Journal of English Language Teaching and English Linguistics
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023): Journal of English Language Teaching and English Linguistics

An Analysis of Illocutionary Acts Found in Aespa Speech at the United Nation

Hasyifa Diffani (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta)
Harisna Hikmah (Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Sep 2023

Abstract

A speech consisting of spoken sentences represents an utterance and contributes to the overall message being conveyed. We use utterances in action, known as speech actions, in communication. K-pop girl group Aespa in 2022 was invited by the United Nations High-Level Political Forum to give a speech. This study is aimed to determine the speech acts types used by Aespa and to find out the function of the speech acts. To collect the data, the researchers transcribed the data comprehensively, which were analyzed using descriptive qualitative research based on the type of speech. The finding data showed 18 utterances with illocutionary acts. Those are 12 representative utterances, 1 directive utterance, 4 expressive utterances, and 1 commissive utterance. It implies that representative are preferred than the other type of illocutionary acts. It contributes to the understanding of how popular culture, specifically K-pop, can be harnessed as a platform for social advocacy and meaningful discourse on global issues. It contributes to the spread of the message.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltics

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal of English Language Teaching and English Linguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of studies in English language teaching and learning published biannually in January and July. Given that the journal prioritizes research reports in ELT, viewpoint articles in the same field will be ...