Abstract
This descriptive qualitative research essentially aimed at exploring the types of directive acts uttered by the main character in I Care a Lot movie. The data were taken from utterances of directive acts uttered by Marla as the main character. It was analyzed by applying the types of directive acts theory carried out by Searle (1979). The method of collecting the data was the observational method and non-participatory technique. Furthermore, pragmatic identity method and pragmatic competence- in equalizing were conducted to analyze the data. The results revealed that there were 15 utterances of directive acts uttered by the main character in I Care a Lot movie. There were 5 data showed asking, 4 data showed ordering, 3 data showed permitting, 1 data showed advising, 1 data showed requesting, and 1 data showed inviting. The type of asking became the commonly produced type because the main character frequently asked questions to other characters in I Care a Lot movie.
Highlights
The essential functions of language create good relationships with language users
There were 15 directive acts utterances uttered by the main character in the movie
The types of directive acts uttered by the main character were asking, ordering, permitting, advising, requesting, and inviting
Summary
The essential functions of language create good relationships with language users. Language has the advantage of delivering all things the speaker desires to convey. A speaker and a listener should want to achieve the goal of speaking by knowing the intended meaning as the crucial thing of an utterance. The intended meaning can be revealed by understanding directive acts. The explanation for this is that a directive act is linked to the performance of an act that makes a listener takes an action. In other words, comprehending directive acts helps the speaker and listener to avoid misunderstanding in asking and doing a particular action
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