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PARASITIC MIRATIVITY of ENGLISH USE in COLIN TREVORROWS MOVIE “JURASSIC WORLD” Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of Th PARASITIC MIRATIVITY OF ENGLISH USE IN COLIN TREVORROWS MOVIE “JURASSIC WORLD” Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Humaniora in English and Literature Department of Faculty of Adab and Humanities of UIN Alauddin Makassar By MUJI RETNO Reg. No. 40300111080 ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY ALAUDDIN STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MAKASSAR 2016 PARASITIC MIRATIVITY OF ENGLISH USE IN COLIN TREVORROW’S MOVIE “JURASSIC WORLD” Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Humaniora in English and Literature Department of Faculty of Adab and Humanities of UIN Alauddin Makassar By MUJI RETNO Reg. No. 40300111080 ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT ADAB AND HUMANITIES FACULTY ALAUDDIN STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MAKASSAR 2016 i MOTTO “EDUCATION IS WHAT REMAINS AFTER ONE HAS FORGOTTEN WHAT ONE HAS LEARNED IN SCHOOL.” (Albert Eistein) “EDUCATION IS A PROGRESSIVE DISCOVERY OF OUR OWN IGNORENCE.” (Charlie Chaplin) “EVERY THE LAST STEP INEVITABLY HAS THE FIRST STEP” (Muji Retno) ii ACKNOWLEDGE All praises to Allah who has blessed, guided and given the health to the researcherduring writing this thesis. Then, the researcherr would like to send invocation and peace to Prophet Muhammad SAW peace be upon him, who has guided the people from the bad condition to the better life. The researcher realizes that in writing and finishing this thesis, there are many people that have provided their suggestion, advice, help and motivation. Therefore, the researcher would like to express thanks and highest appreciation to all of them. For the first, the researcher gives special gratitude to her parents, Masir Hadis and Jumariah Yaha who have given their loves, cares, supports and prayers in every single time. Then, the researcher gives thanks to her brotherHeldy Jusi S.Si., that have motivated and supported the researcher. Secondly, the greatest thanks to the rector of Alauddin State Islamic University of Makassar, Prof. Dr. Musafir Pababbari, M.Si., the dean of Adab and Humanities Faculty, Dr. H. Barsihannor, M.Ag., all the vices of dean of Adab and Humanities Faculty, Dr. H. Abd. Rachman R., M.Ag., Dr. Hj. Syamzan Syukur, M.Ag., and Dr.Abd. Muin, M.Hum., the head and secretary of English and Literature Department, Muhammad Nur Akbar Rasyid, M.Pd., M.Ed., Ph.D., and Syahruni Djunaid S.S., M.Pd., for their support, suggestion, help and administrative support. vii Thirdly, the researcher’s gratitude due to her first and second supervisors, Dr. Abd. Muin, M.Hum. and FaidahYusuf, S.S., M.Pd.,for their guidance, support, advices and their precious time during writing this thesis. Furthermore, the researcher would like to express thank to her first examinerSyahruni Djunaid, S.S., M.Pd. and second examiner Nasrum Marjuni, S.Pd., M.A., for their guidance, correction, support and advices. Besides that the researcher does not forget to say a lot of thanks to all the lecturers of English and Literature Department Serliah Nur, S.Pd, M.Hum., M.Ed.,Sardian Maharani Asnur, S.Pd., M.Pd., Dr. Hj. Nur Emmiyati, M.Pd., Nur Rachma Isnaeni Hamka, S.Pd., M.Pd., Muhammad Taufik, S.S., M.Hum., A. Kamariah, S.Pd., M.Pd. for their patience in sharing knowledge to the research during academic years. Next, the researcher gives the deep appreciation and sincere to heruncle, aunts, and cousins Rahmat Latif SH., Ayu Subaedah Yaha, Naning Widya Astuti SH., Dra. Nuraeni Yaha,Juwani Pratiwi Utami SE.,Tanti Rahmawni., Keihan Rahmat., for their support and prayer. Besides that, the deepest appreciation individually and collectively thanks to students of English and Literature Department academic year 2011,specially, to her friends in AG. 3 and 4 for the togetherness that the researcher passed in university. Furthermore, for dearest friends that always give support and help during writing this thesis,Mar’atun Mardiyah, Rahmaniar Baharuddin, Sulistriani, Ayuni Amaliah, Rahmi Amaliah, Jaitun, Indriani, Nur Aliza, Aryana Nurul Qarimah, Awaluddin, Baso Muammar, Sadaruddin Kahar, Zul Janwar, Hawani, Budiarto viii Lataf,Kurniawan.P, Andy Dandi Arsyadi Mirdad, Andi Tenri Padang, Nur Muttaqin, Muhammad Muflih Mappaujungand all the friends that cannot be mentioned one by one. The last but not least, the greatest thanks to Organization of Western English (OWL), Eliots Letters and Cambridge English College (CEC) Makassar for the experience, knowledge, brotherhood, support and advice. Finally, may Allah reward the good things to the researcher.The researcher realizes that this thesis is still far from being perfect but researcher has tried to do her best. Makassar, February25th 2016 Muji Retno ix TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages COVER PAGE ............................................................................................................ i MOTTO ...................................................................................................................... ii PERNYATAAN KEASLIAN SKRIPSI ................................................................. iii PERSETUJUAN PEMBIMBING ........................................................................... iv APPROVAL SHEET ................................................................................................. v PENGESAHAN SKRIPSI ....................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGE .................................................................................................. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................................................x LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................. xii ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. xv CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 A. Background ...................................................................................................... 1 B. Problem Statements ......................................................................................... 4 C. Objective of the Research ................................................................................ 4 D. Significance of Research ................................................................................. 4 E. Scope of the Research ...................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ..................................... 6 A. Previous Findings ............................................................................................ 6 B. What’s Mirativity ............................................................................................ 8 x C. The Characterizes of Mirativty ...................................................................... 12 D. Evidentiality ………………………………………………………………... 14 E. Epistemic Modality ………………………………………………………… 16 F. Parasitic and Non-Parasitic Mirativity …………………………………...… 19 G. Synopsis of “Jurassic World” Movie …………………………………….… 30 H. Biography of Colin Trevorrow …………………………………………….. 31 CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY OF THE RESEARCH ................................ 32 A. Method of the Research ……………............................................................ 32 B. Population and Sample ................................................................................. 32 C. Instrument of the Research ........................................................................... 33 D. Procedures of Collecting Data ...................................................................... 33 E. Technique of Data Analysis .......................................................................... 34 CHAPTER IV: FINDING AND DISCUSSION .................................................... 35 A. Findings ......................................................................................................... 35 B. Discussion ...................................................................................................... 56 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ......................................... 69 A. Conclusion...................................................................................................... 69 B. Suggestion ...................................................................................................... 70 BIBLIOGRAPHY .................................................................................................... 71 AUTOBIGRAPHY .................................................................................................. 73 xi LIST OF TABLES Table 1.a.1 Indirect speech acs.................................................................................. 34 Table 1.a.1 Expressive ............................................................................................... 40 Table 2.a.1 Wh-exclamative..................................................................................... 42 xii ABSTRACT Name : Muji Retno NIM : 40300111080 Major : English Literature Department Faculty : Adab and Humanity Faculty Title : Parasitic Mirativity of English use in Colin Trevorrow’s Movie “Jurassic World”. Supervisor I : Abd. Muin. Supervisor II : Faidah Yusuf. This study is about parasitic mirativity of English use in Colin Trevorrow’s movie “Jurassic World”. Objectives of the research are to find out the types of meaning and to find out the types of structure in parasitic mirativity.
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