Joseph Anderson Gulo
Sastra Inggris, Universitas HKBP Nommensen, Medan, Sumatera Utara

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Expressive Speech Acts Analysis of “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” Movie Joseph Anderson Gulo; Arsen Nahum Pasaribu
IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature Vol 11, No 1 (2023): IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Liter
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Negeri Palopo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24256/ideas.v11i1.3694

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This study aims to find expressive speech acts and the meaning presented based on its categories is in accordance with the actual context in Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie script. This research was designed using descriptive qualitative method. In this research, the researcher used himself (human instrument) as a research instrument, because of the position of the researcher as a planner, implementer of data collection, implementer of data analysis, interpretation, and becomes a reporter for the findings. By using Searle’s theory (illocutionary act), the research results showed that of 963 utterances uttered by all actors in the Sonic The Hedgehog 2 movie, the researcher took 10 samples representing all utterances that included in the expressive speech acts with data divided into 7 types of speech acts according to Searle (illocutionary act) in Leech (1983), with the distribution of data as follows: reproach consists of 2 data (20%); liking of 1 data (10%); disliking of 2 data (20%); blaming of 1 data (10%); greeting of 2 data (20%); congratulating of 1 data (10%); and welcoming as many as 1 data (10%).