AN ANALYSIS OF MAGIC SPELLS IN HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

  • Siti Ayu Mardiah Nduru Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Prayoga
Keywords: magic spells, literal and non-literal meaning, speech acts

Abstract

Abstract


This research aims to analyze the magic spells uttered by the characters in Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince movie and identify the meaning and functions
of the magic spells in the movie. To come to the analysis, the writer applied literal meaning and non-literal meaning based on Griffiths’s theory. Meanwhile, the
function of magic spells analyzes based on Searle's theory. This research employed qualitative research and descriptive method. The data were collected by the nonparticipant method and taking notes, selecting dialogues containing magic spells while watching the video. The result finally found the functions of each spell and its meaning, whether it has literal or non-literal meaning.

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Siti Ayu Mardiah Nduru, Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Prayoga

Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing Prayoga

Published
2021-06-30