Abstrak

This research is conducted to analyze the speech events containing anger
expressions in the movie entitled “Zootopia”. There are four main points which are
discussed in this research. The first point is the types of anger expressions which appear
in the movie. The second point is the types of speech acts which are employed by the
characters in the movie to represent their anger. The third point is the factors which
influence the way the characters express their anger. The last point is the responses of the
hearers regarding to the anger expressions. In total, there are 30 data of speech events of
anger containing 72 anger expressions, which are analyzed using LeMouse’s theory of
anger expression and Searle’s theory of speech acts.
This research applies qualitative method in which the data are collected from the
conversations in the Zootopia movie. The results of this research are, as follows: (1)
There are 7 different types of anger expressions which appear in the movie. Those
different types are Behavioral Anger, Passive Anger, Verbal Anger, Judgmental Anger,
Overwhelmed Anger, Retaliatory Anger, and Deliberate Anger. (2) All of the types of
speech acts which are proposed by Searle are found in the utterances in order to represent
the anger expressions. They are Representative (in asserting form), Directive (in the form
of suggesting, questioning, commanding, prohibiting, and requesting), Expressive (in the
form of exclaiming, complaining, blaming, fuming, cursing, and showing eversion),
Commissive (in the form of threatening and committing), and Declarative (in the form of
declaring). (3) Several factors influencing the anger expressions are found in the movie.
They are legitimate power, close relationship, and distant relationship. (4) The most
preferred response which is done by the hearer in the movie is expression response.
 
Keywords: speech event, anger expressions, speech acts.