A STUDY OF KATIE STANDON, A FERAL CHILD CHARACTER

IN “MOCKINGBIRD DON’T SING”

THESIS

Presented to

Universitas Brawijaya

In partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the degree of Sarjana Sastra

By

GITA AYU DEWANGGA

NIM. 0911110178

STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA

2013

ABSTRACT

Dewangga, Gita Ayu. 2013. A Study of Feral Child of Katie Standon Character in “Mockingbird Don’t Sing”. Study Program of English, Universitas Brawijaya. Supervisor: Fatimah; Co-supervisor: Istiqomah Wulandari

Keywords: Psycholinguistics, A feral child, Linguistics characteristics, Treatment, Mockingbird Don’t Sing

    Psycholinguistics is the study about psychology and language. It also explains about how language is learned, produced, and processed. Psycholinguistics in Cognitive Science Period studies more about human in learning language as the nature, such as children who have stages in acquiring language. Children who do not go through these stages may get language disorder. One of language disorders is experienced by feral children. Feral Children are children who never get any input like normal human being so that they cannot do anything normally, especially in producing language. The writer focuses on the study of Katie as a feral child in Mockingbird Don’t Sing film. The aims of this study are to find out the linguistic characteristics of Katie and also the treatment to Katie.

     This study uses qualitative approach because it analyses the phenomenon in children. Case study is applied in this study to get the detail description from the subject and the data of this study are linguistic characteristics and treatment of Katie as a feral child.

     This study reveals that there are three types of linguistic characteristics of Katie as a feral child. Those are phonology, grammar, and semantic. The writer finds that Katie is actually still able to develop her language but it seems difficult because she already passes her critical period. From the film, the writer also finds that there are four types of treatment, those are focus on the individual profile, playing game, communication interactivity, and natural and rich communication. From those treatments Katie is able to communicate though she tends to use sign language.

     The last, the writer suggests that the next researcher who wants to analyze feral child can specifically use theories of linguistic characteristics.

ABSTRAK

Dewangga, Gita Ayu. 2013. Studi tentang Anak Terasing pada Karakter Katie Standon dalam “Mockingbird Don’t Sing". Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Universitas Brawijaya. Pembimbing: (I) Fatimah (II) IstiqomahWulandari

Kata Kunci: Psikolinguistik, Anak Terasing ,Ciri-Ciri Linguistik, Perlakuan, Mockingbird Don’t Sing

     Psikolinguistik adalah sebuah studi tentang psikologi dan bahasa. Psikolinguistik juga menjelaskan bagaimana bahasa dipelajari, diproduksi, dan diproses. Psikolinguistik dalam Periode Sains Kognitif cenderung membahas tentang bagaimana manusia mempelajari bahasa, seperti anak-anak yang memiliki tahap-tahap dalam mengakuisisi bahasa. Anak yang tidak melewati tahap tersebut akan mengalami gangguan berbahasa. Salah satu bentuk gangguan berbahasa adalah “anak terasing”. Anak terasing adalah anak yang tidak pernah mendapatkan masukan seperti pada manusia normal sehingga mereka tidak dapat melakukan sesuatu layaknya manusia yang normal, khususnya ketika mereka memproduksi bahasa. Penulis fokus pada studi tentang Katie, seorang anak terasing dalam film “Mockingbird Don’t Sing”. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah menemukan ciri-ciri linguistic dari Katie serta perlakuan yang didapat olehnya.

     Studi ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan menganalisa fenomena yang terjadi pada anak-anak. Studi ini menerapkan studi kasus guna mendapatkan deskripsi yang detail dari subjek. Data dari studi ini adalah ciri-ciri linguistik Katie serta perlakuan yang ia dapat.

     Studi ini mengungkap tiga tipe cirri linguistic dari Katie sebagai anak terasing, yaitu fonologi, tata bahasa, serta semantik. Penulis menemukan bahwa Katie masih mampu mengembangkan bahasanya meskipun sulit karena dia sudah melewati periode kritikalnya. Dari film tersebut, penulis juga menemukan empat tipe perlakuan, yaitu fokus pada profil individu, bermain permainan, komunikasi antaraktivitas, serta kekayaan dan kebebasan komunikasi. Dari perlakuan tersebut, Katie bisa berkomunikasi meskipun dia cenderung menggunakan bahasa isyarat.

     Penulis menyarankan agar peneliti selanjutnya yang ingin menganalisa tentang anak terasing dapat menggunakan teori ciri-ciri secara lebih spesifik.

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