A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS ON COMMISIVE UTTERANCES USED IN “RAGE OF ANGELS” NOVEL BY SIDNEY SHELDON
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of Requirement for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
HENING SETYA NUGRAHENI A 320090270
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
MOTTO
“Suatu hari kamu akan mengerti bahwa menjadi orang baik itu lebih sulit dari pada
menjadi orang pintar. Kepintaran itu semacam bakat, sedangkan
kebaikan adalah pilihan.”
(Pepatah Cina)
“No one can motivate you, until you motivate your self…!”
“It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.” (John Cassis)
DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to:
Her beloved dad and mom (Pak Widiatmika and Bu Sukaryati)
Her beloved brothers (Teguh Prasetya and Dimas Setya Prakosa)
Her big family
Her all beloved friends
Her special friend
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Alhamdullillahirabbil’alamin, first and foremost, my gratitude goes to Allah
SWT for the blessing and inspiration leading the reseach paper entitled “A Pragmatic
Analysis on Commisive Utterance Used in Rage of Angels Novel by Sidney Sheldon”
However, there are many forms of help gratefully received from particular
individual. On this good opportunity, the writer wishes to reveal his special gratitude
to:
1. Prof. Dr. Harun Joko P as Dean of the School of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty of Ums,
2. Mauly Halwat H, Ph. D as the chief of English Department for approving this
research,
3. Dra. Siti Zuriyah A, M. Hum. As the fist consultant, who has given careful
guidance, suggestion and correction during this research,
4. Siti Fatimah, S. Pd, M. Hum, as the second consultant, who has given much
valuable suggestion for the correction of the research,
5. Drs. Agus Wijayanto, MA. Ph. D as the examiner, who has given much
correction and suggestion of the research,
6. Her beloved father and mother who always give massive support and motivation
to the writer for everything she has done,
7. Her beloved brothers that always support her during the study and being a good
8. Her beloved best friends(Nida and Ita) for being a very great friend, for all the
quality time and warm togetherness,
9. Her best team at Bookstore UMS (Mbak Rossy, Nana, Anis, Irin, Mutia, Retno)
for the support,
10.Her beloved friends of class F 2009
11.Her beloved special friend (Menok) who always support and accompany for
every times and difficulties. Thank you.
The last, the writer would like to give thanks to all of one who given their
support. The writer realizes that she has many weaknesses in composing this
research. Thus, the writer will accept any criticism and suggestion from the reader.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE ... i
APPROVAL ... ii
ACCEPTANCE ... iii
TESTIMONY STATEMENT... iv
MOTTO ... v
DEDICATION ... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii
1. Notion of Speech Act... 24
2. Kinds of Speech Act ... 25
3. Classification of Speech Act ... 26
C. Felicity Condition ... 30
D. Context of Pragmatics... 31
E. Notion of Pragmalinguistics ... 33
F. Maxims Theory ... 34
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION ... 40
A. Data Analysis ... 40
1. Pragmalinguistic of commisive utterances ... 40
2. Implicature and the Violation of Grice’s Cooperative Principle Maxim ... 59
B. Discussion ... 109
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONAND SUGGESTION ... 114
A. Conclusion ... 114
B. Suggestion ... 116
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