THE INTERPERSONAL MEANING ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTION IN THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF NOVEL DASAMUKA

Abstract

This  research  is  concerned  with  illocution  found  in  novel  Dasamuka.  The aims  of this research are to identify the types of illocution and interpersonal meaning found in novel Dasamuka. This research belongs to descriptive qualitative research. The data source of this thesis is the novel Dasamuka. The instrument of the research was the researcher.  The result of this research shows that there are 1093 utterances containing illocutionary acts. They are

518 utterances (47.39%) containing representatives, 454 utterances (41.54%) containing directives, 77 utterances (7.05%) containing commissives,  43 utterances (3.93%) containing expressives, 1 utterance   (0.09%) containing declarations and three components of interpersonal meaning used in the analyis. There are the speaker/writer persona (positive attitude or negative attitude), social status (high status or low status), and social distance (intimate or distant).

Keyword: Interpersonal meaning, Illocution, Novel Dasamuka