Illocution Force of Rhoma Irama's Songs "Virus Corona", "Perjuangan dan Doa" and "Nilai Sehat" in Public Rise Awareness of Covid 19 Pandemic

Dandi Hermawan,Mujid F Amin,Rizky Devy Wulandari,Sri Puji Astuti,Moh Muzakka,T.R Soeprobowati,T Triadi Putranto,B Warsito

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202131702003

Abstract

Educating due to Covid-19 spread prevention can be done using various media, for instance, through song. This research aimed to describe the illocution speech act and the function of Rhoma Irama's song lyrics as a medium to raise public awareness of Covid-19. This research conducts descriptive qualitative method and uses Searle pragmatic theory approach. The method uses in this study is scrutinize and taking notes. The result of this study found 11 assertiveness stating illocution, 4 directives asking illocution, 4 directive request illocution, 1 directive asks illocution, 1 expressive complaint illocution, and 1 saying thanks expressive illocution. Rhoma Irama's song entitled "Virus Corona" loads illocution force to raise people awareness and cognition that the world is in a serious condition due to Covid 19 pandemic. Moreover, there are also songs created before, such as "Perjuangan dan Doa" and "Nilai Sehat", which can motivate the people to keep surviving in the middle of the pandemic through healthy life and worships.

Highlights

According to Kamus Besar Bahasa, the Indonesian language is an arbitrary system of sound symbols, which used to cooperate, interact, and self-identify by the member of society [1]
The example of implementation language as communication media can be seen in a song lyric
Rhoma Irama’s song entitled “Virus Corona” loads illocution force to raise people awareness and cognition that the world is in a serious condition due to Covid 19 pandemic

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According to Kamus Besar Bahasa, the Indonesian language is an arbitrary system of sound symbols, which used to cooperate, interact, and self-identify by the member of society [1]. Language as a communication tool can influence humans’ behaviour [2]. Language in interlocutors’ perspective, seen as listener’s behaviour arranger [2]. Language is demand interlocutors to do something and conduct something asked by the speaker through sentences in the form of instruction, appeal, request, or seduction. The example of implementation language as communication media can be seen in a song lyric

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