¹Wini Tarmini,² Imam Safi’i,³Diki Lesmana

^1,2,3Postgraduate School of Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. DR. HAMKA, Indonesia

DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v5-i2-30

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to describe the directive speech act of public officials in handling COVID-19 by involving the context that occurs in the community. The study used a qualitative research design. Data collection uses documentation and recording methods. The data analysis technique uses the interactive analysis model of Miles Huberman. The results showed that from a total of 56 directive utterances, it was found that the use of "ask" directive utterances amounted to 2 utterances or 4%; directive speech "invite" 12 utterances or 21%, directive speech "force" 3 utterances or 5%, directive speech "suggest" 10 utterances or 18%, directive utterance "insist" 2 utterances or 4%, directive speech "order" 5 utterances or 9%, directive utterances "demand" 10 utterances or 18%, directive utterances "Plead" 3 utterances or 5%, and directive utterances "give a cues" 9 utterances or 16%. Public officials handling COVID-19 have a tendency to use directive speech acts of inviting. The lingual markers used are in the form of asking words, let's, please, suggest, must, do not, plead, in order to, because.

KEYWORDS

Directive Speech Acts, Public Officials, Covid-19

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