Deixis on headlines of Jawa Pos during General Election 2004

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on analyzing a deixis on headlines of Jawa Pos during General Election 2004 using Karl Buhler’s deixis theory. Deixis is a sub-part of discourse analysis, which is related to text and context. It is concerned with the meaning of utterances in written and spoken discourse or text. It can be classified into three parts of deixis, namely, person, place and time-space deixis. Besides, it can be included into other categories related to deixis, both are social and discourse deixis. The headline is important point in newspaper. It is the information center, which should be written in short sentences, clearly and full of meaning, and also interesting. Usually, it includes the implied meaning. So, based on the background above this research on deixis on headlines of Jawa Pos during General Election 2004 was held with the follo١ving problem ،How is Deixis expressed in the Headlines of Jawa Pos During General Election 20047.

This research was held using descriptive qualitative method. The data were in the forms of utterances or words in the headlines of Jawa Pos during General Election 2004. The data were selected from the headlines of Jawa Pos from March Ist to April 30th, 2004. The analysis focuses on the data of legislative election.

The result of data analysis reveals that the headlines of Jawa Pos during General Election 2004 could be classified into person, place and time-space deixis. The researcher concludes that seventeen headlines in the data based on the topic. The names of people or the second person deixis, such as SBY and Mega. Meanwhile, The third person deixis can be shown with the words, those are Pemerintah, KPU, TNI, and also Kepala BIN. Furthermore, The names of places or locations can be classified into place deixis, such as Kediri, 12 Propinsi, Seluruh TPS, Di TPS, and also BI. Besides, Time deixis was used when the journalist showed the time where utterances occurred, for instance: dimatangkan, susulan, selesai hari ini, pasti, tak serentak, jelang deadline, and also coblosan. Another word, which cannot be included into three parts of deixis, it is verbs, which can be classified into proximal and distal, such as kampanye, kerahkan, naik, abaikan, kontrol, akhirnya, jamin, dikebut, and also ditunda. Besides, nouns can be included into a modifier; those are status khusus, uang palsu, angkatan perang, berisiko, surat suara, and also menang.

Finally, based on the findings that are explained above, it is recommended for the journalists to comprehend and consider the deixis particularly the deixis types when they write the headlines. Furthermore, it is also recommended for the researchers to conduct research on written or spoken daily communication occurred naturally in certain society. The last, it is also be used to conduct the research related to linguistic terms on the other topics.