FUNGSI TUTUR KALIMAT TANYA BAHASA INDONESIA

Lindawati Lindawati, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Andalas Padang

Abstract


This study examines interrogative sentences in Indonesian by focusing on speech
functions. The data were interrogative sentences in Indonesian nowadays used in
communication among ethnic groups. It employed the pragmatic approach stating that
when one is saying a sentence at the same time s/he is performing an action called a
speech act. An interrogative sentence, which is basically used to ask a question about
something, can also be used to express a variety of speech acts. The findings show that there are four speech acts expressed by interrogative sentences, namely representative, directive, comissive, and expressive acts. Interrogative sentences are sometimes used to express indirect speech acts to maintain politeness (to soften the tone) or to express something firmly, rudely, and even impolitely.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21831/ltr.v11i2.1067

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