PRESUPPOSITIONS IN ARTHUR MILLER’S PLAY SCRIPT DEATH OF A SALESMAN

MUSLIKHAH JAZULI , NIM. 10150068 (2014) PRESUPPOSITIONS IN ARTHUR MILLER’S PLAY SCRIPT DEATH OF A SALESMAN. Skripsi thesis, UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA.

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Abstract

Some people have difficulty in developing their logical reasoning especially in academic writing. This study helps to develop the logical reasoning of the readers and how they can use it in their utterances because it is about one kind of implied relation between two propositions called presupposition. This is surely beneficial for developing their analysis and presenting argumentation which will be used in their life. This research analyzes presuppositions in play script Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The objectives of this research are to identify the types of presuppositions founds in Death of a Salesman play script and to identify the language function of utterances containing the special presupposition in Death of a Salesman play script. This research used a qualitative method. The source of data was play script of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. This research used the theory of presupposition and language functions of speech acts to analyze the data. In this study, the writer found 48 data of special presuppositions. From 48 data, the writer found 4 types of presuppositions. They are lexical presupposition (22 utterances), counterfactual presupposition (6 utterances), structural presupposition (18 utterances) and factive presupposition (2 utterances). The writer also found 2 language functions in the use of the presuppositions. They are representatives and directives. The lexical presuppositions show both functions of representatives and directives. The counterfactual presuppositions show representatives functions. The structural presuppositions show both functions of representatives and directives. The factive presuppositions show representative functions.

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