Abstract
Presupposition means that people have their own beliefs before communicating with others (Yule, 1996). He defined the types of presuppositions into six; existential, factive, lexical, structural, counterfactual, and non-factive presuppositions. The study examined the existence of the indicators of potential presuppositions in Malala’s speeches after winning the Nobel and its relation toward the educational field. This study employed a qualitative approach. Four of Malala’s speeches were the data. The researcher used an instrument based on the theory of the indicators of potential presuppositions proposed by Yule (1996). As a result, the researcher found 34 potential presuppositions in Malala’s four speeches; 14 existential, six factual, four lexical, six structural, two non-factive, and two potential counterfactual presuppositions. Being aware of presuppositions will help both students and teachers be good communicators and create a communicative and effective teaching-learning process to achieve the goal. Theoretically, it expounds on the potential presupposition indicators as one of the linguistic expressions by considering the users of those forms in a communication. Pedagogically, it may contribute to the enrichment of educational material. Practically, it could give more ideas and references for further researchers.
Highlights
Language plays a crucial role in our life as we tend to express our thoughts, ideas, and emotion through language
The present study investigated potential presupposition indicators in Malala’s speeches and its implication in English education
Definite noun phrase indicators resulted in 4 potential presuppositions, while possessive construction indicators led to 10 potential presuppositions
Summary
Language plays a crucial role in our life as we tend to express our thoughts, ideas, and emotion through language. Language is a standard facility when two persons do an act of communication (Mujiyanto, 2011). They may express their feelings, ideas, and desires through language, either spoken or written (Mutmainnah & Sutopo, 2016). Speakers or writers usually design their linguistic messages based on assumptions of their hearers or readers. As Yule (1996) stated, the presupposition is something the speaker assumes to be the case before making an utterance It means people have their own beliefs before communicating with others. This deals with the process of how listeners catch information alongside their personal interpretation
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