Assertive Utterances of Dr. Zakir Naik’s Speech in Oxford University

Abstract

This research dealt with the types of Assertive utterances of Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech in Oxford University. The objectives of research were to investigate the types of assertive utterances of Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech in Oxford University, and to describe the meaning potential of assertive utterances that found in Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech, and it was applied by descriptive method. The source of data was obtained by script of Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech and it was collected by watching the video and transcribing the utterance, and underlining the assertive utterances that found in Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech. The data were analyzed by some steps such as; data reduction, data display, drawing and verifying conclusion. The finding showed eleven types of assertive utterances that there were 109 assertive utterances consist of 12 informing, 16 asserting, 5 claiming, 15 assuring, 0 arguing, 14 complaining, 20 concluding, 4 describing, 0 predicting, 14 reporting 13 stating. It meant that the dominant type of assertive utterances in Dr. Zakir Naik’s speech was concluding