THE MEANING OF THE EXPRESSION IN A CONVERSATION OF GIRLS BASED ON IMAGE THEORY (96 - 105)

Abstract

Pragmatics is a necessary element for analyzing the meaning of the speech according to the situation that occur. According to Levinson (1983), the pragmatic approach is the study of the relationship between language and context underlying the explanation of meaning. Speaking children sometimes create confusion for adult listeners as the children speech contain appropriate pragmatic context of their situation. This study will identify and analyze the meaning of the utterance containing conversation of girls. The researcher uses the approach through technical literature and field observation and recording of the conversation among the girls. The data obtained are described based on the theory of image. The results showed that the conversation of the girls have a different viewpoint based on the context of understanding. The conversation of the boys also have a different viewpoint based on the context of understanding.