Illocutionary Acts in The Main Character on Zootopia Movie

Authors

  • Muhammad Fathur Rouf Universitas PGRI Semarang
  • Rahmawati Sukmaningrum Universitas PGRI Semarang
  • Ajeng Setyorini Universitas PGRI Semarang

Keywords:

Pragmatic, Speech Act, Illocutionary Act, Movie, Zootopia

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the illocutionary acts in the dialogue of the main character of Zootopia movie. The objective of this research are (1) to analyze the types of illocutionary acts contained in the dialogue of the main character of Zootopia movie and (2) to find out the types of illocutionary acts that are dominantly used by the main character in Zootopia movie. This study used the qualitative method with described. The data used in this research is the dialogue of the main character in the Zootopia movie. Data collection was carried out in the following step: (1) download the Zootopia movie; (2) watch and understand carefully; (3) focus on the main character’s dialogue; (4) read and observe the movie script; and (5) identify the main dialogue base on the various of illocutionary act. After obtaining the desired data, the data will be analyzed by identifying dialogue based on the types of illocutionary according to Searle’s theory and then based on the meaning of the utterance. In the final stage, the researcher concluded the types of illocutionary acts used and types often used by the main characters of Zootopia movie. The result of the study show that the researchers found 5 types of illocutionary acts by the main character of the Zootopia movie: directive, representative, expressive, declarative, and commissive. The researcher found 110 utterances based on the results of the analysis conducted, where directive is most often used.

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Published

2023-09-25

How to Cite

Rouf, M. F. ., Sukmaningrum, R. ., & Setyorini, A. . (2023). Illocutionary Acts in The Main Character on Zootopia Movie. Undergraduate Conference on Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and Literature, 3(1), 15–25. Retrieved from https://conference.upgris.ac.id/index.php/allure/article/view/4420