The Analysis of Deixis on the Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary

Abstract

This study deals with the types of deixis on the Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary. The objectives of the study were to describe the types of Deixis was used on the Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary and to find out the dominant types of Deixis on the Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary. The data were transcript of Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary video. The finding showed that there were five types of deixis were found on video “Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary”. They were person deixis, time deixis, place deixis, discourse deixis and social deixis. The total number of deixis which is used in video “Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary” were 622 deixis. It consist of 423 person deixis (68,00%), 59 time deixis (9,48%), 67 place deixis (10,77%), 52 discourse deixis (8,36%), 21 social deixis (3,37%). The most dominant types of deixis found on video Presidential Debate Trump vs Hillary is person deixis with the score 68,00 %.