Writer / NIM
REZKA YUNINGSI SAU / 321415029
Study Program
S1 - PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS
Advisor 1 / NIDN
Dr. USMAN PAKAYA, M.A. / 0004057705
Advisor 2 / NIDN
Dr. SYARIFUDDIN AHMAD, M.Pd / 0031036205
Abstract
Rezka Yuningsi Sau. 321 415 029. 2020. Women's Language Features in Feminist Character of The Iron Lady. English Department, Faculty of Letters and Culture, Gorontalo State University.
Advisor (1) Dr. Syarifuddin Ahmad, M.Pd (2) Dr. Usman Pakaya, S.S, MA
As a social group, women have their own language characteristics. Robin Lakoff in her work have proposed a theory of women's language features that reflect women's powerlessness. This research aims to analyze the use of women's language features in Margaret Thatcher, a representation of feminist character in The Iron Lady movie. This research was conducted by applying descriptive qualitative method. The data were gathered from the utterances of the feminist character. The result revealed that there are 34 utterances which classified into 8 features. These 8 features are lexical hedges or fillers, tag question, rising intonation on declaratives, intensifiers, empty adjectives, superpolite form, hypercorrect grammar and avoidance of strong swear words. The result of this research showed that the usage of women's language features by feminist character in this movie did not reflect weakness and powerlessness as a woman. On the contrary, it depicted Margaret as a powerful woman with good attitudes and good personality.
Keywords: Women's language features, Feminist character, The Iron Lady
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