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Rizka Ardianty AS
Universitas Negeri Semarang
Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Speech Acts and Conflict Development in Victor-Creature Dialogues in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Rizka Ardianty AS; Almira Irwaniyanti Utami
Ethical Lingua: Journal of Language Teaching and Literature Vol. 13 No. 2 (2026): Volume 13 No. 2 (2026): Volume 13 No 2 Oktober 2026
Publisher : Universitas Cokroaminoto Palopo

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Conflict in literary works often emerges through verbal interactions between characters that reflect various types of communicative acts. This study focuses on the types and subtypes of speech acts in the dialogue between the two main characters as the novel's conflict develops. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method. The data are presented as dialogue at the key stages of the conflict. Data collection was done using documentation techniques, and the analysis was carried out using Searle’s theory of speech acts, which includes assertive, directive, expressive, and commissive acts. The analysis shows that the conflict develops gradually from emotional rejection and unstable negotiation to hostility and revenge. The initiation of conflict is characterized by expressive and commissive speech acts expressing hatred, rejection, and threats. In the conflict escalation, directive, assertive, and commissive speech acts are used to persuade and influence the interlocutor’s decisions. On the other hand, at the climax of the conflict, commissive speech acts such as threats and promises of revenge are associated with the escalation of conflict. These results indicate that speech acts function not only as tools of communication but also as narrative mechanisms that drive the development of conflict.
Co-Authors Almira Irwaniyanti Utami