Presupposition analysis of asperger’s syndrome portrayed in Please Stand By movie

This study examined presupposition in the film Please Stand By. The formulation of the problem in this study: (1) What types of presupposition are used by the main character with Asperger’s syndrome in Please Stand By movie? (2) What characteristics of speech and language of Asperger's syndrome in the main character in Please Stand By movie? (3) How is Asperger's syndrome affect the presupposition in the main character in Please Stand By movie?. This study used a descriptive qualitative method that produced descriptive data in written words. The researcher collected data by transcribing a film entitled Please Stand By. Then the researcher analyzed the type of presupposition, the speech and language characteristics of the main character, and the influence of Asperger's syndrome on the presupposition of the main character. The findings were then presented in table form with explanations and ended with conclusions. As a result, the researcher found four types of presuppositions based on Yule's (1996) theory. The researcher found 37 utterances containing existential, factive, lexical, structural, and counterfactual presuppositions. In addition, the researcher found four types of speech and language peculiarities according to the diagnostic characteristics of Asperger’s syndrome by Gillberg (1991). Found 25 data showing delayed speech development, superficially perfect expressive language, odd prosody, peculiar voice characteristics, and impairment of comprehension, including misinterpretations of literal/implied meanings. Furthermore, the researcher also found no effect of Asperger's syndrome on the presupposition of the main character in the Please Stand By movie.