Speech Function in Coronavirus Broadcast by Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Brosi Johnson

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the types of speech function used inBoris Johnson’s speeches, and to identify the most dominant type of speech function inBoris Johnson’s speeches. Qualitative method will be use in conducting this research. The selected location for this research work will be at University Muhammadiyah Of North Utara Library which will begin work on Mei 2020. The researcher chooses UMSU because it gives access the data needed. The findings show that there are six speech function; those are expressive, directive, referential, metalinguistic, poetic, and phatic. From the data table we can see that the most dominant speech function is directive (38), followed by expresive (35), referential (6), metalinguistic (6), phoetic (5) and phatic (3).