The comparison between Refusal Expression used by the main characters in Brave Movie and Tangled Movie

ABSTRACT

In daily conversation there are many kind of utterances, such as thanking, apologizing, refusing and others, each utterances has their own function and characteristic. This research is focused on refusal expression used by the main characters in “Brave” movie and “Tangled” movie.

The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative research because the researcher strives to analyze and discusses the words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or utterance. The researcher uses Yule’s theory about dispreffered response in analyzing refusal expression in those movie. To analyze the data the researcher took the data which consist of refusal expression used by the main characters in “Brave” and “Tangled” movie, described the similarity and difference of refusal expression on those utterance and compared them.

The result of this research shows that the main characters in those movies have different way to refuse an offer or invitation. In “Brave” movie, the researcher found five kinds of refusal expression used by the main characters, those are: (1) indirect refusal that give excuse, reason and explanation; (2) indirect refusal that function a refusal (lack of enthusiasm); (3) indirect refusal attempt to dissuade interlocutor; (4) Indirect refusal avoidance verbal/non verbal; and (5) direct refusal non performative statement. Meanwhile, in “Tangled” movie, the researcher found five kinds of refusal expression those are: (1) indirect refusal excuse, reason and explanation; (2) indirect refusal attempt to dissuade interlocuctor; (3) indirect refusal statement of regret; (4) indirect refusal statement of principle; and (5) direct refusal non performative. The refusal expressions most frequently used in “Brave” movie are indirect refusal expression avoidance and indirect refusal attempt to dissuade interlocutor. Meanwhile, the refusal expressions most frequently used in “Tangled” movie is direct refusal non performative. Furthermore, there are three kinds of refusal expression that exist in those movies, those are: indirect refusal gives excuse reason and explanation, indirect refusal attempts to dissuade interlocutor and direct refusal non performative.The researcher did not find refusal expression kind of adjunct to refusal in those movies.

The main characters both “Brave” movie and “Tangled” movie have the same characteristic in refusing the offer or invitation, they use indirect refusal expression almost in the begining of the movie, they use it in order to decrease the negative effect possibility that occurs. On the other hand, the use of direct refusal expression is almost used by the main characters in the raising of the movie when the main characters has a conflict because they want to show their principle. The social environment influences to shape the personal character. The personal character is reflected by the speech act and the language used, including the refusal expression that he or she used.

The researcher suggests to the next researchers to study more complete and use new theory of refusal expression research, such as the function of refusal expression.