AN ANALYSIS OF ANGRY EXPRESSION FOUND IN SUPERNANNY TV SHOW

Abstract

Abstract
The purpose of this research is to describe the types and functions of angry expression used in Supernanny TV show. Data were collected from three videos of angry expression found in Supernanny TV show. Data were analyzed by using the theory of George Yule “speech act. Based on the analysis, two type of speech act are found. They are direct and indirect speech act. The type of speech act which is always used in Supernanny TV show is direct speech act. Then, from five function of speech act directive, declarative, representative, expressive and commisive, the writer found that the directive is function of speech is the mostly used in Angry expression of Supernanny TV show. Key Words: Angry Expression, Supernanny TV Show, Speech Act.
Background
TV show also called as TV program is the main part of television broadcast. By TV show, many people can enjoy many entertainments. Not only that, by TV show people also get many benefits such as get information, education and knowledge. The TV show can form news, reality show, talk show, quiz and etc. The TV show should have program that is very interesting and entertaining in order the audience attract to watch the TV show.
One of the program which is very interesting, entertaining and contains education values is Supernanny TV show. Supernanny is a famous reality show in
England and America. This reality show has purpose to help a family that has problem with their children. The problems are the naughty and difficult controlled of children who make their parent anger, frustration and stress. Besides that, In Supernanny TV show, people can see the situation and condition by various emotional expression such as sad, happy, love, angry and etc, but the most dominant of emotional expression that showed by this program is angry expression. It is angry expression between parent and children and on the contrary between children and parent.
Anger is a form of emotion. Barnhart (1972) explains that joy, grief, fear,
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hate, love, anger and excitement are emotions .Emotion is part of human being that can’t be separated from their life. To show their emotion people can show it by communication. It helps people to express their emotion. But, different people have different way to express their emotion. According to Yanti (2013) emotion can be expressed verbally (words), and nonverbally (such as behavior, gestures, tone of voice. It means that, in expressing their anger people can express by using words or utterances and can also express by using behavior, gesture and tone of voice like using high intonation that identify that someone is angry. But in this research, the writer just analyzes the angry expression by using words or utterances. It caused by using words people can express their feeling clearly and it can also be more easily to be understood by other or hearer. It is also used to avoid misunderstanding or misinterpretation between speaker and hearer.
Moreover, in expressing anger by using word or utterance people can express through direct and indirect. If there is direct relation between structure and function it called direct speech act. Then, if there is indirect relation between structures and function called indirect speech act. On the other hand, in using direct speech act, people try to utter something by using literal meaning. Then if people try to using indirect speech act in expressing their anger, it means that they try to utter something by using different meaning. For example, if people utter something by using interrogative it does not mean that they use it to ask question but more than that the interrogative can use to give command or request. Actually it is enough difficult to analyze the direct and indirect speech act in the utterance. It is caused sometime people can use both in their communication.
Angry expression actually is included in speech act. According to Yule (1996:47) action performed via utterances are generally called speech act. It means that in express their emotions like express their anger, people do not only produce utterance that contain with words and grammatical structure but they also perform actions via utterances. And also in expressing their anger people do not just convey the utterance that contain with anger words but more than that there are function and purpose in their utterance such as making of a statement, request, command, offer, promise, etc.
Based on phenomena above the writer is attracted to analyze the type of speech act and the function of speech act found in Supernanny TV show. The reason why writer choose the data from Supernanny TV show is because Supernanny TV show is the famous reality show in England and America and also in Supernanny TV show the are many
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emotional expression especially angry expression that are used.
Methodology
In this research the writer uses qualitative as type of analyzing the research. In collecting data, the writer uses observation method .The data were taken from video of YouTube Supernanny TV show.
Result and Discussion
In analyzing data the writer uses the theory by Yule (1996). The writer analyzes about the type of speech act and the function of speech act. According to Yule, there are two types of speech act .They are direct speech act and in direct speech act. And then, there are five function of speech act. They are declarative, representative, expressive, directive and commisive.
The data of this research is taken from Supernanny TV show. The writer takes the data from three videos of Supernanny TV show. They are episode of Minyon family, Cooke family and Jeans family. This analysis is started by describing the context first then try to analyze type and function of speech act that are used.
Direct Speech Act
Direct speech act is type of speech act that has direct relationship between a structure and a function of the sentence.
It can be seen in the following example:
Frank: We're going to a bad spot with this whole homework thing.
Frank Patrick: Because I don't know how to write an A.
Frank: Frank, start your homework up and now!
Frank Patrick: Then let me write my A.
This conversation is from Minyon family. This conversation occurred when Frank Patrick accompanies his son to do his homework. Frank Patrick tries to teach her son (Frank) in order he can make his homework correctly. While Frank does his homework, he always makes mistakes. It makes his father told him to make up properly. But Frank does not accept that. He just protests to his father that he does not know how to write his homework. It makes Frank says Frank, start your homework up and now! this utterance is angry expression of Frank. It can be seen from intonation that used by Frank. He uses high intonation to give command to his son. It also can be seen from facial expression of Frank that shows that he is angry to her son.
From utterance of Frank , it can be analyzed that the structure of sentence is imperative. It can be seen from the structure of the sentence above that has characteristics
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using verb in the beginning and also there is command mark in the end. Besides that the imperative above is used to give command. Generally the imperative has function to make a command. Because the sentence above has the same structure and function it called direct speech act. And it also can be seen from the angry expression of Frank that gives direct instruction to his son.
The function of angry expression from Frank’s utterance is directive. Directive is kind of speech act that is used by speaker to get someone to do something. From utterance above can be seen that the utterance of frank is used to get her son to do something. He tries to give command to his son in order doing his homework.
Besides, the data above, direct speech act can also have different function. For example :
Denise: Meghan! Meghan, will you listen to me? Meghan
Meghan : Mum, shut up!
Denise: Please don't talk to me like that.
Meghann: You tell me not to shout, and you shout.
This utterance is from Cooke family. The conversation above is occurred in Meghan bed room. In that room, Denise try to give advice to Meghan in order she does not shout when she talks with her mom. But Meghan does not accept that, instead she blames her mom who shouts. It makes Meghan utters You tell me not to shout, and you shout this utterance is a form of Meghan’s angry expression. It can be seen from intonation and that used by Meghan that uses high intonation and it also can be seen from her facial expression that prove that she is angry.
From the angry expression of Meghan, it can be analyzed that it is declarative structure. It caused the declarative above has characteristic using subject in the beginning and has predicate after subject. Besides that the declarative above is used to make statement. Generally the declarative has function to make a statement. Because the sentence above has the same structure and function it called direct speech act.
The function of the utterance from Meghan is representative. It is caused Meghan states a fact. She says that Denise asks her to not shout but in fact her mother shout. Representative is kind of speech act that state what speaker believes such as statement of fact, assertion, conclusion and etc.
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Indirect Speech Act
Indirect speech act is type of speech act that has indirect relationship between structure and function of the sentence. It can be seen in following example:
Denise: I get angry. I don't know how to nip it in the bud. I don't know how to handle it.
Denise: Will you stop swinging it!
Meghan: No! That's what you do with it!
This conversation is from Cooke family. It occurred while Denise and her daughter Meghan is going to school by go on foot. In their trip, Meghan is playing her toy by getting of swinging her toy. It makes her mom says Will you stop swinging it! This utterance is angry expression of Denise. It can be seen from intonation of Denise that uses high intonation that is used to ask Meghan in order stop swinging her toy.
Looking at the sentence of Denise’s utterance, it can be analyzed that it is interrogative form. It caused the interrogative above has characteristic using modal in the beginning. Usually, if there is modal in beginning of sentence, it is used to make a question. And then, generally the interrogative is used to ask question. But in fact, the interrogative above is use to make a request. Because the sentence above does not has the same structure and function it called indirect speech act.
The function of Denise’s utterance is directive. Directive is kind of speech act that used speaker to get someone to do something. From utterance of Denise above it can be analyzed that Denies want Meghan to do something. She wants Meghan stops to swing her toy.
Besides, the data above, indirect speech act can also have different function. For example:
David: If you don't kick me for a few days, maybe I'll give you your Care Bear Book. Andra: I won't!
David: Mom?
Andra: Mommy!!
Andra: I want mommy!!I want my Care Bear Book! Come back, Mommy! Mommy, come back!
David: Andra, stop! Just ssh.
This utterance is from Jeans family. It occurred in jeans family’s car. They want to go to supermarket. When they want to prepare to go to supermarket, suddenly Andra asks to her father to looking for her care bear book but Davit does not want to looking for it. In fact David tries to threaten
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Andra . It makes Andra get angry to his father and she wants her mom come to her. It makes Andra utters I want mommy! I want my Care Bear Book! this utterance is a form of Andra’s angry expression. It can be seen from intonation that uses by Andra that uses high intonation.
The structure of the sentence from Andra’s utterance, it can be analyzed that it is declarative form. It caused the declarative above has characteristic using subject in the beginning and predicate after subject. Generally the declarative has function to make a statement. But the declarative above has function to make a request or comment. It also can be seen from interjection mark that used in that sentence that proves that the sentence above has function to make a request or command. Because the sentence above does not has the same structure and function it called direct speech act.
The function of angry expression from Andra’s utterance is directive. Directive is kind of speech act that is used by speaker to get someone to do something. From utterance“ I want mommy! I want my Care Bear Book!” can be seen that Andra wants her mom and give her care bear book. The directive above is a form of request. Conclusion
After analyzing all of the data from Supernanny TV show, the writer found many angry expressions that are expressed in the video. The writer tried to analyze the type and the function of speech act. There are two types of speech act they are direct and indirect speech act. The writer found that the direct speech act in angry expression in Supernanny is often used. It is because the speakers in Supernanny TV show try to convey their feeling directly. Besides that, from five function of speech act that writer analyzed the writer found one functions that always is used by speaker in Supernanny TV show. It is directive.
Acknowledgments
Firstly, the writer would like to convey the deepest and sincere gratitude to ALLAH SWT who has given me his mercy and opportunity for finishing this thesis entitle An Analysis of Angry Expression Found in Supernanny TV Show. And also I would like to thanks to my prophet Muhammad SAW as the leader of Muslim people in the world.
Secondly , I would like to say thank you to my supervisor Dra.Nova Rina,M.Hum and Havid Ardi,S.Pd,M.Hum for their knowledge, kindness, critic, advice , support and guide me to complete this thesis . I would also like to say thank you to all off the teaching staff of faculty of Humanities of Bung Hatta University.
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Thirdly, the most sincere gratitude is presented to my beloved parents, my mom Ermawati, my late daddy M,Harfi Sayuti, my step father Naharuddin, my brothers Sabri Harfian and Jefri Hermansyah and all of my big family member who has given me support ,advice and suggestion.
Finally, I say thank you to all of my friends in English literature class. Thank you for your support, kindness and advice.
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