Abstract
This research aims at finding out the illocutionary speech act on one Donald Trump’s speech in addressing the COVID-19 outbreak. The speech is conducted at Oval Office in 11 March 2020. This is a qualitative research that implemented the theory of speech act by Searle (1979). Result shows that Trumps made all five categories of illocutionary speech act with different amount of each category. The most utterances he made is assertive (54%). The type of assertive in his speech is boasting, claiming, describing, informing, and stating. The next category is commissive (29%) that consist of promising, and planning. In directive categories (15%) the utterance he made is commanding and advising. And Expressive (1%) consist of thanking and the last is declarative (1%) can be seen from his utterance when he blessed the audiences.
Highlights
In the late of 2019 a mysterious disease firstly emerged in Wuhan, China
Result shows that Trumps made all five categories of illocutionary speech act with different amount of each category
As this research attempt to find out the pattern of illocutionary speech act on one Donald Trump’s speech, qualitative method is employed
Summary
In the late of 2019 a mysterious disease firstly emerged in Wuhan, China. This disease quickly spread in the whole part of world and recognized as coronavirus disease OR COVID 19. School and college are conducted in distance utilizing e-learning, micro industry can run no more and companies force some employees to work from home even worse the fire their worker. No wonder that this situation really shakes national condition. Many country leaders respond to this situation in a presidential speech to state their condition and their strategies to deal with this pandemic. As it is did by US President, Donald Trumps on his presidential speech in addressing the outbreak of COVID-19 in his country. Study about pragmatic is beneficial for people that involve in communication to understand what meaning implied in utterance that speakers’ make so that the message can be received as its purpose
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