Speech acts used by Aa Gym in his preach

ABSTRACT

Preach is one-of the ways to communicate any topic about religious subjects especially about the way people behave. Preach has so many functions such as delivering useful advice for people in their lives, giving them some knowledge about the way of life, and helping the people to solve the problems of life. Usually, it is done by a preacher. In delivering messages, the preacher usually uses a certain style of language to reach a particular purpose. What the preacher said is not always easily understood, so the listeners need to think it first and relate it with the context where andwhen it is uttered. Besides, we should know the preacher’s intended meaning in order the messages being delivered can be catched: without any misunderstanding. In this case, we can study it by using the speech act theory, which involve locutionary, illocutionary, arid perlocutionary acts.

This research is conducted to find out the speech acts (locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts) used by a very well known preacher, KH. Abdullah Gymhastiar (Aa Gym) for he has special ways in delivering the preach. His language is simple and easily to be understood by the audiences. In addition, there are many figurative language in his preach sb that it makes the listeners are interested in listening him. He is the leader of Daarut Tauhid Boarding School in Bandung, West Java.

In this research, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method as the data are in the form of words or utterances used in Aa Gym’s preach entitled Membangun Bangsa. The researcher chooses Membangun Bangsa because there are many figurative language and some utterances used in this preach invite us to think deeply about this life. VCD is practically used by the researcher to get the data more easily because the researcher does not attends Aa Gym’s preach. The data are ihe words or utterances used by Aa Gym in his preach. The main instrument of this study is the researcher herself.

Firstly, locutionary acts. Secondly, illocutionary acts. They are assertives such as asserting, concluding, reporting, suggesting, claiming, boasting, and complaining, directives such as ordering, commanding, advising, questioning, and requesting, commissives such as threatening, promising, and vowing, expressive# such as pardoning and apologizing, and declaratives for example naming. The most used are directives, especially advising Thirdly, perlocutionary acts. In this case, the respond of the listeners is expressed by paying attention to Aa'Gym’s preach though their ways are different.

It ishoped that this research will give scientific contribution to the further researchers Who are interested in investigating the same fields. Besides, it is expected that the further researcher will conduct the research in different perspective and different ways. Secondly, the data required arc up to date so that relate to the current issues.