ILLOCUTIONARY ACT OF MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH ON YOUTUBE VIDEO

There are two objectives of this research, these are (1) to determine the type of Illocutionary Act in Michelle Obama speech that she told on The Power of Education through YouTube media; and (2) to find out the way of Michelle Obama speech conveying indirect or direct speech. The researcher used Searle theory concerning of Illocutionary Act, while used Yule theory to find out Michelle Obama speech coveying indirect or direct speech act. The method used descriptive qualitative method. Meanwhile, in obtaining the data the researcher used documentary technique. Based on the research results, the researcher found 0 data for declaration; 56 data for representative (assertive) and mostly are concerning as suggestions; 8 data for expressive; 4 data for directive; and 3 data for commissive. Meanwhile, the researcher has found some data regarding direct and indirect speech act from Michelle Obama speech, these are 145 data that refers as direct speech act and 3 data for indirect speech act. The researcher can conclude that in Michelle Obama speech most used the representative speech act and she mostly conveyed her speech in direct speech act. This research is dedicated to anyone who want to learn about pragmatics, especially about Illocutionary Act specifically. They can use others media to analyze about it, such as music, television program, in teaching learning, and so on.