GENRE FEATURES IN FILM DISCOURSE : THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2

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Published: 2026-07-21
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2238/gzvx8t12
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Genre Features, Film Discourse, Communication Patterns, Animal Characters

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Kevin Ardian
STBA JIA

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This findings reveal six major genre features in the film discourse, namely communicative purpose, lexical features, grammatical features, communication patterns, character roles, and animal characters. These features demonstrate that the discourse is systematically organized to fulfill the communicative conventions of an animated family-comedy film. The dialogues emphasize cooperation, friendship, responsibility, courage, empathy, and problem-solving through simple vocabulary, concise grammatical structures, and recurring interactional patterns. Furthermore, the anthropomorphic representation of animal characters enables the film to communicate human social values while maintaining its entertaining function. The study concludes that genre features play an essential role in shaping discourse, supporting narrative development, and achieving the communicative purposes of the film. The findings are expected to contribute to discourse analysis, genre studies, film discourse, and future research on language use in animated films.

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2026): Argopuro: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa, ISSN 2988-6309

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GENRE FEATURES IN FILM DISCOURSE : THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2. (2026). Argopuro: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.2238/gzvx8t12

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