Abstract

Every utterance produced by the speaker has its own type and function. This study aims to describe the form of the illocution speech act in Bugis language in Tanah Bumbu regency and describe the function of those utterances. The data of this study are utterances uttered by Bugis speakers, Simpang Empat District, Tanah Bumbu Regency. This study uses Searle's theory of speech acts. The method used in this study is qualitative. The data technique used in this study is speaking and listening. To analyze the data, this study uses descriptive techniques by describing the data in accordance with the formulation of the problem. The problems in this study are (1) what kind of speech act exists in Bugis language, (2) how does the function of each utterance. The result shows that there are five speech acts in Bugis language, they are (1) assertive/representative speech act, (2) commissive speech act, (3) directive speech act, (4) expressive speech act, and (5) declarative speech act. Base on the function of illocution utterance there are four functions, (1) competitive function, (2) favor function, (3) cooperate function, and (4) challenge function.

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