AN ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS ANALYSIS OF JUDGES’ UTTERANCES IN INDONESIA’S NEXT TOP MODEL CYCLE 3

Abstract

This research is entitled An Illocutionary Acts Analysis of Judges’ Utterances in Indonesia’s Next Top Model Cycle 3. It is aimed to find out the illocutionary Acts types used by the judges and to analyze the functions of judges' utterances towards all contestants. The method employed in the present research is descriptive qualitative research. The object of this research is the utterance of the judges in Cycle 3 during direct photoshoots and comments when judging session. The utterance selected from episode 1 part 1 up to part 8. This research uses the theory of illocutionary acts proposed by Searle (1979). The results show that there are 90 data of illocutionary act types in the judges' utterances. These utterances use five types of illocutionary acts such as assertive 27 data, directive 36 data, expressive 19 data, commissive 6 data, and declarative 2 data. Based on the frequently observed utterances, there is an intended meaning to motivate each model, which becomes evident through the model’s response to the judge’s words. It is possible to conclude that the judges demonstrate various positive actions to help the models become more professional and high-quality performances. For future researchers who will analyze speech acts, especially the judges’ utterances, it would be better if the model’s facial expression were studied, as it could reflect the emotional and social impact of the judges’ utterances.