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Speech Acts in a Workplace Environment as Demonstrated in ‘The Underdogs’ Short Film

Authors
Ela Sofiarti Sofian1, *
1Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Kentingan, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36, Kec. Jebres, Kota Surakarta, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, 57126
*Corresponding author. Email: elasofi0602@gmail.com
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Ela Sofiarti Sofian
Available Online 23 December 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_13How to use a DOI?
Keywords
speech acts; pragmatics; short film; Searle’s speech acts; Apple Inc.
Abstract

This study examines the speech acts used in the short film entitled ‘The Underdogs’. The purpose of this research is to determine the way ideas are discussed between employees in a company. Speech acts have been chosen as the main topic of the research to figure out how ideas are conveyed in a work discussion—as is shown in the short film. ‘The Underdogs’ short film is produced by the technology company Apple Inc. as a means of advertising their products. The utterances that will be analyzed are only those that are used in scenes where the characters in the short film are at work or are discussing their work. Searle’s theory on the types of Speech Acts is used to analyse the data found and taken for this research. According to this study, there are 47 utterances found in the film that fit the criteria for the data needed for this research. From all the data analysed, the most dominant type falls to the Assertive speech acts with 15 data, and the least dominant type found in the research is the Commissive speech acts with only 2 data.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Seminar SEMANTIKS & PRASASTI 2023 Theme: Language in the Workplace (PRASASTI 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 December 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_13
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-162-3_13How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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