A Syntactical Analysis on Function of Prepositional Phrases in “Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban” Film Script

Abstract

A prepositional phrase is an element of words that begins with the preposition and followed by the object of the preposition. This study analyses the function of prepositional phrase in the film script Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The aim of this research is to identify and classify the function of prepositional phrase in the film. Data are taken from the complete script of the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban then analysed qualitatively to identify the function of prepositional phrase, namely adjective phrases and adverbial phrases in sentence construction. The findings of this research show that there are 959 prepositional phrases which consist of 203 adjectival phrases and 756 adverbial phrases. The results of this study show that adverbial phrases are more often used than adjective phrases in the film script. It shows that prepositional phrase has an important role in clarifying meaning and providing broader information in the film narrative. These findings enrich the understanding of the use of prepositional phrases in film script and contribute to further studies in syntactical analysis.

Keywords: Syntactical Analysis, Function of Prepositional Phrase, Film Script, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.