THE REALIZATION OF COMMISSIVE SPEECH ACTS IN THE FIRST DEBATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ELECTION 2018

THE REALIZATION OF COMMISSIVE SPEECH ACTS IN THE FIRST DEBATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR ELECTION 2018

• By Dashela Tarina;
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In communication, commissive is a kind of speech acts that commit a speaker to do some future action. People should have the ability to produce and understand sentences which are appropriate in order to communicate effectively. The aims of this study are to analyze  the candidates’ utterances and the candidates’ visual expressions, and also  to explain the roles of power and social distance in the debate. Qualitative method is applied in this study. There are five instruments which are used in this study, such as observation, recording technique, Searle and Vanderveken’s (1985) theory, Navarro and Karlin’s (2008) theory, and Trosborg’s (1994) theory. The collected data are especially in the form of words, sentences, or pictures. The findings showed that there are six types of commissive speech acts used by two candidates, namely promise, assure, threaten, guarantee, offer, and refuse. Both candidates used a promise is the most common commissive speech acts. In addition, the second findings presented that there are seven types of visual expressions by two candidates, such as putting the hand in the pocket, tongue-jutting behavior, furrowed forehead, arm-distancing, palms-up, interlaced fingers, and hand-steepling. The most dominant visual expression by two candidates is palms-up. It meant that the candidates wanted to be believed or wanted to be accepted. The last findings explained that power (status) and social distance. Both candidates had equal status in power because they were in the different party line. Then, they had a space line in social distance because they were a rival during the governor election. Hence, this study can be used in pragmatics class for language learners, especially they will learn how to apply commissive speech acts appropriately for the purpose of persuading voters or audiences in communication.

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