ILLOCUTIONARY ACT ANALYSIS IN GRETA THUNBERG’S SPEECH IN UNITED NATION CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT IN NEW YORKCITY

FAGIL MUHAMMAD. Analysis of Illocutionary Acts in Greta Thunberg's Speech in the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. (Supervised by Abidin Pammu and Sitti Sahraeny).This study aims to analyse the illocutionary acts in Greta Thunberg's speech in the UN Climate Action Summit in New York. In addition to finding out about the types of illocutionary acts in the speech, the author alsousedenotative and connotative diction in the speech to classify the types of use of illocutionary acts in the speech.
In completing this thesis, the author uses a qualitative method, where data collection in this research is through literature observation. This research uses Searle's theory of Speech Act as the main theory. The framework in this research emphasises on diction and speech act. The result of the research shows that Greta Thunberg's speech is included in the illocutionary act because it includes the technique of conveying something that shows a specific purpose. In addition, the information obtained is that Greta Thunberg in her speech uses two diction namely denotative and connotative to convey the content of her speech so that it can be accepted by the listeners. In addition, the author also found that the type of illocutionary act used and dominantly delivered by Greta Thunberg is directives illocutionary act.