AN ANALYSIS OF ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS FOUND IN DAEBAK SHOW SEASON 2 EPISODE 1

Abstract

The study focuses on analyzing illocutionary acts thatare found in Daebak Show Season 2 Episode 1. The aims of this study were to find out the types of illocutionary acts based on the utterances between the host and the guest in the Daebak Show using Searle's (1976) theory and to find out the function of illocutionary acts using Leech's (1983) theory. In collecting the data, the writer used the descriptive qualitative method, and there were several steps: (1) downloading the video; (2) watching and transcribing the video; (3) identifying the types of illocutionary acts; and (4) taking notes. The data was taken from the dialogue between the host and the guest. The findings and results of this study total 36. Data on illocutionary acts found in Daebak Show include assertive (41,6%), Directive (27,7%), expressive(25%) and commissive (5,7%). The results of this study show that assertives of illocutionary acts become the most common used in the podcast.