Abstract:
Language is an essential communication means enabling individuals to transfer
messages from the speaker to the listener. It is also employed in political
communication to effectively convey meaning to the public by organizing each
sentence in a more structured manner, as seen in presidential candidates' debates in
Indonesia. This research aimed to analyze structured sentences using syntactic
analysis and represent them through tree diagrams. This study employed a
descriptive qualitative approach with content analysis as the research design. The
data collection device employed was a document of a YouTube video titled "Debat
Perdana Calon Presiden 2024 Edisi Full Tanpa Iklan". This analysis unveiled that
during the discussion among the three Indonesian presidential candidates, Anies
Rasyid Baswedan's speech consisted of 45 simple sentences, 20 compound
sentences, 60 complicated sentences, and 48 compound-complex sentences.
Prabowo Djojohadikusumo Subianto's speech consisted of 48 simple sentences, 32
compound sentences, 24 complex sentences, and 21 compound-complex sentences.
Ganjar Pranowo's speech consisted of 34 simple sentences, 16 compound sentences,
42 complex sentences, and 32 compound-complex sentences. Other researchers are
advised to analyze the sentence structure of previous debate presidents and vice
presidents to enhance their understanding of sentence form in political
communication.
