An Analysis of Speech Acts by Woody Pride in the Movie Toy Story 3

Abstract

Isnaniah, 2015. An Analysis of Speech Acts by Woody Pride in the movie Toy Story 3,Thesis, English Education Department. Faculty of Tarbiyahand Teachers Training. Advisor:Puji Sri Rahayu, MA\ud \ud \ud This research deals with the analysis of speech act used by Woody in the movie Toy Story 3. The objectives of the study are to find types of speech act and the most dominant type that found in the movie.\ud The research on this thesis was on descriptive qualitative design. The sources of data werederived from the script of Woody’s dialogue.The data are presented descriptively because it describes and explains speech acts used by the main character in “Toy Story 3” such as describes the types of speech acts found in this movie.\ud From the analysis, the writer finds five types of speech act used by Woody as main character in the movie Toy Story 3. They are representative (claiming, asserting, arguing, complaining, informing, and describing). Directive (ordering, asking, forbidding, requesting, asking, commanding, insisting and suggesting). Commissive (committing, refusing, wishing, promising, predicting, and hoping). Expressive (deploring, thanking, praising, regretting, welcoming, and apologizing). Declarative (declaring, confirming, approving and confirming)\ud Directive is the dominant type of speech act used by Woody in the movie Toy story 3 becausethe speaker to get the hearer to do something, e.g. asking, advising, begging, forbidding, ordering, requesting, suggesting, recommending, demanding, insisting, and permitting.\ud \ud \ud Keywords: Speech Act, Toy Story