An Analysis of Ellipsis in Transformer 3: “Dark of the Moon” Movie Script by Ehren

Kruger

By :Vivin Setiyorini

2009-32-005

6

IntroductionReview to Related

Literature

Method of the Research

FindingDiscussion

Suggestion and conclusion

Chapter 1Introduction

BACKGROUND

Das SeinDas Sollen

Statement of the problem

Chapter 2Review to Related

Literature

Ellipsis

Clausal Ellipsis

VerbalGroup Ellipsis

Nominal Group Ellipsis

Context of Situation

Field Tenor Mode

Johnson’s Research

Previous Research

Halliday(2004)

Theoretical Framework

Chapter 3Method of the

Research

Qualitative Research

Design of the Research

Clause

Data

Data Source

Ellipsis

The dialogues involving Sam Witwicky in Transformer 3 (Dark of the Moon)

No Ellipsis in Sam’s

Dialogues

Types of Ellipsis Context of

Situation

1 Sam: What kind of

car did he give you?

Charlie: A Mercedes

SLS AMG.

He gave me……

Clausal ellipsis Field: Dylan gave a

car to Charlie

Tenor: Sam and

Charly (a couple)

Mode: Spoken

Chapter 4Finding

Ellipsis

155Clausal Ellipsis

70Verbal

Group Ellipsis

47Nominal Group

Ellipsis

272

Context of Situation

FieldTenor Mode

Chapter VDiscussion

Carly : Hey, wear that nice tie.

Sam : Yeah (I wear that nice tie)

Clausal Ellipsis

+S F (do)

A couple

Sam : Martha, may I call you Martha?

Martha : No, you may not (Call me Martha)

Verbal Group Ellipsis

Predicator

Interviewee and interviewer

Sam : I have seen these. These aren't rocks, these are pillars. Alien pillars for a space bridge. We know about them because the Autobots have five of these.

Mr. Simmons: The Decepticons must have raided the ship before Apollo 11 ever got there, (The

Decepticons) took the pillars, and (The Decepticons) hid them.

Nominal Group Ellipsis

Nominal Group

Friends

Chapter VISuggestion and

Conclusion

Ellipsis

Informal Text

Conclusion

Clausal Ellipsis

Couple, Friend

Conclusion

Readers

Suggestion

Students

Further research

ers

Teachers

Thank You