One Piece Live Action TV Series - Vol 2 No 1 - Speech Act Analysis

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Study examining commissive speech acts in the One Piece live-action TV series, focusing on the main character’s utterances. The research aims to identify the types and functions of commissive speech acts used in the first episode. Using a qualitative approach with observation and documentation as data collection instruments, findings reveal a total of forty-five commissive speech acts classified into six categories: promises, threats, guarantees, volunteering, offers, and refusals, with pedagogical value highlighted from these results.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages12

Reading Time30 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Language and communication

Semantics and pragmatics

Speech acts and illocutionary acts

Methodology

Research approach

Data collection instruments

Findings

Types of commissive speech acts

Conclusion

Pedagogical significance

AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACT IN THE ‘ONE PIECE’ LIVE ACTION TV SERIES M. Ramdani 1, Elli Marliana 2 1, 2 Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, STKIP Paracendekia NW Sumbawa, [Email penulis pertama: muhammadramdanilunyuk@gmail.com](Email penulis pertama: muhammadramdanilunyuk@gmail.com) Article Info Abstract | Article history: | This study focuses on the commissive speech acts used by the main | | --- | --- | | Received Aug 5, 2024 | character in the live-action TV series ‘One Piece’. The aim of this | | Revised Aug 20, 2024 | research is to identify the types and uses of commissive speech acts | | Accepted Aug 30, 2024 | employed by the main character. Specifically, the study seeks to | | | describe (1) the types and uses of commissive speech acts by the main character in the first episode of the One Piece live-action TV series. This research is qualitative in nature, using two instruments | | Keywords: | | | Commisive Speech Act, Tv Series | for data collection: observation and documentation. Based on the data obtained, it was found that the main character used a total of forty-five commissive speech acts, categorized into six types: promises (fourteen utterances), threats (five utterances), guarantees (five utterances), volunteering (six utterances), offers (seven utterances), and refusals (eight utterances) . Additionally, the researchers found pedagogical significance in these findings. | | | Copyright © 2024 STKIP Paracendekia NW Sumbawa.
All rights reserved. | 􀀍 Corresponding author: Email Address: [ellilzh1981@gmail.com](ellilzh1981@gmail.com) INTRODUCTION Language is a means of interaction between living things, including human beings. The existence of language becomes an important thing to consider because language is a tool that humans use to communicate. Language serves as a tool for communication in both spoken and written forms (Mursyida, 2020, p. 64) . Languages are used as a tool in everyday human communication. In addition, language is also the primary foundation of communication in human life and is a tool that plays a central role in communicating information. Communicating effectively through language becomes a vital skill in life becauseas social beings, humans need to interact and convey thoughts and emotions clearly. As Yule points out, communication relies on both understanding the word meaning and speakers’ intention with their statements (2010, p. 127). It means that to enable people to have good communication both speaker and interlocutor should understand word meaning and speakers intention. In terms of meaning, in linguistic, there are branches that specifically study about meaning namely Semantic and Pragmatics. According to Yule (1996, p. 4), semantics is the relationship between language form and real-word phenomena and how words are literally connected to object. It means that semantics is the exploration of the dynamic play between linguistic structures and the reality they represent. It seeks to decrypt the deep network that tie word to their real-world referents, providing insight into to the complex relationship embedded in the structure of language and its relationship to the external environment. In terms of meaning, in linguistic, there are branches that specifically study about meaning namely Semantic and Pragmatics. According to Yule (1996, p. 4), semantics is the relationship between language form and real-word phenomena and how words are literally connected to object. It means that semantics is the exploration of the dynamic play between linguistic structures and the reality they represent. It seeks to decrypt the deep network that tie word to their real-world referents, providing insight into to the complex relationship embedded in the structure of language and its relationship to the external environment. Yule also added to explaining pragmatic, namely the study of pragmatics includes examining how linguistic forms interact with their usage (1996,

FAQs

What is the main focus of this study?

The study focuses on commissive speech acts used by the main character in the One Piece live-action TV series, particularly in the first episode.

How are the data collected and analyzed?

Data are collected through observation and documentation, and the research follows a qualitative design to identify speech-act types and their uses.

What commissive speech act categories were found?

The main character produced forty-five commissive speech acts categorized into six types: promises, threats, guarantees, volunteering, offers, and refusals.

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