Analysis of Tukul Arwana’s Speech Acts in a Bukan Empat Mata Programe in Trans 7: A Pragmatic Study

The purpose of this study is to describe the use of localized speech acts, illocutionary (assertive, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative), and perlocution used by TukulArwana in the Non-Four Eyes event in Trans7. This research is a qualitative study using descriptive methods. Data collection techniques used in this research are the recording, listening and note taking techniques. Furthermore, the data are analyzed by translating speech into written form, classifying based on the type of speech act into tabular form, describing speech that has been classified, making discussion, and concluding. The results showed that out of 576 TukulArwana's speeches in several episodes of the Non-Four-Eyes program that were observed, there were 147 speeches which included locus speech acts, and illocutionary speech acts which consisted of assertive, directive, expressive, and commissive speech acts. The most widely used form of speech acts is directive and expressive illocutionary speech acts. The least speech acts are commissive speech acts, and those that are not found are declarations and speech acts.