INDIRECT PROMISING ACT PERFORMED BY THE
CANDIDATES ON JAKARTA MEMILIH: THE FINAL ROUND
AT DEBATE PROGRAM ON METRO TV
THESIS
BY NIKMATUN
NIKMAH
0911110069
STUDY PROGRAM OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF
LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE FACULTY OF
CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITAS BRAWIJAYA
2013
INDIRECT PROMISING ACT PERFORMED BY THE
CANDIDATES ON JAKARTA MEMILIH: THE FINAL ROUND
AT DEBATE PROGRAM ON METRO TV
Nikmatun Nikmah
Abstract
Jakarta as a capital city becomes the central of Indonesian
goverment, business etc. Here, the candidates of Jakarta’s
governors and vice governors involved in showing off their
programs, mission and vision to Jakarta’s citizens. As public
politicians, they have their own way for delivering their
intention such to do a promise. The purposes of this study are
help the to find out about the way indirect promising act
expressed by the candidates while also find out the implicit
meaning of promising act. This research examines the transcript
from the candidates. The data are utterances containing indirect
promises that are produced by the candidates at debate program
entitled “Jakarta Memilih: The Final Round on Metro TV”
that’s held on 16 September 2012. This research reveals that
there are 25 utterances include in indirect promising acts. From
those findings, the researcher finds 23 utterances realized in
declarative sentences and the other uses imperative and
exclamative sentences. Besides, the researcher also finds 18 data
of 25 utterances fulfill the condition of promising acts and 7 data
do not fulfill the condition of promising act.
Kata Kunci: Tindak Tutur, Janji Tak Langsung, Kondisi Janji,
Jakarta Memilih: The Final Round di Metro TV
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