AN ANALYSIS OF PRESUPPOSITION AS FOUND IN A NOVEL HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE.

AN ANAI,YSIS OF PRISVPPO$IION AS trOI'ND IN A NOVEL
EARRY POTTER AND IIE EALF DLOOD PRTNCE

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PEsuposisi

(l'uggapm) dibald dalm skipsi ini Daa dimbil ddi

rc\el Hary Potq a the Halfrlod1ri,.,. lujm penulis& skipsi ini urul
nensuslap jenis da harM prcauposisi dale ujam ol€h penutu dalm nov€l
rcMbur.

Tsn

presuposisi olch Yule

disuatd mtuk ncdsmlie d0la. Data
bcbas libtr czl^t \mnrL itiuuht

dik@pu&ar densd netodc sinal


.

t^t (tute td*inE k.hnique) Kcnudie ddla
di ahis dense nelo.le pada lrdenatik. t{asil malisis disjihs seum
deskriprifdcns nenpei.aLikdkonlekssehi.ggrmalaDpesuposisipngmalik
obsenation ncthod) a^n Eknik

Ddi n6il penelitio dilendM b,nw4 p€nma terdala1 6 jcnis
pesuposisi ymg dikenukakd oleh vde, yafi Iiirentiul Ptutut11Llitt.4
Stuctural P.erupposilion, Factiw PresLpwsitiaa Ldical Prcsuwosition, l\on
Factiv Ptesqposition, d6 Cotnret Fdttul P4uppatnioh Kc&\ nakn
presuposisi dal)al dmstap dengd ndp€rhatile konlers ydg .d, Dantr
dhinpdkd 6alw plesuposisi dapr nengdgkap kebenda inJombi yms
terkadug dalm ujam penulu.

CHAPTER

1

INTRODUCTION


1.1B lgroundof

the

RMrcb

n*c a

In ,lcltverina infomation, ps,pie ne€d ro
oonveNdion onlains of infomalion lhat is deliver€d
The spe,ler

eys

some

uner

ces


tho

This inlomation could b€nor sbted

an

une@cd.In ihis

cr*.

could be noteid.

speakerasunesb

the prcsuppositions

urtem€ in which lhe infom.rion

e


ndE

bave norc

the

almo$

one oFsupposilion

dd

piof

cd"

co.tains of iwo plopositions

!.r


is m

By rhh udermce.

hc can drive a cor.

Ttis

thrt John hs the ce dd he hs

er

y other topic in pFgnatics exceptin8 perhaps spccci acts

ilsl{hniel

.te r $e

naking


spakc6.llcc

beNd

lhe ordin.ry usage olrhc qord

usge within linguistics Yule (1996, p.26) eys lhrr

pGupposition is @red as a Elationship bchven two propositio.s.

r'.!upp..e.

ro

trong assunplion p6uDposition G aoe

md it is more @noehed about rhc dislindion
presupposition and


be th€ Mse

sssumed, "John dnves a

than ono. However, this crn be a

lilerarurB ihan on

A.codingt Yul€0996.

own.d bydle

lhe speaker ptosuppos.s that rohn is a person tha! exisrs

utteme day

listncr

speaker ro rhc


lbe lislenq will get $mc errain infomltion,

dd

p.25) prcslppos ition is sonething rhe

lirm

conveNrion. Ttris

I dd 4 Md we de using t

01! )/e,he

Frr'on.lip

'

A


scnlcncc

symbol >> lnar

in herp|npo\i.on\

neds

.. Pakick\ dauAhler wriles

a lener

(=e)

Pdanarics is

Lhe

study ofspeakeis meoning. Accoldins to YuLe (i996- p.3).


lragnatlc h concemed wilh the study olnodinE dsconnunicdtcd by

d spcakcr

(or

wneO and intcarcEd by a lislener (or reader). This sludy @ncems with

the

!

intertdation of thc spco&els m@ing in

cln iniuene the ufteBne.ltho
melning
lhrener

ol

Bili

the speakels

pdliculsr conlexl

spsaker. Th€ listener

untucd

Therefore, the

belwed

or E3der will inlelp€l ihe

inre$dtdon known by de

interc$ed ro he s.alrTed

hauu€

the

speald dd lhe list€ner in

odd

re.ch a su(e$ comhunicalion b.tqeen lhem. The lincnq snout
dre presupposilion

fon

ln inrcDEling

b{aus

ignorc scnstics.

A €mdric thcory is
o

I

ihere is no way in which a theory ol pcsupposition cm

rcgardcd

bdic rtrtenen lsi

and pmamatics.lt mishr sal that

s

th.t

bur aho th€

emant ics conccms

d PEgmdios is a sudy

PEgmarics

is trying lo Eveal the m€mine thal is

evenl. These

l|o

il

is nol only in lenns

ol

sy

u

elari.i ol se'ndtic

io

sith findinslhc bsic neoins

olrword
pdicuid

undcfttr d

presuppsnion. ir is mlAledro othcr idpodnt dioiplinc ihai

a

explanalion

firi

lo

uttemnes ollhe speakcr.

is Semantics It is

eddricJ

how ihe context

h

bc de presuppositions. This lopic

l]1crc should bc a g@d undetsunding

sd

oludemccs nedinC expr€sed by rhc spdkc^.

studics conccrn about tnc

msr b! the sperl€A in d

se

nndin8 thal is meanins.

CHAPTER 4
CONCLUSION

ln thn
Pftluppdsiih

chapter, the wriier presents the result

a

lound :n a novcl llarry

Pote

ol dp

dard dulysis ot

nd the lralf Bl@d ftince. Aner

daltzing th. udetucs in thc snth novcl ol Harry Pot6r srics,lho wrirer linds
that there ae six t}?esoipresupposirirnrhat lound in lhis novcl. Thcy

!.esupposnion,

lirlivc

s*n ihat

the six gTes thar

Aicr rie witer

dc cxhrc.tidl

prcsupposnion, non-factive p.€supposition, lexial

presupposilion- srructuhl p€supp.snion,
bc

our

dd

counter&ctual pBupp.sirion. It

pmp.s.d b] Yule in his book

drllad

ol

6

Pmgnatics, arc round

fiften co.lemations in tic pErious

chaprer, th€

srncr nids thal *ch converslion h$ sirnifimt utlemce rhd onkins or
prcsupposition. Thcrc
typ€s

$e

m

fiftccn prdupposilions rh,i round. Aner clssiryins rhc

of pEsuppositio., the miter anallzes what h ihc inlomrllon b.ins intended

Drcsupposition by considering the conlcxl

ll-..lir' rl. nrfl

nd. oL' da,

delivered by the speaker. The
Dresupposnion rhroush

rhere

!

lhal i.nuoes $c conveHtion.

fc.onrer Fil) 1f

wiler

'er(e.

rhe me,ySe

rhar:

@ salyrc dc mmins ot pragnaric

fic ontexl.ln addition,

the

wrikr findsout

de 3 exisrenrial presupposilions or 20% (dialosue

prestrppositio.s or 20% (dialosue 8.

ii

I od

l0),

I

lhar lrom

l,2 ud ll).3

l5 dat..

stactual

laclivc presupposilions or

(dialosue 3, 14md 15),2no. hclive peupposirions or 13,3ol (dialosuc

5

2crolo

dl3).

2 lcxiai

pBupposnions

or lr,3%

(dialogue

5

dd

12) and

2 ouneFfodud

prcsupF.silionso!13,3%(dialosue4andT).Afterdoi.Bijlemallsis,Lhewrirerliftis
thar tne

co

mdins

of those prcsupposnions conlai. of infomalional 3nd expBsive. ft

be pruyed lhal

sharc

infomdion

lho* peupposnions lhrt

$d erpre$ then

because lhey ne.d !o deliver

unered by L\e

ste*er. The sp@lc6

reeli.g and anitude throueh pBupposition.

i.fomation

known th.t intcndcd mqning. Frcm

is

fie

listener already

lle

@ncludes that

rhal lhe spcskea helieve

$is ffirch. lnc wjier

11

every sisniricut unedce thd @nlain a pdupposirion detemind lor exmple thar.

yor (posssive), dogsous (adj{rivd. rensin (vqb), ed
Aner dallzing pr€supposition in tho Harry Potd

inremsative

ed

the

urdc.'

Hrlf Blo.d Pnre,

lhe witer @nclud6 lnar rhe panicipdls or anveNtions sct the pr.supposcd

infomrtio. $at und€d by lhe sp€ater. Tbe naning ol

presupposition

malyzed by considdng the ontcxt of ils ufterece. PBupFosnion

rclol

helps the
ils

be

bc us.d to

lne inlormation lhst conain in rn utle6nce by the speakd. Fudhcmorc, thar

infomarion

h6

cd

c

m

bc dclivcred io th€ Eadc6 by $e miler. Ther€roF, This salysis

Eade* td unde^hd inrdd€!

ow

contexrs that

d

ntuing bccaw

builr by J.K Rorling

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