Expressive Illocutionary Act in the Little Mermaid 1989 Movie

Authors

  • Ni Kadek Dian Trisnawati Mahasaraswati Denpasar University, Bali, Indonesia
  • Desak Putu Eka Pratiwi Mahasaraswati Denpasar University, Bali, Indonesia,
  • I Putu Andri Permana Mahasaraswati Denpasar University, Bali, Indonesia,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24843/e-jl.2023.v17.i01.p06

Keywords:

expressive, illocutionary act, context of situation, movie

Abstract

This article discusses about expressive illocutionary act in The Little
Mermaid 1989 Movie. This article analyzing the data used descriptive
qualitative method. The aims of this article are to identify the types of
expressive illocutionary act and the context of situation in the movie.
This article used theory by Searle (1979) to identify the types of
expressive illocutionary act and theory by Halliday and Hasan (1985)
to analyze the context of situation. The result of this article showed 22
utterances which are produced by the characters.

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Published

2023-01-31

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023): January

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