Respect and Obedience of Children Reflected in Nanny 911
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PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI RESPECT AND OBEDIENCE OF CHILDREN REFLECTED IN NANNY 911 A THESIS Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to Obtain the Magister Humaniora (M.Hum.) Degree in English Language Studies by Umi Rohmiyatun 106332029 THE GRADUATE PROGRAM OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDIES SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY YOGYAKARTA 2014 PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI iii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI STATEMENT OF WORK ORIGINALITY This is to certify that all ideas, phrases, sentences, unless otherwise stated, are the ideas, phrases, and sentences of the thesis writer. The writer understands the full consequences including degree cancellation if she took somebody else’s ideas, phrases, or sentences without proper references. iv PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH UNTUK KEPENTINGAN AKADEMIS Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini, saya mahasiswa Universitas Sanata Dharma: Nama : Umi Rohmiyatun NIM : 106332029 Demi pengembangan ilmu pengetahuan, saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma karya ilmiah saya yang berjudul: Respect and Obedience of Children Reflected in Nanny 911 beserta perangkat yang diperlukan (bila ada). Dengan demikian saya memberikan kepada Perpustakaan Universitas Sanata Dharma hak untuk menyimpan, mengalihkan dalam bentuk media lain, mengelolanya dalam bentuk pangkalan data, mendistribusikan secara terbatas, dan mempublikasikannya di internet atau media lain untuk kepentingan akademis tanpa perlu meminta ijin dari saya maupun memberikan royalti kepada saya selama tetap mencantumkan nama saya sebagai penulis. Demikian pernyataan ini yang saya buat dengan sebenarnya. Dibuat di Yogyakarta Pada tanggal: 23 Januari 2014 v PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Praise to Allah Subhana Wa Ta’ala finally I have managed to complete this thesis. My deep gratitude goes to Dr. B. B. Dwijatmoko, MA, my thesis advisor, for his invaluable support, guidance, patience and kindness during the completion of this thesis. I would also like to offer my gratitude to the lecturers: Prof. Dr. Soepomo Poedjosoedarmo, Dr. Novita Dewi, M.S., M.A. (Hons), Dr. Fr. B. Alip, M. Pd., M. A., Dr. J. Bismoko, Dr. Alb. Budi Susanto, S.J., Prof. Dr. Ch. Bakdi Sumanto, S.U., and Drs. F.X. Mukarto, M.S., Ph.D., for their guidance and willingness to share their valuable knowledge during my study in Sanata Dharma University. I also express my sincere gratitude to Mbak Lely, Pak Mul, and all staff of Sanata Dharma University for their assistance in my study. My appreciation goes to PPPPTK Matematika Yogyakarta that has given me a chance to relish this academic journey. My colleagues in Setpim, Widya Suwarningsih, and Anggrahini Suharto, deserve my gratitude for taking care of the job during my study. I also thank all my friends in English Language Studies 2010, especially Orpa Tambing, Anjar Dwi, and Lelly Sepniwati for their lovely companionship. To Supriyo Eko, my husband, and Banyu Aji, my son, I thank them for their love and support. Aliyya Adzkiya and Alifa Nastiti, my daughters, I love them for being with me during the ups and downs in this journey. vi PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI I also express my deep indebtedness to my parents, Emak and Bapak, for their relentless prayer, without them I would not be me. Last but not least, I thank all whose names I cannot mention one by one. May Allah grant endless blessings to them all. Umi Rohmiyatun vii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE …………………………………………………………………. i APPROVAL PAGE …………………………………………………………… ii DEFENCE APPROVAL PAGE ………………………………………………. iii STATEMENT OF WORK ORIGINALITY ………………………………….. iv LEMBAR PERNYATAAN PERSETUJUAN PUBLIKASI KARYA ILMIAH …… v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………… vi TABLE OF CONTENTS ……………………………………………………... viii LIST OF TABLES …………………………………………………………….. x LIST OF FIGURES …………………………………………………………… xi LIST OF APPENDICES ……………………………………………………… xii ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………... xiii ABSTRAK………………………………………………………………………. xiv CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION …………………………………………… 1 A. Background ………………………………………………………………… 1 B. Research Questions…………………………………………………………... 7 C. Research Objectives ………………………………………………………... 7 D. Research Benefits ………………………………………………….............. 8 CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW …………………………….......... 9 A. Theoretical Review…………………………………………………………. 9 1. The Concept of Respect and Obedience ………………………………. 9 2. Sentence Types and Moods……………………………………………. 11 3. Context ………………………………………………………………… 13 4. Speech Acts …………………………………………………………… 16 5. Politeness and Face Threatening Acts ………………………………… 18 6. Control Acts Strategies ……………………………………………….. 23 B. Related Studies…………………………………………………………….. 25 C. Theoretical Framework .……………………………………………............ 28 CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY …………………………. 30 A. Type of the Study ..…………………………………………………………. 30 B. Data Source....……………………………………………………................. 30 C. Data Collection …………………………………………………………...... 32 D. Data Analysis……………………………………………………………….. 35 viii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI CHAPTER IV. ANALYSIS RESULTS AND DISCUSSION…..…………. 36 A. Sentence Types and Moods …………. .…………………………………… 36 1. Declarative…………………………………………………………….. 37 a. Disobeyed Utterances…………..…………………………………… 37 b. Obeyed Utterances..………………………………………………… 45 2. Imperative……....................................................................................... 52 a. Disobeyed Utterances …………………………..…………………... 52 b. Obeyed Utterances………………………………………………….. 54 3. Interrogative............................................................................................ 57 a. Disobeyed Utterances……………………………………………….. 57 b. Obeyed Utterances………………………………………………….. 60 B. The Strategies Used to Gain Respect and Obedience………………………. 64 CHAPTER V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS………………….. 72 A. Conclusions ………………………………………………………………… 72 B. Suggestions ………………………………………………………………… 74 BIBLIOGRAPHY ……………………………………………………….......... 75 APPENDICES ………………………………………………………………… 78 ix PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LIST OF TABLES Table 4.1 The Moods Used in Nanny 911 Discourses ……………..……….. 36 Table 4.2 The Communicative Function in Declarative Disobeyed Utterances …………………………………...……………………. 37 Table 4.3 The Communicative Function in Declarative Obeyed Utterances.. 45 Table 4.4 The Communicative Function in Obeyed Imperative …..……….. 54 Table 4.5 The Communicative Function in Disobeyed Interrogative ..…….. 58 Table 4.6 The Communicative Function in Obeyed Interrogative ………….. 61 Table 4.7 The Strategy used in Nanny 911 …………………………………. 64 x PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1. The Moods System ……………………..……………..……...... 12 Figure 2.2. Giving or demanding, goods-&-services or information .......……. 13 xi PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 Nanny 911 – The Moods and Communicative Function ………… 78 Appendix 2 Nanny 911 – The Nonconventional Strategies…………………… 83 Appendix 3 Nanny 911 – The Discourses ……..…………………………..….. 90 Appendix 4 Nanny 911 – The Pictures of the Nannies …………………….…. 101 xii PLAGIATPLAGIAT MERUPAKAN MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TIDAK TERPUJI TERPUJI ABSTRACT Umi Rohmiyatun. 2013. Respect and Obedience of Children Reflected in Nanny 911. Yogyakarta: English Language Studies, Graduate Program, Sanata Dharma University. People sometimes want others to do what they want or to make them follow the rule. Using language is one way to achieve this purpose because language can be used as a tool to accomplish particular ends. The utterance used in persuading others to do something is included in the directive category of speech acts. One example of people controlling others’ behavior is parents or adults who want children to follow their instruction or to follow the rule. The study aims at revealing the features and the strategies of the language used by parents or adults to control the acts of the children in everyday conversation. The study focuses on two problems. The first is ‘What linguistic features are used to gain respect and obedience in Nanny 911?’. The second is ‘What strategies are employed to gain respect and obedience in Nanny 911?’.The data for the analysis were taken from the transcribed conversation of the television series Nanny 911. There were 17 episodes in the first season taken to be the data. The total number of the data were 140 utterances. Pragmatics theories were used in the analysis. The data were classified into the moods and to the obeyed and disobeyed utterances. Further, they were categorized into their communicative function also the possible reason of their being obeyed or disobeyed. Finally, the nonconventional strategies used were explored. From the analysis, it is revealed that the linguistics features, in the discussion of the moods and the communicative function, do not significantly influence the addressee’s obedience. The analysis shows that the control acts are expressed in