Illocutionary Force Indicating Device IFID and Felicity Condition
                                                                                16 The second type is representative. Yule 1996 describes representative as
that kind of speech acts that “state what the speaker believes to be the case or not” p.   53,   such   as  describing,   clamming,   hypothesizing,   insisting   and   predicting.
That definition is also same with what Searle 1976 proposes that “the purpose of the member of representative class is to commit the speaker to something’s being
the   case”   p.   10.   Additionally,   he   says   that   we   have   to   emphasize   the   term ‘believe’ and ‘commit’ in representative because they are there intended to mark
dimension p. 10. Example 9:
a. The earth is flat. b. Chomsky didn’t write about peanuts.
c. It was a warm sunny day.
Those   examples   show   us   how   the   speaker   represents   the   world   as   he   or   she believes it is. In using representative, the speaker makes the words fit the world
of belief. In utterance 9a, the speaker makes a hypothesis that the earth is flat. Without considering the fact that his statement scientifically proved or not, the
speaker   expresses   what   he   believes.   In   utterance   9b,   the   speaker   claims   that Chomsky didn’t write about peanuts. In hisher claim, the speaker believes that
Chomsky didn’t write about peanuts. In utterance 9c, the speaker describes that it was a warm sunny day. In hisher description, the speaker believes that it was a
warm sunny day because he can see and feel it. 3. Expressive
The  next   type   of   speech   acts   is   expressive.  According   to  Yule  1996, Expressive is that kind of speech acts that state what the speaker feels p. 53.
17 Searle 1976 says that expressive is used “… to express the psychological state”
p.   12.   Additionally,   Yule   1996   says   that   the   psychological   state   can   be “statement of pleasure, pain, likes, dislikes, joy, or sorrow” p.  53. According to
Yule 1996, it can be caused by something the speaker does or the audience does, but   it   is   about   the   speaker’s   experience   p.     53.   In   using   an   expressive,   the
speaker makes the word fit the world of feeling. Example 10:
a.  I’m really sorry b. Congratulations
c. Oh, yes, great
Other   examples   of   expressive:  I  apologize  for…,   I  appreciate  that…,   I congratulate  you on…, I  deplore  that…, I  detest  that…, I  regret  that…, I  thank
you for…, I welcome…, I’m glad that…
4. Directive The next type of speech acts is Directive. Yule 1996 defines directive as
“that   kind   of   speech   acts   that   the   speakers   use   to   get   someone   else   to   do something” p.  54. That statement is also same with what Searle 1976 says that
directive is used to “get the hearer to do something” p. 11. In using a directive, the speaker attempts to make the world fit the words via the audience. There are
commands,   orders,   requests,   suggestions,   and,   prohibitions   as   illustrated   in   the examples 11.
Example 11: PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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b. Could you lend me a pen, please? c. Don’t touch that.
Other examples of directive: I ask you to…, I beg you to…, I challenge you to…, I command you to…, I dare you to…, I invite you to…, I request you to…
5. Commissive The   last   type   of   speech   acts   is   Commissive.   Yule   1996   describes
Commissive as “that kind of speech acts that speaker uses to “commit themselves to   some   future  actions”   p.   54.     Searle  1976   defines   commissive   as   type   of
speech acts that aims “…to commit the speaker to some future course of action” p. 11.  Commissive can be performed by the speaker alone, or by a speaker as a
member of a group. In using a commissive, the speaker undertakes to make the world   fit   the   words   via   the   speakers.   There   are   promises,   threats,   refusals,
pledges, and as illustrated in the examples 12 below. Example 12:
a. I’ll be back. b. I’m going to get it right next time.
c. We will not do that.
Other examples of commissives:  I  guarantee  that…,   I  pledge  that…, I  promise that…, I  swear  that…, I  vow  that…, I  undertake  to…, I  warrant  that…, I  want
to…
Table 1. The five general functions of speech acts
Speech act type Direction of fit
S = speaker; X = situation
Declarations Words change the world
S causes X Representatives
Make words fit the world S believes X
Expressive Make words fit the world
S feels X Directives
Make the world fit words S wants X
Commissives Make the world fit words
S intends X PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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