A PROSODIC ANALYSIS: INTONATION EFFECT ON ILLOCUTIONARY SPEECH ACTS

Yolanda Abesda; Susie Chrismalia Garnida

doi:10.30996/uncollcs.v4i1.6084

Authors

Yolanda Abesda Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya
Susie Chrismalia Garnida Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30996/uncollcs.v4i1.6084

Keywords:

Illocutionary, Intonation, Pragmatics, prosodic

Abstract

This study discusses the influence of intonation on Illocutionary speech acts in the films Encanto (2021) and Lilo & Stitch (2025). This study aims to analyze shifts in illocutionary force caused by intonation used. In answering the problem of the statement, the objective of this study is to analyze how intonation influences the intended meaning of illocutionary speech acts in selected dialogues from the films Encanto (2021) and Lilo & Stitch (2025). The study uses a descriptive qualitative method and applies a literary pragmatic approach, employing Searle’s (1979) theory of speech acts and Crystal’s (1969) prosodic system, with a focus on intonation. The results show that intonation causes shifts in the illocutionary force of utterances, leading to changes in speech act types. This research found 27 utterances, identified in which intonational patterns altered the intended meaning, resulting in four types of shifts: assertive to expressive, assertive to directive, directive to expressive, and directive to assertive. Assertive to expressive occurs when factual statements are delivered with emotional or sarcastic intonation. Assertive to directive arises when rising intonation turns a statement into an indirect prompt. Directive to expressive is found when a command is intonated to express emotion rather than instruct. Directive to assertive happens when a directive is softened by intonation and perceived as a neutral assertion. The implicature of this study is that intonation serves not only as a prosodic element, but as a pragmatic device that reshapes meaning and facilitates indirectness in everyday communication.

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