Refusal Expression of Speech Act Found in the HBO Series House of the Dragon Season 1

Hikmah, Nur and Widodo, Anang (2025) Refusal Expression of Speech Act Found in the HBO Series House of the Dragon Season 1. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta.

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Abstract

Refusals are an essential part of pragmatic competence, particularly within contexts involving power, hierarchy, and social dynamics. This study aimed to describe the types and the strategies of refusal expression used by the characters in the HBO series House of the Dragon Season 1. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method and uses the theory of Yang and Beebe et al in analyzing the types and strategies of refusal. The result of this study showed that the most dominant type of refusal was refusal of request, while the most commonly used refusal strategies were indirect strategies, especially excuse/reason/explanation and statement of principle. The types of refusal were found 9 subcategories of refusal types in the refusal of requests, refusal of offers, refusal of invitations, and refusal of suggestions. In addition, the characters in the series applied 10 out of 14 refusal strategies, which are flat, negative willingness/ability, statement of regret, excuse/reason/explanation, statement of alternative, statement of principle, attempt to dissuade the interlocutor, acceptance that function as refusal, avoidance, and adjunct (statement of positive opinion/feeling/agreement, and gratitude/appreciation).

Item Type: Thesis (Skripsi, Tugas Akhir or Kerja Praktek) (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords: house of the dragon, indirect refusal, refusal expression, refusal strategies, speech acts
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions: Fakultas Humaniora > S1 Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User: Kaprodi S1 Bahasa Inggris UTY
Date Deposited: 10 Sep 2025 06:36
Last Modified: 02 Oct 2025 04:26
URI: http://eprints.uty.ac.id/id/eprint/18786

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