AN ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEECH ACT IN THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING MOVIE SCRIPT

Abstract

In this study, the writer analyzes about representatives of speech act. The object of this study is the utterances among the character in The Theory Of Everything movie script. The researcher used qualitative method in analyzing the data. All of the utterances in this movie script were analyzed based on the concepts stated by Yule (1996). There are four types of representative speech act. Statement of the Fact, Assertion, Conclusion, and Descriptions. My finding shows that there are 60 data that conclude in the representative types. There are 20 statements of the fact, 12 assertions, 15 conclusions and 13 descripsions, in analyzing the data the writer uses 10 data from each other types. My finding shows that; The types of representatives speech act have the characteristis for each other, they are 1. Statement of the fact use utterances what the speaker believe in the case using the fact, 2.Assertion use utterances to make the thearer believe about something but, the speaker assert his statement to use assertion, 3. Conclusion use utterances to make hearer believe and conclude about something, 4. Description use utterances by speaker to make the hearer believe in described about something. In using representatives speech act, the speaker makes words fit the world (of beliefe). The writer found the kinds of representative utterances in the movie and the description of keywords of representative speech act types in the utternces of the characters. Keyword : Representative speech act, statement of the fact, assertion, conclusion,and
description.