THE ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS USED IN THE CHARACTER GUEST STAR BY ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW: A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS

This research aims to analyze in details about the types of illocutionary acts which performed by Kendall Jenner as the main character guest star and to identify the direct illocution and indirect illocutions used in Ellen DeGeneres Show.
This research applied a descriptive qualitative method. Collecting the data of this research was carried out by summarizing the data using by uploading the YouTube Channel video and watching the program show to understands the illocutionary acts that occurred in the show.
The writer shows that two types of result of this research. First, the direct illocution consists of 17 of the act of asserting, 8 the act of asking and 2 the act of ordering. Second, The indirect illocution data consists of 4 expressing, 3 describing, 3 confirming, 2 informing, 2 stating, 2 inquiring, 2 requesting, 1 affirming, 1 admitting, 1 purposing, 1 wondering, 1 claiming, 1 congratulating, 1 praising, 1 announcing, and 1 reassuring.