Translation Method of Directive Speech Acts Used by “Mirage” Character from “Transformers: Rise of The Beast 2023” Film

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Film; Translation Method; Directives; Pragmatics; Speech Acts

Abstract

This research focuses on the translation of directive speech acts performed by the character “Mirage” in the film “Transformers: Rise of The Beast in 2023”. This research indicate a translation research that applied in the film “Transformers: Rise of The Beast in 2023”. This film released in 2023 and directed by Steven Caple Jr and 3 screenwriters, namely Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, and Josh Peters. This film carries the tagline unite or fall with theme of action, science fiction and adventure. This research aims to analyze the types of directive speech acts found in the film “Transformers: Rise of The Beast in 2023”. This research uses the translation method as a tool for analysis. Further, the directive speech acts were analyzed and classified based on the theory of (Searle & Vanderveken, 1985) on the data source. The data analyzed in this research are the directive speech acts uttered by the character “Mirage” in the action film “Transformers: Rise of The Beast in 2023”. In order to produce research uses that meets expectations, this research uses qualitative method. This research is explained using pragmatic theory. The researchers found 6 types of directive speech acts in the film “Transformers: Rise of The Beast in 2023” including commanding, begging, requesting, asking, ordering, and suggesting. This research also uses the translation method. There are 5 translation methods found in the dialogue of the character “Mirage”, namely free translation (7%), faithful translation (2%), literal translation (14%), word for word translation (10%), and communicative translation (67%). There were also only 5 types out 6 types found of the directive speech acts such as, commanding (31%), asking (45%), begging (5%), requesting (5%), and suggesting (14%).

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AU  - Fatmawati Fatmawati
AU  - Raden Arief Nugroho
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - Translation Method of Directive Speech Acts Used by “Mirage” Character from “Transformers: Rise of The Beast 2023” Film
BT  - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Communication, Language, Literature, and Culture (ICCoLliC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 204
EP  - 220
SN  - 2352-5398
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