Abstract
Communication within society comprises diverse linguistic choices influenced by social interaction. This study discusses how structures of utterances and types of directive illocutionary acts pertain to the characters’ qualities and non-linguistic factors in Amal Unbound (2018) by Aisha Saeed. This analysis aims to find out the connection between utterances the characters’ qualities such as age, occupation, education, relationship, social status, and non-linguistic factor like the topic or purpose. The underlying theory used in this study is Bach and Harnish’s directive speech act categorization. This study was conducted using qualitative method since it involves discussion on linguistic data (words, phrases, sentences, and utterances). The result of the analysis shows that the utterances of the novel’s characters are affected by the quality they possess and surrounding non-linguistic factors. In conclusion, understanding illocutionary acts open our eyes of the significance of appropriate uses of language in social practice.
Highlights
The covid-19 pandemic has changed all the way human do their activity
We communicate through online platforms instead of talking face-to-face
There are many warnings, reminders, messages, etc., that we can find in social media, online platforms, or along the road like ‘stay at home’ or ‘use your mask’
Summary
The covid-19 pandemic has changed all the way human do their activity. Communication is no exception. This paper will not consider the discussion further on direct and indirect speech but will consider different forms of utterance produced by the speaker to include in data and discussion. Similar to Requirement and Prohibitive, the speaker needs authority over the hearer to produce this fifth type of directive. Their conclusion shows that Tembang Dolanan was far from politeness, and it consisted of inequality of power Different from those previous studies, this research focuses on directive categorization, according to Bach and Harnish (1979), to classify types of the directive and find out the relation between the utterance, character’s qualities, and other non-linguistic factors deeply. Directness and Indirectness are used for analysis when talking about the relationship between participants
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