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A STUDY OF SPEECH ACTS IN THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DEATH PENALTY ON THE WORLD TODAY OF ABC RADIO

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Dewi, Billy.A.K. 2015 : A Study of Speech Act in the Conversation about Death Penalty on the World Today of ABC Radio.
Advisor : Dra. Christina ITP, M.Pd.
Key words : Speech Acts, Conversation

In this study, the researcher discusses the use of kinds of speech acts and the types of general function performed by speech act in the conversation on The World Today of ABC Radio. The aims of this study are: 1) to describe the kinds of speech act performed by interviewer and interviewees in the conversation about death penalty in The World Today of ABC Radio; 2) to classify types of general function performed by speech act in the conversation about death penalty in The World Today of ABC Radio.
The researcher uses qualitative descriptive analysis method. The source of the data is taken from the conversation on ?The World Today?, one of the programs of ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Radio. To limit the data, the researcher takes the data which are conducted by Elleanor Hall. To analyze locutionary act, the researcher uses Langaker?s theory, to analyze perlocutionary act, the researcher uses Austin?s theory, and to analyze the types of general function performed by speech acts or illocutionary act, the researcher uses Searle?s theory and Yule?s theory,
Form the analysis, the researcher found three kinds of speech acts. They are locution, illocution, and perlocution. The researcher found two forms of locutionary act which are used by the interviewer and interviewees, they are declarative and interrogative. Declarative becomes the dominant one. The researcher also found perlocutionary act, they are asking and explaining. It is caused by the data which are taken are in the conversation. The four of five types of general function performed by speech act or illocutionary act which the researcher found are representative, expressive, directive, and commissive. The types which are found showed that the conversation which is talking about death penalty encouraged to stating, arguing, ordering, expressing the feeling, and committing for some future action.

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Tuban : Unirow., 2015

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