Illocutionary Acts in Sponge on The Run 2020 Movie

Abstract

The aim of this study is to find out and analyze the types of illocutionary acts by each character from the animated movie entitled Sponge On The Run 2020. Searle’s (1979) theory was used in this study to classify and analyze illocutionary acts. The method used in this study was a descriptive qualitative method in order to explain the data. The data were collected in several steps: downloading the movie from Netflix, watching the movie, identifying the utterances used by the characters, reading the script, and noting utterances that contained illocutionary acts in this movie. The result of the study shows that there are five types of illocutionary acts found in this movie. They are representatives (22,09%), declaratives (9,30%), commissives (15,11%), expressives (20,93%), and directives (32,55%). Based on the result of the study, understanding various types of illocutionary acts can help speakers and listeners understand each other.