AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACT BY GRETA
THUNBERG IN WORLD LEADERS AT UN CLIMATE
ACTION SUMMIT IN NEW YORK CITY
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Universitas Muhammadiyah Tangerang
Author
Ralda Rinjani, Lutfia
Subject
L Education (General)
Datestamp
2025-02-06 09:04:39
Abstract :
The purpose of this research was to find out how Greta's speech gained international recognition, where she spoke about the severity of the climate crisis. by analyzing Greta Thunberg?s speech at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York in September 2019,to find the kinds of locutionary and illocutionary act and the classification mostly used by Greta Thunberg,. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. This research used Austin's theory for speech act and Yule?s theory to categorize illocutionary act. The findings of this research showed that Greta Thunberg performed one locutionary act to report and performed four of five classifications of illocutionary act. They were representative, expressive, directive, and commissive. Greta Thunberg performed representative acts such as stating. She performed expressive acts such as anger and thanking. She once did directive act such as a warning. She also performed commissive act such as refusing and promising while she did not do any declaration acts in her speech. Greta Thunberg dominated her speech with a representative act that occurred 13 times (54,16%). Expressive was in the second position occurring 7 (29,16). Commissive was in the third position occurring 2 (8,33). Directive occurs 1 (4,16%), the last was locutionary act occurs 1 (4,16%). The researcher discovered that her speech encouraged millions of people to participate in global climate action that month.
The purpose of this research was to find out how Greta's speech gained international recognition, where she spoke about the severity of the climate crisis. by analyzing Greta Thunberg?s speech at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York in September 2019,to find the kinds of locutionary and illocutionary act and the classification mostly used by Greta Thunberg,. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. This research used Austin's theory for speech act and Yule?s theory to categorize illocutionary act. The findings of this research showed that Greta Thunberg performed one locutionary act to report and performed four of five classifications of illocutionary act. They were representative, expressive, directive, and commissive. Greta Thunberg performed representative acts such as stating. She performed expressive acts such as anger and thanking. She once did directive act such as a warning. She also performed commissive act such as refusing and promising while she did not do any declaration acts in her speech. Greta Thunberg dominated her speech with a representative act that occurred 13 times (54,16%). Expressive was in the second position occurring 7 (29,16). Commissive was in the third position occurring 2 (8,33). Directive occurs 1 (4,16%), the last was locutionary act occurs 1 (4,16%). The researcher discovered that her speech encouraged millions of people to participate in global climate action that month.
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