4 internet. After that, the writer observed and collected the questions in the subtitle
of The Jungle Book film as the research data. The second step was analyzing and classifying the questions according to
the types and the functions. There were many questions in the subtitle of The Jungle Book film. Each question has different type and function.
The third step was counting the percentage and frequency of the questions in the subtitle of The Jungle Book film by the types and the functions.
The last step was making conclusion and recommendations. Based on the data analysis, there were two conclusions in this paper.
C. Review of Related Literature
1. The Functions of Questions
There are some functions of questions. The first, as the main function,
people use question to request information. The speaker wants to know the identity of some element in the content, e.g.
“Who will you take as your partner? Where has my little dog gone?
” Halliday, 1985, p. 101. When people want to find new information, they ask questions to get it. The questions are used as
information elicitations Leech, 1983, p. 166. The second is question to provide information. Athanasiadou 1991 adds the questions which have this function
called rhetorical questions p. 108. Rhetorical question is a question which is expressing an opinion than asking a question Quirk et al, 1972, p. 206.
Rhetorical questions have four sub-functions. The functions are to give emphasis to some particular point, to consider the propositional content, to give emphatic
5 prominence and to express wonder in an exclamative way Athanasiadou, 1991,
pp. 108 - 109. The third is question to find out whether the listener knows the answer or
not Athanasiadou, 1991, p. 109. The questions are used to make sure or confirm about the information. Actually, the speaker has known the answer, but heshe is
not sure if the listener knows it or not. The speaker asks questions to know the answer is yes or no Halliday, 1985, p.101.
Sometimes, people do not have a certain topic to make a conversation. The fourth function is a question helps people to make a longer conversation Browne
and Keeley, 2012, pp. 20-22. The examples are “Hello, my name is sinta. What is
your name?” “Where do you come from?” People use questions to make longer conversation.
The last is question to induce the respondent to act Athanasiadou, 1991, pp. 110 - 111. The speaker asks question to request an action from the listener.
This function could be as polite request, indirect suggestions, and invitations. Questions makes an offer more polite Leech, 1983, p. 122. The examples are
“Can you help me?” polite request, “Would you mind not making so much noise?” indirect suggestion, and “Would you like to come and have some
wine?” invitation Athanasiadou, 1991, p. 111.
2. The Types of Questions
