SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF DEIXIS IN THE FILM ORION AND THE DARK

Abstract

This research explores the use of deixis in the film Orion and the Dark. It aims to identify the types of deixis employed in the film and determine which category appears most frequently. The study is based on Levinson’s framework, which classifies deixis into five categories: person, place, time, discourse, and social deixis. A descriptive qualitative method was used in conducting this study. The data were collected by watching the film, closely examining the dialogues, identifying expressions containing deixis, grouping them according to Levinson’s theory, and interpreting the data descriptively. The results show that all five types of deixis occur in the film. Among them, person deixis is the most dominant with 2,347 occurrences. It is followed by time deixis with 373 occurrences, place deixis with 294 occurrences, discourse deixis with 289 occurrences, and social deixis with 182 occurrences. The high frequency of person deixis reflects the strong emphasis on interaction between characters, where speakers frequently refer to themselves and others during communication. Meanwhile, the other types of deixis appear less frequently and mainly serve to support the context of the dialogue, such as indicating time, location, discourse relations, and social interactions. In conclusion, deixis plays an essential role in shaping meaning and helping viewers interpret context, participants, and situational references within the film.