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SPEECH FUNCTIONS USED BY MEN AND

WOMEN IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN
THE TRADITIONAL MARKETS
A THESIS

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SEMPA PERANGIN-ANGIN

Su6mittecf to the qradtuzte Program ofP.ng{isfi Jlpplied£inguistics
In Cl'artia( CFu(fi{fment for tile Vearee of!Magister J{umaniora

ENGLISH APPLIED LINGUIS'fiCS
GRADUT

~PROGAM


THE STATE UNIVERSIY OF MEDAN
ME DAN

2006

A THESIS

SPEECH FUNCTIONS USED BY MEN AND WOMEN
IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS IN THE
TRADITIONAL MARKETS
Arranged by :

SEMPA PERANGIN- ANGIN

Reg.No.045010154
English Applied Linguistics Graduate Program

State University of Medan
Has been defended before thesis Examination

Committee, on August. 23rd, 2006
And declared to have fulfilled the requirements

Approved by
Consultant commission
Consultan I

Consultan II

I~'
Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibaho.

Prof. Amrin Saragih, MA., Ph.D.

· Head of English Applied Linguistics

Prof. Dr. Jawas1 a1
NIP. 1 3 0 0 9 5 8 9 0

Directo

Progra

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Prof. Dr. Belferik Manullang
NIP. 1 3 0 5 1 8 7 7 8

: Sempa Perangin- angin

:August. 23rd, 2006

1. Prof. Dr. Jawasi Naibabo.

2. Prof. Amrin Saragih, MA., Ph.D.

4. Dr. Busmin Gurning, M.Pd.

Approved by
Director of Grad

Prof. Dr. Belferik Manullang


NIP. 130518778

ACKNOWLEDGEMNETS
Th1s Study is concerned with speech functions used by men and women in the
usiness transactions in traditional markets. ft is submitted to (Jraduatc Program of

nimed as one of the requirements tor the degree of Magister Humaniora in English
pplied Linguistics. The completion of1his thesis \vould have never been made \Vithout

t c help from several people.
F1rst of all, I particularly indebted to my first and second consultants: Prof Amrin

aragih, M.A, Ph.D and Prof. Dr. J. Naibaho for their generosity guidance, patience,
ncouragement motivation, and many usetul advices they have given to me during the
omplction ofthis thesis.
I would also like to acknowledge the valuable and helptul constructive
uggcstions made by the reviewers: Prof D.P. Tampubolon, M.A, Ph.D, Dr Berlin
. ibarani, M.Pd and Dr. Busmin Guming, M.Pd. Thanks are also due to the Head and the
ecreta!)· of English Applied Linguistics Program: Prof Dr. Jawasi Naibaho and Ora.

eisuri, M.A, and to all the lecturers: Prof D.P Tampubolon, M.A, Ph.D, Prof M.
utarbutar, Ph.D, Prof M. Silitonga, Ph.D, Prof Bahren Umar, Ph.D, Dr. Lince
ihombing, M.Pd, and the stair: Sudianto Manullang to gwdc and facilitate the students
f Graduate Program in English Applied Linguistics of Unimcd, And my special thanks

my brother lr. lswanto Scmbiring AMKA, \Vho always support the writer during
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inishing her study
The sincere thanks should always be oJlered to my beloved husband, Jr. Ed1
artua Lubis

f(Jr

his support in moral and material. Thanks to my son and daughter,

izl-\i Enda Pratama and Namira nw1 \Vufan and all my friends in Applied LingUistics

I MIUK PERPUS'i A.~·£!,1\:


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rogram, especially to my closest ti"1ends: Ora. Hamid.ah S1dabalok, Neni Ati"1da Sari
arahap, S.Pd, M.Hum, and Drs. Wahidin Purba tor their encouragement and motivation
uring tile proce~s

Cor this study.

Medan, 14 Agustus 2006

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ABSTRACT

'erangin- Angin Sempa. 2006. Speech Functions of Men and Women in Business
Transactions in the Traditional Markets. English ApJllied Linguistics,
Graduate Program of VNIMEn.
'he objectives of this study are to investigate how business transaction is
inguistically coded in the traditional markets, the types of speech functions used
raditional market, types of speeeh function used by men and women in traditional
arket and why the different type._(C of speech used in business transaction in the
raditional markets. A descriptive qualitative approach was carried out to collect
he data of this study. Men and women sellers and purchasers in Herastagi
· 'raditional market were taken as the subjects in this study randomly. The research
mdings show that (I) Linguisticalty, speech functions are realized in business
ransaction in the traditional market into the form of mood: declarative,
nterrogative and imperative, (2) There are four types of speech function used in
usiness transaction in the traditional market, namely: statement, question, offer
nd command in which they are coded in lexico rammar 3 The most domin

ype of speech function used by men is statement (48,27%), while the most dominant
ype of speech function used by women is question (55,36'X,). Question is the most
ominant type of speech function used by men and women in business transactions,
nd (4) The different types of speech function used in traditional market because
'nguistically, buyers and sellers need to exchange their experiences each other to
end the messages from one to others successfully.

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