ELLITE: Journal of English Language, Literature, and Teaching
Vol 3, No 2 (2018): ELLITE

Speech Acts Found in Inaugural Addresses of Barack Obama

Oktarini, Widya (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jan 2019

Abstract

This research analyzes the speech acts and language style found in inauguraladdressess of the presidents of The United States; Barack H. Obama. Thisresearch aims at describing kinds and functions of speech acts, the complianceand violation of cooperative principle. This research is descriptive qualitativeusing socio-pragmatics approach. In collecting the data, it uses simak methodand note-taking technique. In analyzing the data, it uses contextual methodby using socio-pragmatics theory. In presenting the results of the analysis, ituses informal method by verbal language. The results of the analysis showed:(a) there were six kinds of speech acts found in the inaugural addresses,specifically: assertive, directive, comissive, expressive, and declarative in whichdeclarative found in Obama’s second inaugural address with one data only (b)the functions of speech acts found are: (i) to give opinion, (ii) to inform, (iii)to give direction, (iv) to promise, (v) to express feelings (vi) to declare and to(vii) maintain relationship.

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ELLITE

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Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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ELLITE Journal is published twice a year in the months of May and November; it presents articles on English language, literature, and teaching. The contents include analyses, studies, research reports, application of theories, material development, and ...