinguistics is a field of study
concerned with psychological aspects of language studies. It concentrates on one of two aspects, theoretical or practical side. The theoretical side attempts to
provide a linguistically and psychologically valid theory of language which can explain the nature of language and its acquisition. Meanwhile, the practical side
attempts to apply linguistic and psychological knowledge to problems like reading, bilingualism, second language learning, and speech pathology.
There are three major parts related to the study of psycholinguistics. According to Steinberg 1993:xi, those parts are first language, language and
mind, and second language. First language is concerned with the acquisition process of children. Sleeper 2007:3 says that the language acquisition begins
before a baby starts to talk. It is started from a baby begins to orient to voices, to coo wordless vocalizations, to babble and to develop response rapidly.
Second, language and mind are related to mental grammar and human brain. Mental grammar is essential in communicative process. It is the grammar
that people have in their minds. Chomsky in Steinberg 1993:96 calls it as competence that means a knowledge which people have of the grammar of their
language. Ther efore, people‟s mind is important in producing and understanding
the language, even interpreting the meaning. Last, second language acquisition is concerned with ability to learn a
second language. Two important factors involved in second language acquisition are psychological and the social factors Steinberg, 1993:203. The psychological
factors consist of intellectual processing, memory and motor skills. Intellectual processing is categorized as explication and induction Steinberg, 1993:204. He
defines that an explication is a process in which rules and structures of a second language are explained to the learners by someone who helps them. Meanwhile,
induction is a way to learn structures and rules of a second language by self- discovery. Memory itself is used to memorise some words and accumulate the
amount of speech. Then, motor skills involve the use of articulation of speech such as tongue, lips, jaws, vocal chords and so on. Meanwhile, social factors deal
with the types of situation, settings, and interactions which influence the ability of learning a second language Steinberg, 1993:203.
