ANALYSIS OF DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACT IN THE MOVIE THE LEGEND OF HERCULES MANUSCRIPT An Analysis Of Directive Speech Act In The Movie The Legend Of Hercules Manuscript.

ANALYSIS OF DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACT IN THE MOVIE
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES MANUSCRIPT

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted As Partial fulfilment of the Requirements
for getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department

By:

ALEX KURNIADI
A320110102

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2015

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“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value”

DEDICATION

For my Parents
For my Lecturers
For my Brothers and sisters
For my Friends
Thank you

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Bismillahirrohmanirrohim

Assalamualaikum warrohmatullohi wabarokatuh
The researcher would like to express his deep gratitude to Alloh SWT, the
most kind who has given guidance, healthy, and ability, so that the researcher could
accomplish this research paper on time.
However, this success would not be achieved either without the helping of
many individuals and institution. Thus, his special thanks and gratefulness are
contributed to:

1. Drs. Sofyan Anif, M.Si., Dean of the School of Teacher Training and Education
Universitas Muhammdiyah Surakarta
2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph.D, Head of English Department of School Teacher
Training and Education of Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta,
3. Dra. Malikatul Laila, M.Hum, the researcher’s first consultant for guiding,
supporting and giving advice to finish the research paper patiently and wisely,
4. Dr. Anam Sutopo, S.Pd., M.Hum., as the researcher’s second consultant for
guiding, supporting and giving advice to finish the research paper patiently and
wisely.
5. All lectures in English Department for guiding, giving knowledge, supporting
and giving advice, so that he can finish this research paper,

6. His beloved Mother, Mrs. Rukini, and his father Mr. Kartono , thanks a lot of
your support, love, care and affection
7. His brother and sisters, thank for filling his life with support, joke and fondness,
8. His best friends at Pesma K.H. Mas Mansur thanks for togetherness, joke and
support, and those who cannot be mentioned one by one,
9. All friends in English Department ’11 and those who cannot be mentioned one
by one.


The researcher would like also to express his gratitude to the readers who
want to give their criticism and contribution in order to make this research paper
better. The researcher deeply expects that this research will be helpful in giving
positive contribution for academic studies.

Wabillahittaufiq wal hidayah
Wassalamu’alaikum warrohmatullohi wabarokatuh

TABLE OF CONTENT

Page
COVER ...........................................................................................................

i

APPROVAL.....................................................................................................

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ACCEPTANCE ...............................................................................................


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TESTIMONY …………………………………………………………..........

iv

MOTTO ……………………………………………………………… ..........

v

DEDICATION ………………………………………………………… ........

vi

ACKNOWLEDMENT.....................................................................................

vii

TABLE OF CONTENT ..................................................................................


viii

LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................................

ix

LIST OF ABBREVIATION ...........................................................................

x

LIST OF APPENDIX …………………………………………… .................

xii

SUMMARY ....................................................................................................

xiii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ………………………………………... .....


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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

Background of the Stud .........................................................
Previous Study.......................................................................
Limitation of the Study……………………..........................
Problem Statement……………………………… ................
Objective of the Study…………………………… ...............
Benefit of the Study…………………………………….......
Research Paper Organization………………………………

CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY………………………… ..............


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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.

Pragmatics…………………………………………...........
Classification of Speech Act……………………… ............

Directive Speech Act……………………………… ...........
Politeness……………………………………… ............. …
Context………………………………………… .................
Language Form………………………………………… ....
The Component of sentence…………………… ................

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CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD……………………………… .........

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B.
C.
D.
E.

Type of Research…………………………………………
Objective of the Research…………………………..........
Data and Data Source………………………………… ....
Method of Collecting Data…………………………… ....
Technique of Analyzing Data………………………........

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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION………………

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A. Data Analysis………………………………………… ....
1. The Linguistic Form of Directive Speech ..................
2. The Function of Directive Speech……………………
a. Commanding……………………………………..
b. Requesting………………………………………..
c. Prohibiting………………………………………..
d. Suggesting ………………………………………..
B. Discussion……………………………………………….

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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
A. Conclusion………………………………………………… 126
B. Suggestion……………………………………………….... 127
BIBILIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………....

128

APPENDIX………………………………………………………………….... 129
A. Appendix 1: Data…………………………………………………….... 130
B. Appendix II: Identification Paper……………………………………… 131

LIST O TABLE
Table 1: The Linguistic Form of Directive Speech
Table 3: The Function of Directive Speech

LIST OF ABBREVIATION
TLH : The Legend Of Hercules
S

: Subject

P

: Predicate

O

: Object

LIST OF APPENDIX
Appendix 1: Data
Appendix2: Identification Paper

ABSTRACT

Alex Kurniadi/A320110102. ANALYSIS OF DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACT IN
THE MOVIE THE LEGEND OF HERCULES MANUSCRIPT. Research Paper.
English Department. Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. Muhammadiyah
University of Surakarta. 2015.

This research studies the linguistic forms, types of directive speech act and
the intention of directive speech act. The object of this research is the directive
speech act in the movie The Legend of Hercules. The type of this research is
descriptive qualitative research.
The data source of directive speech act in the movie The Legend of Hercules
manuscript. In gathering data, the researcher uses observation and documentation
methods. To answer the problem statements raise in this research. This researcher
implements some theories. To classify the forms, the researcher uses the theory of
Frank. To describe the type of the speech act, the researcher uses the theory of
Levinson. To describe the intention, the researcher uses the theory of Searle.
The result of this study shows that firstly, the most general linguistic form of
directive speech act in the movie The Legend of Hercules manuscript is interrogative
sentences (16 data or 57,6%), imperative sentences is (10 data or 30,3%), and
declarative sentences is (7 data or 21,2%). The intention of directive speech act is
commanding (9 data or 27,3%), requesting (19 data or 57,6%), suggesting (3 data or
9,1%) and prohibiting (2 data or 6,1%)
Key words: Directive speech, imperative, declarative and interrogative