The Use of Command Strategies by Dave's Mother in A Novel Entitled: A Child Called It

DINI LUTHFIANI, Dra. Sharifah Hanidar, M. Ed

2015 | Skripsi | S1 SASTRA INGGRIS

Penelitian ini membahas jenis-jenis kalimat perintah, bentuk-bentuk kalimat perintah dan tiga level makna kalimat perintah yang digunakan ibunya Dave di dalam novel yang berjudul "A Child Called It". Data-data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kalimat perintah yang diucapkan oleh ibunya Dave di dalam novel berjudul "A Child Called It" karangan Dave Pelzer. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa ada dua jenis kalimat perintah yang terkandung di dalam novel, yaitu kalimat perintah langsung dan kalimat perintak tidak langsung. Kalimat perintah langsung merupakan yang paling sering dijumpai. Adapun hal yang lain yang ditunjukkan dalam penelitian ini adalah terdapat tiga level makna pada kalimat perintah yang digunakan ibunya Dave, yaitu: abstract meaning, contextual meaning, dan force. Ketiga level makna itu saling berkaitan.

This research attempts to identify the types of commands, forms of command, and three levels of meaning of commands used by Dave's mother in a novel entitled:A Child Called It. The data used in this research are the commands made by Dave's mother in the novel entitled: "A Child Called It" written by Dave Pelzer. The results of the research show that there are two types of command found in the novel which are direct and indirect command. Direct command is the most dominant type used by Dave's mother. Furthermore, it is found that there are three levels of meaning found in the commands uttered by Dave's mother; abstract meaning, contextual meaning, and force. Those levels are closely related.

Kata Kunci : speech acts, types of command, levels of meaning