AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACT IN NAJWA SHIHAB PODCAST “BACAPRES TALKS IDEAS”

Abstract

The purpose of this research is divided into two parts, first, to find out the types of speech acts used in the Najwa Shihab Podcast "Bacapres Talks Ideas". second, to find out the most dominant speech acts that appear in the podcast using the method proposed by Searle. this research uses descriptive qualitative methods through content analysis. The researcher used a triangulation method consisting of decontextualization, recontextualization, categorization, and compilation. From the results of the study, the researcher managed to find 66 utterances containing speech acts from the podcast which include: 27 assertive, 11 commissive, 15 directive, 13 expressive, and 0 declarative. The most dominant type of speech act in Najwa Shihab's podcast is assertive speech act with a presentation of 40.9%.