A PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS of PROMISING UTTERANCES
in
BARACK OBAMA SPEECHES
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting bachelor degree of Education
in English Department
Proposed By
NIKEN WARDIANI SUWANDI
A320090155
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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A PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS of PROMISING UTTERANCES
in
BARACK OBAMA SPEECHES
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting bachelor degree of Education
in English Department
Proposed By
NIKEN WARDIANI SUWANDI
A320090155
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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MOTTO
“Be Yourself, No Matter What Other People Think.
God made you the way you are for a reason.
Besides, an original is always worth more than a copy!”
“Live as if you were to die tommorow. Learn as if you were to life forever ”
___Mahatma Gandhi__
“ A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you “
__Elbert Hubbard__
“Failures are a part of life. If you don’t fail, you don’t learn. If you don’t learn, you’ll never change.”
“Familly is everthing in the entaire of life”
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DEDICATION
This research paper is dedicated to:
My Spirit in Entire of My Life “IBU WARNI” and
“BAPAK WANDI”
My Soulmate of My Life “FERI PURWOKO as My
Husband”
My Beloved Baby “ AFKA AIDHAN ADYA
PURWOKO”
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Thanks to Allah SWT who always gives mercies and blessings to the researcher with health and power to finish this research. Peace and salutation are also given to our prophet Muhammad SAW who has guided us from the darkness to the brightness. The success would not be achieved without the help and support from many peoples during conducting and finishing the research paper. Therefore, the researcher wants to express her special gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Allah SWT for everything given to the writer,
2. Dra. Nining Setyaningsih, M.Si., as the Dean of the School of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. Titis Setyabudi, S.Si, M.Hum., as the chief of English Department who has given the writer permission to write this thesis,
4. Agus Wijayanto, Ph.D., as the first consultant who always gives guidance, advices, supports, discussion, careful and also corrections, in conducting this research paper,
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6. Susiati, S.Pd, as the academic consultant who has given so much guidence and careful during the study,
7. All of the lecturer in English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, for transferring the knowledge and giving guidance.
8. Her beloved parents, Ibu Suwarni and Bapak Suwandi, the reason that makes the researcher survive as the person who never gives up and give more spirit to face the entire reseacher problem as her experience.
9. Her beloved husband, Feri Purwoko and Her lovely son, Afka, thanks for the support, love and loyalty.
10.Her brother, Sulih, who help take care her son and give support to the writer.
11.Her boarding housemate, Niken Jupeh, Rara Ochan and Indri Indrul,
thanks for everything.
12.Her great lovely friends, Nitta (Kriting), Desi (Echik), Eza (juju), Ayuk (Oneng), Nisa (Kriwil), Relis (Tente), for the meaningful friendship, sweet memory, and loyalty to grow up together. Thanks for eveery thing
that can‘t to be spoke.
13.Class D 2009, thanks for togetherness, craziness, beautiful moment and warm feeling during the study,
14.All members of Gendhis Theatre, for togetherness, cooperation, and great discussion partner.
15.Her partners in PPL SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Surakarta (SIMPON)
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16.AE 3563 YC which have been accompanying her in every single day. 17.And others which cannot be mentioned one by one, who help the writer in
finishing the research paper and for all the big support and the prayer. The writer realizes that this research paper is still far from being perfect and still needs many improvements. However, the researcher hopes this research paper will give useful significance to readers.
Surakarta, July 2013
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F. Research Paper Organization ... 7
CHAPTER II: UNDERLYING THEORY A. Pragmatics ... 8
1. Pragmalinguistics ... 9
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CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Data Analysis ... 26
B. Research Findings ... 79
C. Discussion ... 82
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGESTION A. Conclusion ... 87
B. Suggetion ... 88
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 90
VIRTUAL REFERENCE ... 92
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ABSTRACT
NIKEN WARDIANI SUWANDI. A 320 090 155. A PRAGMATICS ANALYSIS OF PROMISING UTTERANCES IN BARACK OBAMA SPEECES. RESEARCH PAPER. MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2013.
The study aims to describe the pragmalinguistics forms of promising utterances in Barack Obama speeches and to investigate illocutionary acts of promising utterances in Barack Obama speeches.The object of this study is promising utterance in five speeches of Barack Obama. This research belongs to qualitative research.In analyzing the promising utterance, the researcher: described the pragmalinguistics forms of promising utterance; identified and discussed illocutionary acts of promising utterance and drow conclusion and suggestion based on the analysis. As for the pragmalinguistic forms of promising utterances, the researcher found 36 data of constantive form (the percentage is 92%) and 3 data of pervormative form of promising utterance(the precentage is 8%). According the intention of the speakers, the researcher finds the intention such as reconfirming (the percentage is 3%), influencing (the percentage is 3%), offering (the percentage is 5%), assuring (the percentage is 43%) and affirming (the percentage is 46%).
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List of Technical Terms
D = Data
S1 = Speech 1
S2 = Speech 2
S3 = Speech 3
S4 = Speech 4
S5 = Speech 5
WI = Speech Title (Remarks by the President on Ending the War in Iraq (October 21st 2011))
DF = Speech Title (Obama speech on the Deficit (April 13rd 2011))
CoJ = Speech Title (Obama speech to Congress on Jobs (September 8th 2011))
ESC = Speech Title (President Barack Obama's 2012 election night victory speech in Chicago (November 7th 2012))
GCR = Speech Title (President Obama’s Speech on Gun Control and Reform
(Desember 19th 2012))
