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DIRECTIVE SPEECH ACTS USED IN “LONDON HAS FALLEN” MOVIE
Rima Muhamad 2023, Directive Speech Acts Used in “London Has Fallen”
Movie. Khairun University English Education Study Program in 2023.
Supervisor: (1) Ali Ajam S.Pd, M.Pd (II) Yetty S.S, M.Hum.
This study discusses speech acts which are one of the basic elements in
pragmatics. Speech acts consist of five categories, one of which is directive
speech acts. This study aims to identify the types of directive speech acts found in
“London Has Fallen” movie and the function of directive speech acts. This study
used a descriptive qualitative method in analyzing the data. Data collection was
carried out by reading movie scripts and watching movie to analyzed the body
movements, gesture and dialogues of each character. The results of the analysis
show that there are 6 types of directive speech acts contained in the movie,
namely Requestives, Questions, Requirements, Prohibitive, Permissive, and
Advice. In addition, the general function of this types of directive speech acts is
found.
Keywords: Pragmatics, Directive speech acts, London has fallen
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