AN ANALYSIS DEIXIS IN MAIN CHARACTER ON NETFLIX SERIES "WEDNESDAY"

With Levinson's theory (1983), this study aims to analyze the types of deixis
used by the main characters as well as the references to the deixis used in the
Netflix series "Wednesday". This study used the descriptive-qualitative method.
The data in this thesis was obtained from the conversational scripts contained
in the Wednesday series in episode 1. Based on the data obtained, there were
358 total deixis. The findings show that the person deixis is the most widely
used deixis, with a total of 273 deixis, but the type of deixis used the least in
this study is social deixis, with only 15 deixis. In this study, also found referents
from the deixis used by the main character, namely, person deixis refers to the
family and friends of the main character; place and time deixis refers to the
setting and plot in the story; discourse deixis refers to the previous topic
discussed by the main character; and social deixis refers to the main character's
respect for the people around her. This shows that the role of the main character
plays a very important role in the use of deixis.
Keywords: Deixis, Netflix