AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT OF

UTTERANCES IN TRANSFORMERS:

DARK OF THE MOON MOVIE

RESEARCH PAPER

Submitted as Partial Fullfilment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor

Degree of Education in English Department

Proposed by:

NUR CHOLISH RAMADHAN

A320140106

SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA

2018

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MOTTO

Eat failure, and you will know the taste of SUCCESS

...

Do not despair of the mercy of Allah.

Al-Quran 39:53

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Kemenangan yang seindah-indahnya dan sesukar-sukarnya

yang boleh direbut oleh manusia ialah menundukkan diri

sendiri

(R.A. Kartini)

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Success isn’t a final, it is only an achievement

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DEDICATION

Lovingly, this research paper is dedicated to:

My beloved father and mother, Mr. Mikun and Mrs. Suliyem whom I really loved for

a thousand years,

My dearest little brother, Aditya,

My partner, Nanda Putri S who has given support, prayer and care,

“Thank you for all your supports, may you be my patner in the world and beyond.”,

My second parents Mr. And Mrs. Masruri,

All of my friends who have provided support.

And

All people closest to me, Thankyou very much.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Alhamdulilahi Robbil’aalamin. All the praises and thanks be to Allah the

Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Because of his blessings and mercy, the writer

has finally achieved this research paper as a partial fullfillment to get Bachelor

degree in Department of English Education in Muhammadiyah University of

Surakarta. And shalawat and salam to our Prophet Muhammad SAW, who has led us

to the truth and to the piece, Islam.

This research paper is impossible to be resolved without the supports and

cooperations of all people whom the writer loved. With a sincere heart, the writer

would like to saysthanks to all people who have helped in making of this research

paper. She expresses her gratitude to the following people.

1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko Prayitno, M. Hum., the Dean of School of Teacher

Training and Education of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

2. Mauly Halwat Hikmat, Ph. D., as the Head of English Department

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

3. Dr. Dwi Haryanti, M. Hum., the consultant who has patiently guided the

researcher in arranging this work, provided every time for consultant, gave the

researcher additional knowledge and always friendly. “Thank you for teaching

and guiding me with your kindness and patience.”

4. Dr. Malikatul Laila, M. Hum., the second examiner who has given suggestion

for the correction of the research paper to make it better.

5. Dra. Siti Zuhriah, M. Hum., the third examiner who has guide and given

suggestion for the research to make it better.

6. All lectures of English Department, for being good educators, guide and mentor.

7. His lovely and beloved parents Mr. Mikun and Mrs. Suliyem. “Thank you for

your love, pray, support, wishes, and guidance.

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8. His beloved litle brother, Ikhwan Aditya N, who have being a good person as

best friend. “Thank you and I love you forever.”

9. His best friends, Eka Fitri, Fatkhunnisak and Rita who have given prayer, care

and support. “Thank you so much for your kindness.”

10. His patner, Nanda Putri Suryaningtyas who has given support, prayer and care.

“Thank you for all your supports, may you be my patner and loved me because

of Allah.”

WassalamualaikumWarahmatullahiWabarakatuh.

Surakarta, 13 Maret 2018

Penulis,

Nur Cholish Ramadhan

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TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER ............................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL .................................................................................................... ii

ACCEPTANCE ............................................................................................. iii

PRONOUNCEMENT ................................................................................... iv

MOTTO ........................................................................................................... v

DEDICATION ............................................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................... vii

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

LIST OF TABLE AND FIGURE ................................................................. xi

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................. xii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study ...................................................... 1

B. Limitation of the Study ........................................................ 3

C. Research Problem ................................................................. 3

D. Objectives of the Study ........................................................ 3

E. Benefit of the Study .............................................................. 4

CHAPTER II: LITERATURE REVIEW

A. Underlying Theory ............................................................... 5

1. Pragmatics ....................................................................... 5

a. The Definition of Pragmatics ...................................... 5

b. Context ....................................................................... 6

2. Speech Acts ..................................................................... 7

a. Locutionary Act .......................................................... 8

b. Illocutionary Act ......................................................... 8

c. Perlocutionary Act ...................................................... 9

3. Classification of Illocutionary Act ................................ 10

B. Previous Study .................................................................... 12

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODS

A. Type of Research ................................................................ 15

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B. Data and Data Source ......................................................... 15

C. Technique of Collecting Data ............................................ 15

D. Data Validity ...................................................................... 15

E. Technique of Analyzing Data ............................................ 16

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

A. Research Findings .............................................................. 17

1. Representative .............................................................. 17

2. Directive ....................................................................... 21

3. Commissive .................................................................. 26

4. Expressive .................................................................... 30

5. Declarative .................................................................. 34

B. Discussion .......................................................................... 35

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion .......................................................................... 38

B. Suggestion .......................................................................... 39

BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................ 40

APPENDIX .................................................................................................... 42

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LIST OF TABLE AND FIGURE

Table 4.1 : Types of Illocutionary acts used by main character and intentions

are implied in main character utterances in Transformers: Dark of

The Moon Movie

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AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT OF UTTERANCES IN

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON MOVIE

Nur Cholish Ramadhan

A320140106

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

cholizhrama03@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this research is to identify the type of illocutionary act that is

used in the dialogue or the main character’s utterances in the Transformers: Dark of

the Moon movie. Secondly, the researcher wants to identifies the intensions which

implied in the main character’s utterances. The object of this research is the

illocutionary acts found in the main character’s utterance in Transformers: Dark of

the Moon movie. This research type is qualitative research with used descriptive

method as technique of analysis. In terms of data collection, the researcher uses

documentation techniques and classification methods to analyze the data obtained.

The data in this research is the form of speech uttered by the main character that

contains the illocutionary act. The results of this research is, there five types of

illocutionary act found in the speech of the main character in the film dialogue,

namely representative, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative. From the

98 data found by the researcher, the largest number of illocutionary acts included in

the type of directive with a total of 47, the second representative with the total of 30

data, followed by commissive with 15 data, then with 7 data is expressive, and last

only with 1 data found is declarative. Thus, it can be seen that the type of

iloocutionary act that most often appear in the utterances or dialogue of the main

character is directive with question and command as the intentions.

Keywords: illocutionary act, type of illocutionary act, verbs of illocutionary act

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AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACT OF UTTERANCES IN

TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON MOVIE

Nur Cholish Ramadhan

A320140106

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

cholizhrama03@gmail.com

ABSTRAK

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi jenis tindak ilokusi

yang dipakai atau yang ada dalam dialog atau ucapan tokoh utama dalam film

Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Yang kedua, mengidentifikasi jenis kata kerja

tindak ilokusi yang paling banyak terdapat dalam ujaran tokoh utama. Objek dari

penelitian ini adalah tindak ilokusi yang ditemukan pada tuturan pemeran utama

dalam film Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian

kualitatif dengan teknik analisis menggunakan metode deskriptif. Dalam hal

pengumpulan data, penulis menggunakan teknik dokumentasi dan metode klasifikasi

untuk menganalisis data yang diperoleh. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah bentuk

ujaran yang diucapkan oleh tokoh utama yang mengandung tindak ilokusi. Hasil dari

penelitian ini, ada lima jenis tindak ilokusi yang ditemukan pada ujaran tokoh utama

dalam dialog film, yaitu representative, directive, commissive, expressive, dan

declarative. Dari 98 data yang ditemukan oleh penulis, jumlah terbanyak adalah

tindak ilokusi yang termasuk dalam jenis directive dengan total 47, yang kedua

representative dengan jumlah 30 data, disusul commissive dengan jumlah 15 data,

selanjutnya dengan jumlah 7 data yaitu expressive, dan yang terakhir hanya dengan 1

data yang ditemukan adalah declarative. Dengan begitu dapat diketahui bahwa jenis

tindak ilokusi yang paling sering muncul dalam tuturan atau dialog tokoh utama ialah

directive dengan kata kerjanya yakni meminta.

Kata kunci: tindak ilokusi, jenis tindak ilokusi, kata kerja tindak ilokusi