KESANTUNAN DALAM TINDAK TUTUR DIREKTIF MAHASISWA PINDO ANGKATAN VIII PASCASARJANA UNIVERSITAS BUNG HATTA

Abstract

Abstract: This study aims to describe the form of directive speech acts and language politeness, that where used by Pindo student of batch VIII of the Bung Hatta University Postgraduate Program. The theories used in this study are speech act theory proposed by Yule (2006) and language politeness theory proposed by Leech (1993). The design of this research is qualitative research using the descriptive method, and the participants of the research were 12 Pindo students of batch VIII. The focuses of this study were (1) student’ directive speech acts between the students and between the students and their lecturers; and (2) student’ language politeness between the students, and between the students and their lecturers. The results of the study are showed that, first, in the inter-student speech it was found that the most dominant speech act was the demand group with 31 utterances. Meanwhile, the most dominant language politeness was wisdom maxim. Second, in the student-lecturer speech, the most dominant speech acts was the request group, with 27 utterances. The most dominant language politeness was wisdom maxim. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that: first, the directive speech and language politeness used by the students to students communication was the request group of the directive speech acts, which include asking, invoking, inviting, and emphasizing. The most dominantly used speech acts have the function of requesting and emphasizing either to provide information or answer the questions from their speaking opponents. To provide information to the speaking opponents. The dominant language politeness used has the function of minimizing the loss of others, or maximizing the benefits for others in communicating to provide information to the opponent's speech. Second, the directive speech and language politeness used by the students to thair lecturers was also the request group of the directive speech acts which include asking, invoking, inviting, and emphasizing. The most dominantly used speech acts have the function of requesting and emphasizing either to provide information or answer the questions from their speaking opponent's. The dominantly used language politeness has the function of minimizing the loss of others, or maximizing the benefits for others in communication to provide information to the speaking opponent's.
Keywords: Directive Speech Acts, Language Speaking