Abstract:
Illocutionary act has become an important thing in studying language.
When people have conversation, sometimes they misinterpret the meaning.
Therefore, they do inappropriate responses. The objectives of this study are (1) to
explain the types of illocutionary acts found in signs at Ocean Dream Samudra
and (2) to describe the application of using signs found at Ocean Dream Samudra
in teaching speaking.
The researcher uses descriptive qualitative because this study aims to
analyze the types of illocutionary acts. Besides, the form of data is in the word
form rather than number. The researcher is conducted the research at Ocean
Dream Samudra. The data are collected through camera by taking the pictures of
the signs there.
The result of this research shows that there are three types of
illocutionary acts found at Ocean Dream Samudra. They are 95 sentences of
assertives (81, 19%), 17 sentences of directives (14, 52%), and 5 sentences of
expressives (4, 27%). There are no types of commisives and declarations because
Ocean Dream Samudra is a public recreational area. The application of analyzing
signs found in Ocean Dream Samudra can be implemented at the eleventh grade
students of Senior High School in the material using transactional meaning in the
text conversation in the context of daily activity. It is about expressing warning.
The researcher hopes this thesis will enrich knowledge of pragmatics, especially
illocutionary acts for the teachers and students who should be able to understand
illocutionary act found in signs at public places and use it for the material in the
classroom.
