Abstract:
Language is a godsend given to us to communicate with others. Without
language we cannot do anything, and one of languages in the world is English.
English is used in almost all aspects of life. In other word, English is the most
powerful language in the world. One of study in English is discourse.
The researcher focuses on the study of revealing opening discourses used
in School of Rock film. The object of this study was opening discourse used in
School of Rock film. Source of the data used in this study was document in the
form of script toward the film. The researcher used a qualitative type of research
to conduct this study and the researcher herself as the key instrument. The
researcher used descriptive qualitative research to explain each opening.
The result of this study was opening discourse that appears in the script are
52 openings, 5 terms of address, 13 self-identifications, 40 summons, and 14
greetings found in School of Rock’s script. Besides, there were 10 inform
statements and 4 opine statements. In question, the researcher found 27
identification questions, 6 polarity questions, and 6 confirmation statements. For
request, there were 10 action requests and 2 permission requests. Moreover, could
be found 4 offerings and inviting, 5 thanking, and 3 apologizing. From the
responding arts, there were 3 acknowledge replies, 1 agree reply, and 1 object
reply. In responding to question, there were 9 comply answers, 2 imply answers, 1
supply answer, 5 evade answers, and 1 disclaim answer. Besides, also found 3
accepting requests, 0 evading request, and 1 declining requests. In School of
Rocks’s script, could be found 1 accepting offering and inviting, 1 evading
offering and inviting, and 0 declining offering and inviting. The last, there was 1
responding to thanking and 2 responding to apologizing.
