Analysis of Deixis in the Subtitle Movie of “First Kiss”

Tira Nur Fitria

doi:10.18592/let.v10i1.3582

Abstract

The objective of this research is to analyze the type and its examples of deixis found in the subtitle movie of “First Kiss”. This research method of this method is qualitative methodology. In data collection, the research use document analysis in this research. The result of this research shows that three types of deixis found in the subtitle movie of “First Kiss” movie such as a person, time, and place deixis. In-person deixis, the deictic expressions are the personal pronoun “I” as a singular subject pronoun, ‘Me” as singular object pronoun, “My” as a possessive adjective, “We” as a plural subject pronoun, “Us” as object pronoun, “Our” as a possessive adjective. In the second person, they are “You” as a subject and object pronoun, and “Your” as an object pronoun. The third person “He” as a subject pronoun, “Him” as object pronoun, and “His” as a possessive adjective, ‘She” as a subject pronoun, “Her” as object pronoun and as possessive adjective, “It” as subject and object pronoun. In space/spatial/place deixis, the deictic expressions are “here” and “there”. While in the temporal/time deixis, the deictic expressions are “now” and “tomorrow”.

Highlights

Language plays an important role in our daily lives
Place deixis is the encoding of spatial location relative to the location of the participants in the speech event
Time deixis is the encoding of temporal points and spanning relative to the time where the utterance is spoken

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Language plays an important role in our daily lives. Language is one of the results of human culture that is very high value because with language, humans can communicate and interact with the surrounding community. There is found third person deixis of “They” It refers to the Sa’s twin brother named Tie and Tik. The pronoun “They” in this conversation shows as the plural pronoun. The utterance in datum 448 above is said by Bass as a speaker, and the addressee is Sa. The third person is Ohm. There is found third person deixis of “Him”. Tira Nur Fitria LET: Linguistics, Literature and Language Teaching Journal Vol 10 No 1 2020 The utterances above, both in datum 162 and 168 above as said by a headmistress as a speaker. While in utterance datum 964 is said by Sa. Based on the context, the conversation is via phone and it takes place in Sa’s apartment. Time deixis refers to the current time when the utterance is spoken. (Josh, 2019)

DISCUSSION

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