AN ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEECH ACT USED IN NOVEL “BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE”

Fatah, Doni (2018) AN ANALYSIS OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEECH ACT USED IN NOVEL “BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE”. Other thesis, IAIN SALATIGA.

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Abstract

The research is an analysis of representatives speech act used in novel by Kate DiCamillo titled “Because of Winn-Dixie”. The objectives of this research are (1) To find out the types of representatives speech act used in “Because of Winn-Dixie” novel. (2) To describe the representatives speech act that used in “Because of Winn-Dixie” novel. This research was descriptive qualitative. This research was descriptive qualitative. The object of this research was novel by Kate DiCamillo titled “Because of Winn-Dixie”. The data were in the form of word, phrases and expressions written in novel. The researcher found 21 of 32 types of representative acts used in novel Because of Winn-Dixie especially used by major characters about Opal and Winn-Dixie as main characters, they are; Asserting (4 data), Claiming (4 data), Affirming (2 data), Stating (2 data), Denying (1 data), Assuring (2 data), Informing (12 data), Notifying (3 data), Reminding (1 data), Objecting (2 data), Suggesting (1 data), Insisting (5 data), Conjecturing (3 data), Hypothesizing (2 data), Guessing (4 data), Swearing (1 data), Criticizing (2 data), Praising (2 data), Complaining (2 data), Boasting (1 data) and Lamenting (2 data).The most frequently used by the writer of representative speech acts was informing (20.3%).

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