Directive Speech Act used in WA (WhatsApp) Messenger in Academic Discourse

Journal Title: International Journal of Current Science Research and Review - Year 2023, Vol 6, Issue 11

Abstract

This research studies about directive speech act in WhatsApp (WA) messengers. The objectives of the research is to describe the type of directive speech act. This research is descriptive qualitative research. The subject of this research is the chat online via WhatsApp. The data were analyzed by qualitative descriptive technique which resulted in descriptive, data descriptive in the form of sentence or word contained in WA messengers. The way of data collection is done by reading technique and technique of note. In this research, the researcher used documentation as the instrument. The results of the research show that, first, the types of directive speech acts were command, request, permission, reminding, suggestion and question. Second, the types of directive speech acts that most frequently used were command type.

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Sulamah . ,

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  • EP ID EP723140
  • DOI 10.47191/ijcsrr/V6-i11-13
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Sulamah . , (2023). Directive Speech Act used in WA (WhatsApp) Messenger in Academic Discourse. International Journal of Current Science Research and Review, 6(11), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-723140