Skripsi
Analyzing language change in Hollywood movie remake by comparing The Mummy (1932) with The Mummy (1999) / Savira Nurul Auliyah
Abstrak
Language change is a phenomenon that requires time as its ally for the process of alteration occurs gradually throughout the years. Films become the fastest medium for alteration of language due to their nature in spreading cultural change. The Mummy (1932) and The Mummy (1999) are chosen as the object of analysis for their similarity in plot and great distance in their year of release allowing a change to occur in the dialogue of the characters. A finding in alteration of language style is expected to be found by comparing dialogues between characters and illuminating the distinct elements contained within the films in two periods of time. For its descriptive nature the researcher used an interpretative-qualitative approach relying on explication in the process of dissecting the object of analysis in which the scripts of The Mummy (1932) and The Mummy (1999) become the source of data. It is found that the difference in genre affects the language change that permeates in form of descriptiveness uttered by characters in both films. Due to its horror genre The Mummy (1932) possesses a more descriptive and wordy dialogue to enhance drama and complement the slow pace of the scenes. On the other hand The Mummy (1999) is categorized as an action-adventure film possessing a more succinct and less descriptive dialogue to fulfill the urgency of the fast-paced action within the movie scenes.