Institusion
Universitas Bung Hatta
Author
Dhini, Padhilla Putri
Yusrita, Yanti
Temmy, Thamrin
Subject
PR English literature
Datestamp
2020-07-01 02:54:48
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is giving information to the readers especially the
students of English Department about types of speech act and functions of using
speech act used in the Justin Bieber?s tweet. In this research, the writer attempts
to find out the speech act in the Justin Bieber?s tweet. The research used a
descriptive qualitative method. The data source of this research are the tweet of
Justin Bieber. The data collected by downloaded from the internet. The technique
of analyzing data in this research is always related to the theory based on the
Pragmatics Approach. This research used theories of types of speech actfrom
Searle and function from Holmes. From this research, the writer found both of the
types of speech act in the Justin Bieber?s tweet, those are representatives,
directives, commisives, expressives, and declaration where representatives,
directives, and expressives is dominant in the Justin Bieber?s tweet. Besides that,
there are three functions used in the Justin Bieber?s tweet that consists of
expressive, directive, referential, and phatic, where expressives and directive are
most dominant function used in the Justin Bieber?s tweeet.
Keywords: type of speech act, function of speech act, Justin Bieber?s tweet