Abstract:
This study deals with the types of illocutionary act in The Space Between Us
Movie Script. The objectives of this study are to find out the types of illocutionary
act in The Space Between Us Movie, to discover the most dominant type of
illocutionary act The Space Between Us Movie. The data of this study was the
script of The Space Between Us Movie. This research was based on descriptive
design by applying qualitative method and converting the data numerically. The
findings of this study show that those five types of illocutionary acts were found
in The Space Between Us Movie, they were: Directive (61) or 50.41%, Expressive
(43) or 35.53%, Representative (11) or 9.09%, Commisive (4) or 3.30% and
Declarative (2) or 1.62%. The most dominant type of illocutionary act find is
directive act. The Space Between Us Movie uses directive act because Directive
(61) or 50.41% is speech act that speakers use to get someone to do something
