A Pragmatic Analysis of the Speech Act of Request Used by the Main Character in the Twilight Film.

Abstract

This research aims describing the types of request, describing strategies, and describing types of responses toward the request expressed by the main character in the twilight movie when making request. This research employed descriptive qualitative research. In this research, the main source of data was Twilight movie. The researcher used the secondary source data taken from the script of Twilight movie.The result showed that there are four types of request employed by the main character in twilight movie: unconventionally indirect request conventionally indirect request (hearer-based condition), conventionally indirect request (speaker-based condition) and direct request. Seven of request strategies employed by the main character in twilight movie: hints, questioning hearer’s ability and willingness, sugestory formulae, statements of speaker’s wishes and desires, statements of speaker’s needs and demands, statements of obligation and necessities and imperatives. And three of response employed by the main character in twilight movie: Positive Response, Negative Response and Temporization.

Key word: Pragmatic Analysis, Speech Act of Request, Main Character, Twilight Film.