Politeness Strategies in Performing Commissive Illocutionary Acts in Joseph R. Biden's Inauguration Speech

ALIFIA GRESIANA RAHMANI, Dr. Ni Gusti Ayu Roselani, M.A.

2022 | Skripsi | S1 SASTRA INGGRIS

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari penggunaan strategi kesantunan dari penggunaan tindak tutur ilokusi komisif dalam pidato pelantikan presiden Amerika Serikat ke-46, Joseph R. Biden. Strategi kesantunan diklasifikasikan berdasarkan teori dari Brown dan Levinson (1987). Tindak tutur ilokusi komisif yang dilakukan adalah janji, garansi, dan penolakan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat 39 tindak tutur ilokusi komisif yang ditemukan dalam pidato pelantikan tersebut. Klasifikasi dan analisis menunjukkan bahwa dari 39 ucapan, terdapat 17 strategi bald on record, 10 strategi kesantunan positif, dan 12 strategi off-record. Hal ini mengindikasikan bahwa dalam menyampaikan pidato pelantikannya, Biden cenderung menggunakan cara berbicara yang paling lugas untuk mengemukakan tindakan.

This research aims to explore the use of politeness strategies in the performance of commissive illocutionary acts in the inauguration speech of Joseph R. Biden. The politeness strategies were classified based on the theory of politeness strategies by Brown and Levinson (1987). The commissive illocutionary acts performed are promise, guarantee, and refusal. The result showed that there are 39 performances of commissive illocutionary acts that are found in the speech. The classification and analysis showed that out of 39 utterances, there are 17 occurrences of bald on record, 10 occurrences of positive politeness, and 12 occurrences of off-record. The result shows that, in delivering his inauguration speech, Biden tends to use the most straightforward way of speaking to issue an act.

Kata Kunci : politeness strategy, speech act, commissive illocutionary act, political discourse, inauguration speech