An Analysis of Speech Act Used in Matilda Wormwood (1996) Movie

This research aimed at analyzing the speech act performed by characters in Matilda Wormwood movie. study was carried out form of a descriptive qualitative study. The major data sources were utterances movie screenplay also employed as supplementary source this research. obtained using observation and documentation procedures, they evaluated steps condensation, presentation, conclusion drafting. findings revealed that locutionary act, type illocutionary classification act. most dominant utilized subject is declarative form, which consisted 37% total data. Then, prevalent used representative type, 36% Since subject's prominent are relevant. Furthermore, frequently given directly sequence, Yule's theory refers to direct increased knowledge comprehension many forms types society purposes language.