Deli Nirmala
Department Of Linguistics, Faculty Of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Prof. Sudarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, Indonesia 50275

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FUNGSI PRAGMATIK METAFORA DALAM WACANA SURAT PEMBACA BERBAHASA INDONESIA Deli Nirmala
LITERA Vol 11, No 1: LITERA APRIL 2012
Publisher : Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21831/ltr.v11i1.1141

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This study aims to describe the pragmatic functions of metaphors in the discourse of letters to the editor in Indonesian. The data were collected through non-participant observations using a note-taking technique. They were analyzed using referential, distributional, introspective, reflexive, and abducting inference techniques. The findings show that the metaphors in the discourse of letters to the editor show assertive, directive, and expressive pragmatic functions. Such functions indicate indirectness of meanings in metaphorical expressions. The indirectness of meanings shows the writers’ politeness strategies to maintain good relations with the readers. The writers give freedom to the readers to agree or disagree with the proposed discourse.