Illocutionary Acts On The Enola Holmes 2 Movie

Abstract

The used of illocutionary can be expressed in literature. A literature can be found within songs, poems, movies and others. This research deals with Illocutionary Acts of The Characters Utterances in Enola Holmes 2 Movie.  The objectives of this research to describe the types and find the dominant of illocutionary acts presented by the characters in the movie. The researcher uses descriptive qualitative method to describe and analyze the selected utterances and categorized the types of illocutionary acts by Searle theory. The research found 59 illocutionary acts appeared in the Enola Holmes 2 movie which is divided into: Representative found 14 data, directive found 22 data, commissive found 6 data, expressive found 16 data and declarative found 1 data. The directive is the most illocutionary acts used by the characters becau se a lot of instruction regarding the condition of utterance happen in Enola Holmes 2 movie