ALISHA RAHMA PUTRI , 2201415087 (2019) THE USE OF SPEECH ACT BY NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS IN ELLEN SHOW: A COMPARATIVE STUDY. Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

This final project focuses on type of illocutionary speech act used by native speakers and non-native speakers in interview. The aim of the study is to find out the type of illocutionary speech act used by native speakers and non-native speakers in Ellen Show and analysed the cross cultural pragmatic background of the speeches. The method of the study is qualitative descriptive. The data were collected by watching the four videos; Ellen with One Direction (2014 and 2015), and Ellen with BTS (2017 and 2018) and transcribing the data. After that, the writer classified the speeches into the type of illocutionary speech act. Counting the percentage of all the types was the next step. And then, the writer analysed the identifier and the cross cultural pragmatic background. The subjects of the study were BTS as non-native speakers, One Direction and Ellen as native speakers. The result of this study is formulated in percentage to know the comparison of illocutionary speech act that used by native or non-native speakers in Ellen show. The videos had same subjects, but every subject had different amount of illocutionary types in each of years. First, representatives speech act used by One Direction 42.59% (2014) and 46.94% (2015), BTS with 42.19% (2017) and 28.1% (2018), and Ellen with 25.93% (2014), 14.29% (2015), 21.88% (2017), and 16.95% (2018) that uttered based of the real situation, giving information, and giving opinion. Second, directives speech act used by One Direction 0% (2014) and 8.16% (2015), BTS with 0% (2017) and 0% (2018), and Ellen with 1.85% (2014), 2.04% (2015), 4.69% (2017), and 3.39% (2018) that uttered direct, request or demand, and suggest or advice. Third, commisives speech act used by One Direction 1.85% (2014) and 2.04% (2015), BTS with 0% (2017) and 1.69% (2018), and Ellen with 5.56% (2014), 8.16% (2015), 1.56% (2017) and 1.69% (2018) that uttered expecting future action and promising future action. And the last, expressives speech act used by One Direction 18.52% (2014) and 6.12% (2015), BTS with 23.44% (2017) and 35.59% (2018), and Ellen with 3.70% (2014), 12.24% (2015), 6.25% (2017) and 11.86% (2018) uttered emotion and attitude. Directives speech act was not found because Ellen as a host of the show did not change the social status of the guests. Some type of illocutionary speech act in the interview was influenced by cross cultural value: self-assertion (representatives), directness (directives), intimacy (commisives), and harmony (expressives). Teaching types of illocutionary speech act is important. Thus the educators have to teach students about illocutionary speech act in order to increase the variety of students‟ way in conveying speech.

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