An Analysis of Illocutionary Acts in Fast and Furious 6 Movie
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36733/elysian.v5i3.12358Keywords:
illocutionary act, types, meaning, fast furious 6Abstract
This study aims to identify the types of illocutionary acts and to analyze the implied meanings
contained within them in Fast and Furious 6 movie. The analysis is grounded in Searle’s (1979)
theory of illocutionary acts to categorize the utterances, while Leech’s (1981) semantic theory,
specifically the concept of connotative meaning, is applied to interpret the implied meanings.
The data were collected using a note-taking technique, focusing on dialogues that contain
potential illocutionary acts. A qualitative method was employed to analyze the data, allowing
for in-depth interpretation of language functions and underlying meanings. The findings reveal
that all five types of illocutionary acts representatives, directives, commissive, expressive, and
declaratives are present in the movie. However, commissive and directives emerge as the most
dominant types, indicating that the characters frequently express commitments or intentions
regarding future actions and attempt to influence the hearers to perform certain acts.
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