A Discourse Analysis in Traditional Market in Medan

Abstract

The research deals with speech function on conversation in traditional market in Medan. The data were analyzed based on 4 types of Speech Function suggested by Halliday (2014). The objectives of this study were to describe the type of speech function and the way of conversation which are used by buyer and seller in traditional market in Medan. The scope of the study was focused in functional grammar and limited on four basic types of speech function. This research was taken from the utterances between buyer and seller in traditional market in “Pajak Yuka”. The researcher took the data as many as he got. The total numbers of utterances were 86 . There were 44 of question, 16 command, 14 of statement, and 12 of Offer. There were 4 types of speech functions that was found in traditional market. The dominant type of speech function was question. The way of conversation by buyer and seller influenced by culture and place. Mostly they were used their mother language.