Analysis of language in political communication: speech acts of Dwi’s confession in house of representatives meeting

Anindias Aurilia Insani, Rosita Ambarwati

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This study analyses speech acts in Dwi confession during a House of Representatives meeting and the interplay of language in power relations. Employing Speech Act Theory and qualitative analysis, the research categorized 153 sentences into five types: Assertives, Directives, Expressives, Commissives. As pertains to participation type, Assertive were written in eighty-seven cases and informals whereas directives peoplere thirty-four informals written to influence committee members. Peculiarities of the gendered and formal, high-stakes language include speech acts with specific purposes necessary for controlling others and realising political objectives. The outcomes support different political judgments and prove multifaceted work of language in legislative contexts and show that it is also a performative tool. This research adds to the body of knowledge on the relationship between language and institutions in political communication. The researcher hopes that future research can examine cross-cultural and non-verbal analysis of political communication to increase validity of studies in the field of linguistics.

Keywords


Speech Acts, Language, Political Communication, Education, Linguistics

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