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AN ANALYSIS ON TRUMP?S SPEECH ACTS ON THE INAUGURAL SPEECH OF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 2017

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ABSTRACT
Lestari, Cicik P. 2017 : An Analysis on Trump?s Speech Acts on the Inaugural Speech of President of the United States 2017
Advisors : 1. Prof. Dr. Agus Wardhono, M. Pd
2. Dra. Christina ITP, M. Pd
Key Words : Speech act, Locutionary Acts, Illocutionary acts,
Perlocutionary acts, Donald Trump


This research attempts to investigate and describe the phenomena of speech acts used by Donald Trump on the inaugural speech of president of the United States 2017. The researcher employs Shopen?s theory to analyze the kinds of locutionary acts used by Trump. While illocutionary acts the researcher uses Searle?s theory to analyze the kinds of illocutionary acts used by Trump. And the last the researcher uses Austin?s theory to analyzed the perlocutionary acts used by Trump.
The descriptive qualitative method is used to conduct this research. However, a quantitative method is also used to show the percentage of the data. This research describes and explains speech acts used by Donald Trump in the inaugural speech. The data is taken from the transcript of Trump?s utterances on the presidential inauguration 2017.
The results of the analysis show that there are 60 utterances from Trump?s speech. Based on the finding the researcher found two kinds of locutionary acts. They are: 1) declarative of 56 utterances (93.3%), and 2) imperatives of 4 utterances (6.6%). For the kinds of illocutionary acts, the researcher found five kinds of illocutionary acts used by Trump. They are: 1) assertives of 26 utterances (43.3%), 2) commisives 16 utterances (26.6%), 3) directives 7 utterances (11.6%), 4) expressive 7 utterances (11.6%), and 5) declaration 4 utterances (6.6%). And the last the researcher found seven kinds of illocutionary acts used by Trump. They are: 1) to convince the hearer 27 utterances (45%), 2) to get the hearer realize something 12 utterances (20%), 3) to inspire the hearer 10 utterances (16.6%), 4) to enlighten the hearer 4 utterances (6.6%), 5) to get the hearer to do something 4 utterances (6.6%), 6) to cause the hearer 2 utterances (3.3%), 7) to alarm the hearer 1 utterances (1.6%).
Finally, it is suggested that students who major in linguistics should conduct a more detailed research in pragmatics. Meanwhile, for other researchers on Pragmatics, speech is more interesting, deep, and fresh analysis to avoid the monotonous research. This study is expected to be additional knowledge to teachers and lecturers when delivers the material in speaking lesson or linguistics about how to delivered a good speech.

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Tuban : Unirow., 2017

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