A SOCIO-PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS ON PROMISING UTTERANCES IN SOME MOVIE MANUSCRIPTS A Socio-Pragmatics Analysis On Promising Utterances In Some Movie Manuscripts.

A SOCIO-PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS ON PROMISING UTTERANCES
IN SOME MOVIE MANUSCRIPTS

RESEARCH PAPER
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HERDINI PUDJILESTARI
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2012

INTRODUCTION

some way the conditions that exist in

Background of the Study


the world”. According to Levinson

According to Levinson (2000:

(2000: 236) “Austin isolates three

5) “Pragmatics is the study of

basic senses in which in saying one is

language usage”. As stated above,

doing something”. The three basic:

pragmatics cannot be separated from

locucionary act, illocutionary act, and

the context. Sometimes, the meaning


perlocutionary act. In speech act, too,

of particular words or utterances

there are some types or classification:

might be sound out of sense, but

representative utterance, directives

actually those words are correct in the

utterance,

communication. Pragmatics involves

declarative utterance and commissive

five focuses of the study; they are


utterance. Commissive utterance is a

diexis,

kind of speech acts that the speaker

entailment,

presupposition,

expressive

utterance,

implicature, and speech act.

used to make a commit for the future.

Socio-pragmatics is one kind


Holmes (2001: 260), he states that

of general pragmatic branch which

commissive utterance shows about

combines sociology and pragmatics,

promising and threatening utterance.

where it is conducted on the reality of

Commissive

cooperative principle and politeness

speaker intends. In using commissive,

principle which operates in different


the speaker undertakes to make the

cultures or language communities, in

real feeling fit the words through the

different

among

speaker. According to Wardaugh

different social classes. According to

(2000: 285) “In contrast to Austin,

Leech (1999: 10) “socio-pragmatics is

who focuses his attention on how


the

speakers realize their intention in

social

sociological

situation,

interface

of

expresses

what

the


speaking, Searle focuses on how

pragmatics”.
Speech act is the one of

listeners respond to utterances”. Here,

pragmatic principles or the aspect of

someone tries to get figure out how

language

the other people are using a particular

studied

in


pragmatics.

According to Austin (in Wardaugh,
2000: 281) “Speech act changes in

utterance.

into the form of the data of

Research Paper Organization
The writer arranges this paper

promising utterances, the intentions

into five chapters to make it is easy

of promising utterances and the

to understand the content of the


reasons of promising utterances.

paper.

UNDERLYING THEORY

They

are,

Chapter

I,

Introduction, consists of Background

The Ethnography of Communication

of the Study, Previous of the Study,


is proposed by Dell Hyme in which

Problem of the Study, Objective of

he has theory is used to describe

the Study, Benefit of the Study, and

about the reason of speaker using

Research Paper Organization.

certain utterances. He proposed the

Chapter

II

is


Underlying

Theory. It deals with the notion of

theory

in

the

abbreviation

of

speaking.

Socio-Pragmatics

S - Setting and Scene of speech

(notion of Pragmatics and Socio-

It is the background of situation of

Pragmatics,

of

communication setting in the place

Pragmatics), Speech Act (notion of

and time of communications events

Speech Act, Kinds of Speech Act,

scene

and Classification of Speech Act),

setting, or cultural definition of the

Pragmatics

and

Principles

is

abstract

psychological

Notion of Promising Utterances,

occasion

Form, Dell Hyme’s Ethnography of

P - Participant

Communication and Key Term Used

It is a combination between the

in Movie.

speaker and listener, persons in the

Chapter

III

is

Research

communication

(addressor

and

of

addresse), or sender-receiver of the

Research, Object of the Research,

messages. They have certain social

Method

representing

Type

Data and Data Source, Methods of

role in conversation.

Collecting Data, and Method of

E - Ends

Analyzing Data.

It is the aims of objectives that will be

Chapter
Finding

and

IV

is

Research

Discussion.

The

research finding will be elaborated

achieved in the communication or in
certain conversation
A - Act Sequence

It relates to the form and contents

case, she compares between the form

(topic)

the

of the data, socio-pragmatics theory

language, and the vocabulary that

of Leech, speech act theory of Austin

are really used by the speaker, the

(in

ways they use those language or

Wardaugh),

vocabulary,

formula

of

between

the

utterance,

and
topic

the

correlation

and

language

Levinson)

and

Searle

and

theory

of

(in

SPEAKING
Hymes

(in

Wardaugh), especially the promising
utterances. It is conducted as the

variation.
K - Key

following procedures.

It relates to the manner and behaviour

1.

Describing the forms of the data

of the speakers or hearer when they

of promising utterances in some

use a language in the communication,

movie manuscripts by refering

whether they talk freely, seriously,

the type of sentence.

angrily,

clearly,

sarcastically,

2.

Examining the intentions of

ignorance, nervously, crudely, etc.

promising utterances in some

This aspect also includes nonverbal

movie manuscripts by using
Austin’s

language such as body movement.

relates

(speech

act

theory: locution act, illocution

I - Instrument
It

theory

to

the

media

act and perlocution act).

of
3.

communication.

Explaining

the

reasons

of

N - Norms

promising utterance in some

It relates to the norm or special

movie manuscripts by using Dell

property

Hyme’s

that

inherent

in

communication seen by other person
not involved in the communication.
G - Genre
It relates to type, form, or variation
of utterances.
RESEARCH METHOD
The technique of analyzing
data is comparing method. In this

Ethnography

Communication

of

(SPEAKING

formula).
DATA ANALYSIS
This

reseacrh

finding

has

different with the previous study.
The first previous study, she used
SPEAKING formula to find the

and

There are some differences in

forgiveness utterances in Twilight

this reserach and the previous study.

movie manuscripts. In this research,

The

the writer uesd SPEAKING formula

implicature and the politines the

by Hymes to find the reason of

utterances. The second previous

promising utterances.

study

intention

of

the

apology

The finding of this resaerch

first

study

analyzed

expressive

analyed

the

the

kinds

apology

the

of
and

similarities from the

forgiveness utterances. This research

previous study. The first previous

analyzed the intention using speech

study and the second previous study

act theory and the reason using

used socio-pragmatics analysis and

SPEAKING formula by Hymes. It is

used movie manuscript as the source

different with the second previous

data and data. The first previous

study because she used speech act

study and this reseacrh analyzed the

theory to analysis the kinds of

problem focus on form of the

expressive apology and forgiveness

utterances in movie manuscripts. The

utterances and analyzed the intention

second previous study and this

using

research analyzed the problrem focus

Hymes.

has some

SPEAKING

formula

by

The first previous study, she

on the intention of utterances in
first

analyzed three of problem: the form

previous study and this research

of abusive utterances, the implicature

analyzed the form of the utterances

and

especially the type of the sentence.

utterances in in comedy movie

The second previous study and this

manuscripts, The Pacifier. First, she

research analyzed the intention of the

found there are four type of sentence

utterances. And, the second previous

in that movie. There are 24 data

study used speech act theory to find

(64,86%) of declarative sentence, 8

the intention and this research used

data

speech act theory to analysis the

sentence,

reason of the uttereances.

imperative sentence and 2 data

movie

manuscripts.

The

the

politeness

(21,62%)
3

of
data

of

abusive

interrogative
(8,11%)

of

(5,41%) of exclamatory sentence.

Second, she found the implicature of

movie manuscripts. The first, She

abusive utterances. There are two

used speech act theory (the locution,

kinds of implicature from 37 data:

illocution and prelocution act) to find

coventional

and

conversational

the kinds of expressive apology and

implicature.

There

are

data

forgiveness. She found three kinds of

(16,22%) of coventional implicature

expressive apology and forgivness: 1

and

coversational

datum (3,33%) of condoling, 28 data

implicature. There are five type of

(93,34%) of regreting and 1 datum

abusive utterances in coventional

(3,33%) of requesting forgiveness.

implicature: name-calling, accusing

And second, she used SPEAKING

and

and

formula by Hyme (Setting and scene,

and

Participant, Ends, Act sequence,

ordering. And, there are nine type of

Key, Instrumentality, Norms, Genre)

the

implicature:

to find the intention apology and

trivializing,

forgiveness. She found eight of

accusing and blaming, withholding,

intention of employing apology and

discounting, judging and criticizing,

forgiveness

undermining and blocking. The third,

(3,33%) of showing impression, 8

she analyzed the politeness pattern of

data (26,67%) of showing guilty, 13

abusive utterances in comedy movie

data (43,33%) of showing regret, 1

manuscrpits. She found three type of

datum

politeness stretegy: 18 data (48,65%)

acceptence of blame, 2 data (6,67%)

of bald-on record, 11 data (29,62%)

of showing request of forgiveness, 2

of positive politeness and 8 data

data (6,67%) of showing respect, 2

(21,62%) of off record.

data (6,67%) of showing being

31

data

of

ablaming,

criticizing,

6

judging

undermining

conversational

name-calling,

denial,

The second previous study
analyzed,

she

analyzed

two

of

problem: the kinds of expressive

utterances:

(3,33%)

1

of

datum

showing

affraid and 1 datum (3,33%) of
showing close relationship.
This

research,

the

writer

apology and forgiveness utterances

analyzed three of problem: the forms

and the intention of apology and

of the data, the intentions and the

forgiveness the uttreances in Twilihgt

reasons of promising utterances in

some movie manuscrpits. The first,

promising utterances in some movie

the writer analyzed the forms of the

manuscripts. There are 5 (22,8%) of

data to find the type of sentences in

promising utterances which showing

some movie manucripts. She found

responsibility. There are 4 (18,2%)

two

of

of

the

declarative

tpe

of

sentence:

sentence

and

promising

utterances

which

showing angry. There are 3 (13,6%)

interrogative sentence. there are 18

of

data (81,8%) of declarative sentence,

showing relationship. There is 1

3 data (13,6%)of imperative sentence

datum

and 1 datum (4,5%) of interrogative

utterances which showing affection.

sentence in some movie manuscripts.

There are 5 (22,8%) of promising

The

utterances which showing hope.

second,

she

analyzed

the

promising

utterances

(4,5%)

There

some

using

promising utterances which showing

(locution,

teasing. There is 1 datum (4,5%)

speech

act

manuscripts
theory

1

datum

promising

intentions of promising utterances in
movie

is

of

which

(4,5%)

of

She

promising utterances which showing

found four kinds of intention of

misunderstanding. There are 2 data

promising utterances in some movie

(9,1%)

manuscripts. There are 3 (13,6%) to

which showing attention.

command of promising utterances.

CONCLUSION

There is 1 datum (13,6%) to request

SUGGESTION

of promising utterances, 4 data

Conclusion

(18,2%) to assure of promising

After

utterances, 11 data (50%) to afirm of

utterances in How To Train Your

promising utterances and 3 data

Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, I Am Sam,

(13,6%) to describe of promising

The Next Three Days, Vanilla Sky,

utternces. The third, she analyzed the

and Swordfish movie manuscripts,

reasons of promising utterances in

the writer draws several conclusion,

illocution

some

and

movie

perlocution).

manuscripts

found seven kinds of reason of

promising

analyzing

utterances

AND

the

promising

they are:

using

SPEAKING formula by Hymes. She

of

1.

Related to the Form of the Data

2.

From twenty two data of

Based on the result above,

promising utterances found in

the writer found four type of

How To Train Your Dragon,

intention in How To Train Your

Kung Fu Panda, I Am Sam, The

Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, I Am

Next Three Days, Vanilla Sky,

Sam, The Next Three Days,

and

movie

Vanilla Sky, and Swordfish

manuscripts, there are 18 data

movie manuscripts by using

(81,8%) of declarative sentence,

speech

3 data (13,6%) of imperative

intentions of the promising

sentences and 1 datum (4,5%)

utterences are: the intention to

of interrogative sentence. As the

command, request, to assure, to

result, a promising utterance in

affirm and to describe. The

the form of declarative sentence

intention to command is a

is the speaker mostly addresses

promise that the speakers says

toward the hearer (81,8%).

to the hearer to do something

Swordfish

act

theory.

The

It can be concluded that

for herhim. The intention to

most of them, the declarative

request is a promise that has a

sentence

dominant

purpose to ask someone to do

frequentcy that apper in How To

something in the future. The

Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu

intention to assure is a promise

Panda, I Am Sam, The Next

that

Three Days, Vanilla Sky, and

someone believes what

the

Swordfish movie manuscripts

speaker

the

because

conversation

speaker willl do something to

between two people or more,

prove it. The intention to affirm

they usually used declarative

is a promise of someone to

sentence when they are talking

make something clear and there

about what happen in around

is

them.

miscommunication.

Related to the Intention of the

intention

Data

promise to someone to make the

is

in

the

has

no

purpose

says

and

to

make

that

misunderstanding

to

describe

or
The

is

a

more

by using SPEAKING formula

intelligibly and and there is no

by Hymes, there are seven type

misunderstanding

of

conversation

be

or

This research, there are
(13,6%)

utternaces

promising

which

“to

command”. There is one (4,5%)

3.

showing

responsibility, showing angry,

miscomunication.

three

reason:

showing relatioship, showing
affection,

showing

hope,

showing teasing and showing
misunderstanding.

promising utterances which “to

This reaserch, there are 5

request” to the hearer. There are

(22,8%) of promising utterances

four

which showing responsibility.

(18,2%)

promising

utterances which “to assure” to

There

the hearer. There are eleven

promising

(50%)

utterances

showing angry. There are 3

which “to affirm” to the hearer.

(13,6%) of promising utterances

And the last, there are three

which

(13,6%) promising utterances

There is a datum (4,5%) of

which to describe to the hearer.

promising

As the result, a promising

showing affection. There are 5

utterance

in

the

of

(22,8%) of promising utterances

intention

to

affirm

the

which showing hope. There is a

speaker

mostly

addresses

datum (4,5%) of promising

promising

form
is

are

4

(18,2%)

utterances

showing

of

which

relationship.

utterances

toward to the hearer (50%).

utterances

Related to the Reason of the

teasing. There is a datum

Use of Promising

(4,5%)

The reason of promising

which

which

promising

which

showing

utterances
showing

utterances found in How To

misunderstanding. There are 2

Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu

data

Panda, I Am Sam, The Next

utterances

Three Days, Vanilla Sky, and

attention. As the result,

Swordfish movie manuscripts

promising

(9,1%)

of

which

utterance

promising
showing

in

a
the

reason showing angry (22,8%)

utterances, the intention and the

and showing affection (22,8%)

resason of the utterances in

is

movie

the

speaker’s

mostly

manuscripts

or

other

interesting media or data. The

addresses toward to the hearer.
Suggestion

teacher should give the students

Based on the research finding above,

motivation and spirit to make

the writer suggest:

them interest to learn about

1.

linguistics,

especially

pragmatics

and

For the Students
The students of language,

they

can

English

understand about the utterances

Departement to improve their

in many context or aspect in

knowledge

their live and their environment.

especially

of

about

linguistics,

espcially of socio-pragmatics in

3.

For the Other Researcher

analysis the utterances in movie

The other researcher can

manuscripts or other interesting

use this research finding to

media or data. They have to

analysis other object, other data

learn harder about promising

source and data. They can

utterances in the form, the

analyze the implicature and

intention and the reason and

politenes in promising utterances

more understand about socio-

or analysis the meaning of the

pragmatics completely.

promising utterances in songs

They have liberty to ask
the

2.

socio-

teacher

if

they

have

lyrics or other source data.
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