The Characters of Tere Liye’s Novel Rindu by Tere Liye: Review from Searle’s Commisive Speaking Actions

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10.2991/assehr.k.211201.008How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Protagonist Characters; Novels; Commissive Speech Acts

Abstract

This study aims to describe the character of the protagonist in the form of commissive speech acts according to Searle contained in the novel Rindu by Tere Liye. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The data source of this research is the novel Rindu by Tere Liye. The data were obtained by reading, taking notes, listening, and classifying in the form of speech. The data collection technique in this study was done by reading and note-taking techniques. Analysis of the data used in this study is descriptive analysis to describe the form and function of commissive speech acts contained in the novel Rindu by Tere Liye. The result of the research is that the protagonist has the character of keeping his promise which is described by the commissive speech act of promising with a no-nonsense speech strategy. The good-natured character depicted by the commissive speech act of swearing illustrates that the character wants to save people who go on a pilgrimage with a strategy of speaking with negative politeness. Furthermore, the humble character is described by threatening commissive speech acts with a strategy of speaking frankly without further ado. It can be concluded that the speech act of the most dominant character reflecting the character of the protagonist is a commissive speech act of promise.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Desi Ratna Sari
AU  - Ngusman Abdul Manaf
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/03
TI  - The Characters of Tere Liye’s Novel Rindu by Tere Liye: Review from Searle’s Commisive Speaking Actions
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Language, Literature, and Education (ICLLE-4 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 45
EP  - 50
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211201.008
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211201.008
ID  - Sari2021
ER  -