An Analysis of Vocative Expressions Among Characters in the Film Entitled Aliens In The Attic (Pragmatics Approach)

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Arini Hidayah - C1307029 - Fak. Sastra dan Seni Rupa

This research was conducted to find out the types of vocative expressions employed by the characters in the film Aliens In The Attic. It is also carried out to identify how the characters employ certain types of vocative expressions and to find out the objectives of vocative expressions employed by the characters in the film entitled “Aliens In The Attic”. This research is a descriptive qualitative research which takes purposive sampling technique. The data of this research were taken from the dialogue containing vocative expressions in the film entitled Aliens In The Attic. They were classified by using Kubo theories. The findings of the research show that there are six types of vocative expressions employed by the characters in the film Alien In The Attic, namely Associative Referential Calling (2 data), Associative Referential Addressing (2 data), Associative Non-Referential Calling (3 data), Dissociative Non-Referential Calling (3 data), Associative Non-Referential Addressing (2 data), and Dissociative Non-Referential Addressing (12 data). The second finding is that there are two strategies which can be used to employ certain types of vocative expression by the characters in the film entitled Aliens In The Attic. There are in-group term (9 data) and out-group term strategy (15 data). In-group term strategy occurs when the speaker and the hearer have a close relationship while out-group term strategy occurs when the speaker and the hearer do not have a close relationship. The third finding is the objectives of employing vocative expressions in the film Aliens In The Attic which is analyzed based on whether the vocative contains perlocutionary act of association or perlocutionary act of dissociation. There are 2 objectives found namely to associate and to dissociate the hearer. Those 2 objectives are divided into some objectives. The former objective is divided into 5 objectives namely to care about the hearer, to give a compliment to the hearer, to appreciate the hearer, to associate the hearer who dissociate the speaker, and to show the speaker’s affection towards the hearer. Those 5 objectives happen in certain vocative which contains perlocutionary act of association because the speaker and the hearer have a close relationship which is called as in-group term. The latter objective is divided into 4 objectives namely to tease the hearer, to show that the speaker does not like the hearer, to show the speaker’s anger to the hearer, and to offend the hearer. Those 4 objectives happen in certain vocative which contains perlocutionary act of dissociation because the speaker and the hearer do not have a close relationship which is called as out-group term.