An Analysis of Expressive Illocutionary Acts in the Movie “Migration” by Benjamin Renner
Keywords:
expressive, illocutionary act, Migration, movieAbstract
This study aims to identify the types of expressive illocutionary acts employed in the movie 'Migration' directed by Benjamin Renner. This study applied a descriptive qualitative method. The object of this study was the English subtitles of the movie 'Migration', which was created and released respectively by Illumination in 2023. The researcher found 43 data of expressive illocutionary acts, which were divided into 4 types with the following description: expressive illocutionary acts thanking (23 data, 53.48%), apologizing (8 data, 18.6%), praising (5 data, 11.62%), and welcoming (7 data, 16.27%). The implication of the findings from this study for English Language Teaching lies in its potential to serve as authentic teaching material for educators to address Pragmatics, particularly focusing on Speech Acts.
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