AN ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS IN “A THOUSAND WORDS” MOVIE SCRIPT BY STEVE KOREN

FAUZIAH, AULIA (2015) AN ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS IN “A THOUSAND WORDS” MOVIE SCRIPT BY STEVE KOREN. [ Skripsi ]

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ABSTRACT Fauziah, Aulia. 2015. An Analysis of Deixis in “A Thousand Words” Movie Script by Steve Koren. Skripsi. English Education Department, Teacher Training and Tarbiyah Faculty, State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Tulungagung. Advisors: Erna Iftanti, S.S, M.Pd. Key Words: Deixis, Movie Script Language is one of the most fundamental aspects of human’s life. People use language for communication. To understand the meaning in every communication which occurs with language, we are necessary to know the contextual information, like the culture, time and place where the language is uttered. Language and context are two things which cannot be separated each other. They have relation each others. Contextual meaning is connected with the reference. Every utterance refers to different things based on the speaker’s meaning. Deixis shows the phenomenon where in understanding the meaning of certain words and phrases in an utterance requires contextual information. Movie script is one of the appropriate objects for analyzing deixis because the sentences in the movie script belong to spoken language. “A Thousand Words” is the appropriate movie to analyze deixis because the plot of the story occurs in daily life. So in this research, the writer carries out the research entitled “An Analysis of Deixis in “A Thousand Words” Movie Script by Steve Koren”. The objectives in this research are (1) to find out the types of deixis in “A Thousand Words” movie script by Steve Koren (2) to find out the function of each deixis types in “A Thousand Words” movie script by Steve Koren. In this research, the writer uses descriptive analysis technique. The data are deixis, the types of deixis and what the function of deixis types are used in “A Thousand Words” and the data source is movie script of the movie “A Thousand Words” by Steve Koren. The result of the research shows that there are three types of deixis in “A Thousand Words” Movie Script by Steve Koren, they are person, spatial and temporal deixis. Due to the fact that deixis is important to indicate impermanent reference, English learner should enrich themselves by understanding the function of deixis, the types of deixis and how deixis are used in an utterance.

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