AN ANALYSIS OF EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS USED BY

DAVE AND AUBREY IN THE FIRST TIME MOVIE

A THESIS

Dian Irawati
2013002162

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHING AND TRAINING EDUCATION
SARJANAWIYATA TAMANSISWA UNIVERSITY
YOGYAKARTA
2018
 MOTTOS

“I cannot change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always
reach my destination.”

Jimmy Dean

“Do not watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going on”

Sam Levenson

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

Confucius

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 DEDICATION

This thesis is proudly dedicated to:

My beloved parents, Sugiyanta and Giyanti,“Thank you for your greatest

love, endless prayers, advice, sacrifice, motivation, caring and support, both

materially and spiritually.”

My lovely brother and my sister, Galih Sungkowo and Cacik Rahmawati,

“Thank you for your love, prayers, supports and motivations. I am so lucky

to have you in my life.”

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 ACKNOWLEDMENTS

Alhamdullilahirobbil’alamin, praise be to Allah SWT, the Almighty,

the Most Merciful and the Compassionate because of His blessing and

guidance, the researcher could finish this thesis. Shalawat and Salam are also

addressed to the messenger of Allah, Muhammad SAW, who has guided us

along with man kind till the end of time.

In accomplishing the research, the researcher is indebted to a lot of

people for their guidance, assistance, support and help. The researcher would

like to express her respect and to extend her deepest sincere gratitude to:

1. Drs. H. Pardimin, M.Pd., Ph.D., as the Rector of Sarjanawiyata

Tamansiswa University.

2. Nanang Bagus Subekti, S.Pd.,M. Ed.as the Dean of Faculty of

Teachers Training and Education of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

University.

3. Anselmus Sudirman, S.Pd., M. Hum as the Head of English Education

Study Program of Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University

4. Dr. Imam Ghozali, M.Sc., as the first consultant who has guided the

researcher with his encouragement, ideas, advices, motivation,

kindness, patience, and his valuable time in correcting every part of

this thesis.

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5. Estri Oktarena I, M.A, as the second consultant who has guided the

researcher with her encouragement, ideas, advices, motivation,

kindness, patience, and her valuable time in correcting every part of

this thesis.

6. All lecturers of English Education Study Program of the Faculty of

Teachers Training and Education of Sarjanawiyata Tamansisa

University.

7. A man with the hardest backbone in the world, MY FATHER:

Sugiyanta.

8. A woman whom I could smell the heaven beneath her feet, MY

MOTHER: Giyanti.

9. The siblings who always on fire, MY BROTHER AND MY

SISTER: Galih Sungkowo and Cacik Rahmawati.

10. My BIG FAMILIES, who always guide me to right path, teaching me

for better life, my grandparents, my aunts, my uncles, my cousins, etc.

11. The best supporters who always create wonderful moments in my life:

 My beloved best friends: Riri Kumalasari S.SOS, Umi

Andriyani, Rizki Adisti Noviasari, Kristyaningrum, Anuj

Dubey, and Nanda Sanjaya.

 My deary best friends: Amera, Arti Setyasih, Ayu Orizya,

Candra, Cloudia, Dwi Putri S, Dwi Yunia S, Ester Hanna Br.

Sembiring, Jeni Fajaryanti, Meilani Pradaningtyas, Natalia

Makatita, Nurul Fitri, Rahma Putri Y, Rifatul S, Sri Wahyuni,

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 Tiarma Riana Bakkara, and Zakia Nur Suciati. Thank you for

support, togetherness, and friendship, and the experiences and

memories we create together.

 My unforgettable friends: Agnes Lolkari, Dendi Irawan,

Demson Bakkara, Desi Eka, Heral Bislam, Ihsan Saneri, Joko

Pramono, Labib, Mutoharoh, Rizal, and Yohanes W. Radjan.

 My memorable friends when I was doing my KKN: Alinnia

Bella, Attan Gandhi, C. Dhiniarty, Eka Febri, Elsa Nana,

Ferdinandus, Galih Ismantara, Istiharah, Pawit, Riski Sudewo,

and Wahyu Handayani.

Finally, the researcher hopes this thesis will be useful for education,

especially English Language Education Department. However, she realizes

that this thesis is still far from being perfect. Therefore, she always expects

constructive criticisms, suggestions and feedback for the improvement of this

thesis.

Yogyakarta, May 25th 2018

Dian Irawati

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER SHEET ................................................................................................

APPROVAL SHEET ........................................................................................ i

RATIFICATION............................................................................................... ii

STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY............................................................. iii

MOTTOS ........................................................................................................... iv

DEDICATION................................................................................................... v

ACKNOWLEGMENTS ................................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. ix

LIST OF APPENDICES .................................................................................. xi

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

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 1

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

B. Identification of the Problem .................................................................... 6
C. Limitation of the Problem ......................................................................... 8
D. Formulation of the Problem ...................................................................... 8
E. Objectives of the Study ............................................................................. 9
F. Significance of the Study .......................................................................... 9

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW ...................................................... 10

A. Theoretical Review ................................................................................... 10

1. Language ........................................................................................... 10
2. Sociolinguistics.................................................................................. 11
3. Pragmatics ......................................................................................... 14
4. Speech Acts ....................................................................................... 15
5. Expressive Speech Acts ..................................................................... 24
6. Language Functions of Expressive Speech Acts ............................... 28

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 7. Movie................................................................................................. 34
8. The First Time Movie ........................................................................ 35
B. Review of Previous Research ................................................................... 36
C. Conceptual Framework ............................................................................. 37

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................ 40

A. Research Type .......................................................................................... 40

B. Research Setting........................................................................................ 41
C. Data and Data Source................................................................................ 43
D. Research Instrument ................................................................................. 43
E. Data Collection Technique........................................................................ 45
F. Data Analysis Technique and Procedure ................................................. 45

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSIONS ....................... 55

A. Findings .................................................................................................... 55
1. Types of Expressive Speech Acts ....................................................... 55
2. Most Dominant of Expressive Speech Acts ........................................ 57
3. Functions of Expressive Speech Acts ................................................. 57
B. Discussion ................................................................................................ 65
1. Types of Expressive Speech Acts ....................................................... 65
2. Functions of Expressive Speech Acts ................................................. 81

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS .................................... 91

A. Conclusion ............................................................................................... 91
B. Suggestion .............................................................................................. 93

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................... 94

APPENDICES ..................................................................................................... 96

A. Appendix 1.............................................................................................. 96
B. Appendix 2 ........................................................................................... 134

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 LIST OF APPENDICES

1. Appendix 1. Types and Functions of Expressive Speech Acts Used by

Dave and Aubrey in The First Time Movie.

2. Appendix 2. Transcription of The First Time Movie.

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 ABSTRACT

Dian Irawati. 2013002162. An Analysis of Expressive Speech Acts

Used by Dave and Aubrey in The First Time Movie. A Thesis: English
Education Study Program. Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa University Yogyakarta,
2018.

This research aims to analyze the expressive speech acts in utterances

used by Dave and Aubrey of The First Time movie. The objectives of this
research are to describe types of expressive speech acts used by Dave and
Aubrey, most dominant of expressive speech acts, and functions of expressive
speech acts.

This research used discourse analysis as the research method. The data
were collected from the utterances of the two main characters, Dave and
Aubrey by (1) downloading the movie, (2) watching the movie, (3) reading the
transcript, (4) note taking and sorting. The researcher used Searle and Austin
theories of Expressive Speech Acts to analyze the data. The analysis was
conducted by (1) identifying the data, (2) coding the data, (3) classifying the
data, and (4) analyzing the data.

The results of this study are presented as follows; (1) the first result is
there are types of expressive speech acts used by Dave and Aubrey. Firstly,
the expressive speech acts of praising 15 times, the expressive speech acts of
apologizing 9 times , the expressive speech acts of regretting and thanking 7
times, the expressive speech acts of forgiving 5 times , the expressive speech
acts of lamenting 4 times , the expressive speech acts of expressing joy 3
times. Lastly, the expressive speech acts of blaming and boasting 2 times. (2)
The second result is the most dominant of expressive speech acts used by
Dave and Aubrey. The expressive speech acts of praising gains the highest
rank. It occurs 15 times. It means that the two main characters often use this
type of expressive speech acts in their utterances. (3) The third result is that all
functions of expressive speech acts used by Dave and Aubrey of The First
Time movie. In this case, they use expressing degrees of certainty, expressing
obligation, expressing ability/inability to do something, expressing
pleasure/happiness, expressing liking, expressing satisfaction, reacting to an
expression of gratitude, offering an apology, accepting an apology, and
expressing regret/sympathy.

Keywords: Expressive Speech Acts, Functions of Speech Acts, Discourse

Analysis

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