FUNCTIONS OF SOCIETY'S EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS TOWARDS COVID-19 SURVIVORS

Usman, Usman and Ramadhani, Fitrah FUNCTIONS OF SOCIETY'S EXPRESSIVE SPEECH ACTS TOWARDS COVID-19 SURVIVORS. RETORIKA: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya, Volume 15, Nomor 2, August 2022, pp. 198-206.

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Abstract: This research was inspired by discourse analysis of human expressive speech act as the part of Illocutionary act. This study aims to analyze speech act to finally describe the function of the society‟s expressive speech acts towards Covid-19 survivors. Using qualitative method, this research was conducted in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi through observation, interviews, and recording as data collection techniques. The instruments consist of the main instrument, which was researchers themselves, and supporting instruments including data analysis guides, observation, interview, and recording devices. The data was in the form of expressive words, phrases, clauses and sentences expressed by the society when communicating and interacting with Covid-19 survivors. The data source was generally from the society without Covid-19 and from the survivors of Covid-19 who receive expressive speech act from the other. The results reveal that there were various function of expressive speech acts used among society during Covid-19 pandemic such as the function of complaining, cursing, doubting, yelling, and fearing function. Those functions implicitly were represented to prevent Covid-19 survivors from repeating their mistakes. Meanwhile, the functions of apologizing, condolences, motivating, and greeting were represented so that the people without Covid-19 can be the cause of healing for sufferers and survivors of Covid-19. Keywords: speech act, expressiveness, survivor, Covid-19

Item Type: Article
Subjects: KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Universitas Negeri Makassar > KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Divisions: KOLEKSI KARYA ILMIAH UPT PERPUSTAKAAN UNM MENURUT FAKULTAS > KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN
Depositing User: Pustakawan Amaluddin Zaihal
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2023 05:57
Last Modified: 20 Jun 2023 05:57
URI: http://eprints.unm.ac.id/id/eprint/30583

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