Gesture of Ustadz Maulana During His Religious Speech on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV Channel.

GESTURE OF USTADZ MAULANA DURING HIS RELIGIOUS SPEECH
ON “ISLAM ITU INDAH” AT TRANS TV CHANNEL

THESIS
Submited as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Sarjana Degree
of English Department Faculty of Arts and Humanities of State Islamic
University Sunan Ampel Surabaya

Ivatul Azizah
Reg. Number A93213153

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY SUNAN AMPEL SURABAYA
2017

ABSTRACT

Azizah, Ivatul. A93213153. 2017. Gesture of Ustadz Maulana During His
Religious Speech on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV Channel. A Thesis, English
Department Faculty of Arts and Humanities State Islamic University of Sunan

Ampel Surabaya.
Advisor: Endratno Pilih Swasono, M.Pd
Keywords: Gesture, Communication, Semantic, Production Speech
This study aims to determine iconic tracing gestures produced while
speaking which constitute part of the speaker’s communicative intention. Besides,
the significance of this research is (1) add and share new knowladge about gesture
description. Especially, Ustadz Maulana's gesture on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans
TV channel and make all of people who interest with his religion speech. (2)
Making people in society understand about important gesture in communication
and they can be practiced correctly in certain situation.
The researcher uses a descriptive qualitative in this research. Descriptive
qualitative is one of methods to analysis research set encompassing approaches
such as empirical phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography, protocol
analysis and discourse analysis (Khotari, 2004:31). The researcher used a special
strategy for enhancing the credibility of design and analysis.
On the other hand, the researcher also uses Ustadz Maulana’s video from
youtube as data source to analysis gesture of Ustadz Maulana when he speaks on
“Islam Itu Indah” at Trans TV channel. Meanwhile, the result of this research is
about correlation between semantic and gesture to communication in daily
activities. Then, the speech production with concurrent gestures is more explicit

than speech without gestures.

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Azizah, Ivatul. A93213153. 2017. Gesture of Ustadz Maulana During His
Religious Speech on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV Channel. Jurusan Sastra
Ingris, Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan ampel
Surabaya.
Pembimbing: Endratno Pilih Swasono, M.Pd
Kata Kunci: Gestur, Komunikasi, Semantic, dan Cara berbicara.
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menentukan gestur yang tepat dalam
berkomunikasi. Adapun manfaat penelitian ini yaitu: (1) untuk menambah dan
memberikan pengetahuan tentang gestur kepada Masyarakat. Khususnya, gestur
Ustad Maulana ketika beliau berpidato di acara "Islam Itu Indah" Trans TV. (2)
Membuat masyarakat memahami pentingnya gestur dalam berkomunikasi,
sehingga mereka bisa menggunakan gestur yang tepat dan sesuai dengan situasi

dan kondisi tertentu.
Peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif qualitative di dalam penelitian
ini. Deskriptif qualitatif adalah salah satu metode untuk membedakan kumpulan
yang mencakup lingkungan hidup dan interaksinya. Contohnya, gejala alam, teori
pembelajaran, etnografi, analisa protokol dan analisa wacana. (Khotari, 2004:31).
Peneliti menggunakan strategi ini untuk meningkatkan kredibilitas penelitian.
Disamping itu, peneliti menggunakan video ustad Maulana dari youtube
sebagai sumber data untuk menganalisa gestur beliau ketika berbicara di "Islam
Itu Indah" Trans TV. Sedangkan, hasil dari penelitian ini membahas mengenai
keterkaitan antara Semantik dan Gestur untuk berkomunikasi dalam kehidupan
sehari-sehari. Kemudian, adapun mengenai cara berbicara dengan gestur secara
bersamaan, ternyata itu jauh lebih baik dibandingkan dengan cara berbicara tanpa
menggunakan gestur.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSIDE COVER PAGE .................................................................................... i

INSIDE TITLE PAGE.......................................................................................ii
DECLARATION PAGE................................................................................... iii
DEDICATION................................................................................................... iv
THESIS ADVISOR APPROVAL.....................................................................v
THESIS EXAMINER APPROVAL................................................................ vi
MOTTO .............................................................................................................vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................. viii
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................x
LIST OF IMAGES............................................................................................xii
LIST OF TABLE ............................................................................................. xiv
ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................xv
INTISARI ......................................................................................................... xvi

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION .....................................................................1
1.1 Background of the Study................................................................................1
1.2 Research Problems .........................................................................................5
1.3 Research objectives........................................................................................5
1.4 Significance of the research ...........................................................................6
1.5 Scope and limitations .....................................................................................6
1.6 Definition of the key terms ............................................................................6

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.............................8
2.1 Languages is symbols ....................................................................................8
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2.2 Sign languages ...............................................................................................9
2.3 Verbal communication and non-verbal communication ................................9
2.4 Gestures as Verbal language .........................................................................14
2.5 Previous study ...............................................................................................16

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.........................................19
3.1 Research Design............................................................................................19
3.2 The role of the researcher..............................................................................19
3.3 Research Instruments ....................................................................................20
3.4 Subject of the research ..................................................................................20
3.5 Data and Data source ....................................................................................20
3.6 Data collection ..............................................................................................21
3.7 Data Analysis ................................................................................................21

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION...........................................24
4.1 Findings and Discussion ...............................................................................24
4.1.1 The Gesture of Ustadz Maulana.................................................................24
4.1.2 The Meaning of Ustadz Maulana's gesture ................................................39
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION...................................60
5.1 Conclusion ....................................................................................................60
5.2 Suggestion .....................................................................................................62
REFERENCES..................................................................................................63
APPENDICES

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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
This chapter present some subs of chapter include Background of the
study, statement of problems, objectives of study, significance of the study, scope
and limitation of the study and definition of the key terms.

1.1 Background of the study
Many people use gestures to communicate variation of messages, for
instance: greetings (Hello and good bye - by moving the hands and arms),
requesting and commanding (come, go, stop - by moving the hands). Most of
these movements are called gestures mainly involve the face and hand
although the posture of the body is important as well.
One way people display their knowledges about space is by pointing,
using a gesture to indicate a place or a thing, perhaps a thing moving from
one place to another. Besides, Bates in (MC Neill, 2000:112) argues that for
ordinary interaction, gesturing is part of talking, and one learns to talk.
Besides, the general gestures used in a culture and also restrict gestures which
are known and use by small groups. There are typically to be found in
specialized fields of work. Those are stock trading, betting, music, sports,
television (news, speech etc).
Pointing gesture like any indexical sign, project a surrounding context of
space- let’s call this it’s ‘gesture space’-within which it can ‘point’. But,
Silverstein, in (MC Neill, 2000:107) argues that pointing gestures like other

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indexical signs, may thus be placed along continue from relatively
presupposing to relatively creative.
The formal units to communication use to body movement or gesture
as sign languages primes. Pullum and Ladusaw (1986:265) have been said
about the signs of language that correspond to morphemes or words can be
specified by primes of three classes. (1) Hand configuration (2) The motion
of the hands toward or away from the body. (3) The locus of the sign's
movement relative to the body.
This study aims to determine iconic tracing gestures produced while
speaking constitute part of the speaker’s communicative intention. Besides,
the significance of this research is (1) to add and share knowledge about
gestures description. Especially, in Ustadz Maulana during his religious
speech on "Islam itu Indah" at Trans TV channel. (2) to makes people in
society understand about the important gesture in communication and they
can be practice correctly in certain situation.
The researcher has two reasons about why the researcher can choose

Ustadz Maulana as subject in proposal title. Because, (1) Ustadz Maulana is a
unique person, he always shows over gesture when he speaks in "Islam Itu
Indah" at Trans TV channel. (2) Ustadz Maulana often used humour to speak
for the audiences on “Islam Itu Indah” at Trans TV channel.
In this study, the researcher uses descriptive qualitative method to
analysis the data. Because, the researcher uses Ustadz Maulana’s video as
data source for analysis the data. Besides, the researcher wants to categories

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gesture of Ustadz Maulana when he speaks on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV
channel. On the other hand, Kendon (1981:75) argues that a gesture must be
communicatively intended if it expresses necessary information that was
nevertheless omitted from speech.
The production of speech and gesture has three types. That are: (1)
Speech production, it is transformation of ideas into movements or sounds of
speech. Here, there are models of lexical gestures and speech involves two
production systems that operate in concert.

(2) Speaking involves many tasks, that are speaking involvement many
tasks. For example is conceptual an utterance, building syntactic structure,
retrieving the right words in the right order, and controlling the articulators to
say the words target critical. The coordination of one articulator is necessary
the ‘degrees of freedom’ problem.
(3) Huge number of muscles involved in speech, that is a huge number of
muscles involve in speech, that are respiration, tongue, jaw, lips, tension in
the vocal folds, velum. Many ways to achieve a goal, this is difficult to
explain how a trajectory is planning.
On the other hand, the researcher found the similar also uses five previous
studies about gesture. The researcher think about this study is related to my
research. First of thesis is entitled “The Use gestures in teaching English to
young learners: A Case Study of Primary School Teacher in EFL Context”.
This thesis was created by Noviani Patroli, she take English Ministry in UPI
(Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia). She has been graduated in 2013. In this

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mini thesis, she was explained about used of gestures when English teacher
was teaching to the students.
Besides, the second mini thesis is entitled "Producing Semantically
Apropriate Gesture in Embodied Language Generation”. This mini thesis is
created by Obed E. Torres. He takes Program in Media Arts and Sciences in
Massachussetss Institue of Technologi, 1997. In this mini thesis, he explained
about the system that focused on gestural languages independent of speech
content. Besides, the researcher added related between gestures and
semantics.
After that, the third journal article is entitled "What We Mean by
Meaning: Conceptual Integration in Gesture Analysis and Transcription".
The writer of journal article is Fey Parril and Eve Sweetser". This journal
explained about determining what a gesture means and the guide analysis
gesture in the conceptual integration. The researchers use qualitative method
in this study.
On the other hand, the fourth journal article is entitled “Gesture and the
Communicative Intention of the Speaker". This journal article is created by
Alissa Malinger and Williem J.M. Levelt. This journal article is discuss about
gestures produced while speake part of the speaker’s communicative intention
and establishing the necessary minimal content of an intended message.
Besides, fifth article journal is entitled "Imitation of Facial and Manual
Gestures by Human Neonates". The writer of journal is Andrew N. Meltzof

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and M. Keith Moore. This journal explained about the expressive imitation of
the human to relation with manual gesture.
From some these research before, the researcher thinks about the
important of gesture. Especially, using gesture to communication with
society. The researcher tries to give research statement about this study and
the researcher wants to all of people in society use gesture to communication,
everyone need something to change of mine be better. So that, this research is
very important for doing execute.
1.2 Research Problems
This study is conduct to answer the problems formula in the following
questions:
1. What the gesture of Ustadz Maulana often used when he speaks on
"Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel?.
2. What the meaning Ustadz Maulana's gesture when he speaks to
audiences on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel?
1.3 Research Objectives
Based on the research problems above, the objectives of the study have
some purposes that are:
1. To know about how many Ustadz Maulana's gesture which often used
to speaks on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel.
2. To understanding about the meaning of Ustadz Maulana's gesture when
he speaks on “Islam Itu Indah” at Trans TV channel.

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1.4 Significance of the research
1. To add and share of knowledges about gesture description. Especially, in
Ustadz Maulana gesture on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel and
make some people who interest with his religion speech.
2. To make people in society understand about the important gesture in
communication and make the audiences can be practice correctly in
certain situation.
1.5 Scope and limitation
1.5.1 Scope
Interaction between people to people is very important. In this part,
there is a scope to this study for communication use gesture or body
language on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel. The researcher
wants to analyze two videos of Ustadz Maulana with different topics and
make percentages in every video.
1.5.2 Limitation
In this part, the researcher just explain about five categories
gesture as data analysis. The researcher do not mention about facial
expression as the data, because facial expression can not analysis.
1.6 Definition of the key terms
In order to avoid the misunderstanding and misinterpretation about the
basic concept in the study, the definition and key terms are started below:
1. Gesture is a movement of the hands, arms and head to show an
idea and feeling. (Oxford Dictionary). Besides, in longman

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dictionary. Gesture is movement of the body express something
action done to show one's feelings. On the other hand, Pullum
(1986:265) mentioned about the locus of the sign's movement
relative to the body. While in this research, gesture is change the
body movement of the speaker when the speaker communication
with other people.
2. Communication is transfer of information from one person to
another, whether or not it elicits confidence. But the information
transferred must be understandable to the receiver. (Brown,
2001:01). Besides, in this study. Communication is interaction
between speaker and hearer to explain and share informations.
3. Semantic is study of meaning. It is focuses on the relation between
signifiers, like words, phrases, signs, and symbol (Riemer, 2010: 3)
Besides in this study, semantic is meaning of gesture when the
speaker speaks. The gesture include one of sign in non-verbal
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter discusses about the theories which related the studies, the
discussion is very important. because, the discussion used as the basis of analysis
the study. In this part, there is general description about body movements of
communication to other people.
2.1 Language is Symbols.
Schmitz (2012: 124) argues that a symbol is something that stands
in for or represents something else. Symbols can be communicated
verbally (speaking the word hello), in writing (putting the letters H-E-L-LO together), or nonverbally (waving your hand back and forth). In any
case, the symbols use combine to form language systems or codes. Codes
are culturally agreed on and ever-changing systems of symbols that help
us organize, understand, and generate meaning. (Leeds-Hurwitz, 1993: 53)
Besides, Crystal (2005:10) state the symbolic nature of our
communication is a quality unique to humans. Since the words we use do
not have to correspond directly to a thing in our reality, we can
communicate in abstractions. This property of language is called
displacement and specifically refers to our ability to talk about events that
are removed in space or time from a speaker and situation.

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2.2 Sign Languages
Gestures and sign language these involve the use of the hands,
along with other parts of the body. The difference between signing and
making hand gestures are like speech used instead of speaking, whereas
gestures are mostly used while speaking. One of sign languages is
emblems. Emblems are signals, such as "thumbs up" (things are good) and
"shush" (keep quiet).
Based on theory which related this study is sign symbol. Milal
(2014:80) cited in (Blum-Kulka and Morris, 1989:38) about the different
meaning of sign language on syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Syntax is
defined as the study of the formal relation of signs to one another. Besides,
semantics is the relations of signs to the object to which the sign are
applicable. While, pragmatics is the relation of signs to interpreters.
The formal units to communication use to body movement or
gesture as sign languages primes. Pullum (1986:265) said that the signs of
language that correspond to morphemes or words can be spesified by
primes of three clasess. (1) Hand configuration, (2) The motion of the
hands toward or away from the body, (3) The locus of the sign's movement
relative to the body.
2.3 Verbal Communication and Non-Verbal Communication.
2.3.1 Verbal Communication
Verbal communication is the act of communication among the
human beings has been subject to consistent evolution and upgradation

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from time to time. Dumbrava (2009:75) said that, human language has
the property of recursive and creativity which suggests that there are
signals, because a greater amount of human behaviour is emphasis
through non-verbal signals, but each signal has own significance.
Kendon (1981:105) said in any language, with a definite set of
graphic symbols and their corresponding phonological symbols it is
possible to form and communicate infinite number of messages. On the
other hand, there are role of language in verbal communication that are:
(1) Descriptive function (2) Expressive function (3) Social function.
Firstly is descriptive function. This is describe about biography,
autobiography, travel writing (description of places) and writing about
othe r people, diary and personal letters, technical and scientific works.
We can also include the verbal description of people, places and things
under this head. While attempting descriptive writing or speaking, it is
essential that the writer or speaker has obtained all necessary
information about the object of writing or speaking.
Secondly is expressive function. It is talking about interjections,
exclamations, use of special words and phrases for emphasis. Using
interjections, we can express satisfaction, excitement, surprise, pain,
hurt and disgust. We also use question tags, rhetorical questions,
auxiliary ‘do’, fronted negation (Starting a sentence with a negative
word: Never have I seen a fool like you) to put emphasis on a statement
or a particular idea.

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Thirdly is Social function. This is explain about greeting people,
bidding farewell to people, giving a command or order, asking a
question, making a request, advising, offering a suggestion and
expressing agreement or disagreement. Besides, the social function
used to accepting or declining an invitation, expressing wishes, thanks,
apologies, regrets, condolences, sending seasonal greetings, offering
help, giving instructions, expressing obligation, expressing the
necessity for doing something, expressing certainty.
2.3.2 Non-Verbal Communication
Non-verbal communication is more reliable than words spoken
(Dumbrava, 2009:97). On the other hand, Phuttela (2015:77) stated
about physical communication is the most common form of non verbal
communication. It has a tendency to either support or replace verbal
communication.
On the other hand, Porters (1969:97) was argues non-verbal
communication is used to transmit one's feelings, attitude, and over all
message. The message includes apparent behaviors such as facial
expressions, eyes contact, touching, and tone of voice, also less obvious
messages. For example: dress, posture or gesture and spatial distance
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This picture is image of types Non-verbal communication based on
(Porters, 1969:95). This is some explanation about it:
(1) Gestures.
We have our hand, point, beckon, and use our hands when we were
arguing or speaking animatedly expressing ourselves with gestures
often without thinking. We are communicate a great deal through
touch. Such as: weak handshake, a timid tap on the shoulder, a warm
bear hug, a reassuring slap on the back, a patronizing pat on the head,
or a controlling grip on your arm.
(2) Facial Expressions
this is related with human face extremely expressive, able to express
countless emotions without saying a word. The facial expressions for
happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust are the same
across cultures.
(3) Postures,
this is consider how your perceptions of people are affected by the
way they sit, walk, stand up, or hold their head. This type of non-

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verbal communication includes your posture, bearing, stance, and
subtle movements.
(4) Eye contact.
Since the visual sense is dominant for most people, eye contact is an
especially important type of non-verbal communication. It is also
important in maintaining the flow of conversation and for gauging the
other person’s response. Peter A. Anderson in (Schmitz, 2012:125)
argues the study of eye behaviors as nonverbal communication which
comes from the Latin word oculus, meaning “eye.” The face and eyes
are the main point of focus during communication, and along with our
ears our eyes take in most of the communicative information around
us.
(5) Para-Linguistics.
Michael in (Bolt, 1980:175) said about things pay attention to include
your timing and space, how loud you speak, your tone and inflection,
and sounds that convey understanding and thinking about how
someone's tone of voice.
(6) Appearances.
We needs for physical space, although that need differs depending on
the culture, the situation, and the closeness of the relationship. The
physical space can use to communicate many different nonverbal
messages, including signals of intimacy and affection, aggression or
dominance.

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2.4 Gestures as non Verbal language
Ricci Bitti and Poggi in (Mc Neill, 2000:121) said about kinds of
gestures that are: (1) Symbolic Gestures. This is virtually all typologies
distinguish a category of gestural signs-hand is configurations and
movements with widely recognized conventionalized meanings that will
call symbolic gestures.
(2) Deictic gestures. It is usually are used to indicate persons, objects,
directions or locations. Deictic gestures often accompany speech, but the
autonomous also used to substitute for it, especially common when the
gesture constitutes the response to a question about a location or direction.
(3) Motor gestures. Gesture type consists of simple, repetitive,
rhythmic movements that bear no obvious relation to the semantic content
of the accompanying speech. Besides, according to Bull and Connely in
(Amstrong, 1995:197). They was argues that, motor gesture are
coordinated with the speech prosody and tend to fall on stressed syllables.
(4) Lexical gesture, this is the main focus of our model are only one of
the kinds of gestures speakers make. The occasionally, lexical gestures are
similar to representational gestures (Mc Neill, 1994:177).
On the other hand, Kendon (1993:192) also mentioned about the
function of gestures is to communication, potency of reduction the
gestures that people produce when they talk do play a part in
communication and variation. When they do provide information to

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participants about semantics content of the utterances, although their
clearly is variation about when and how they do so.
Besides, gestures reflect attitudes as well as personality traits and then
Thompson (1985:85) argues about the important of gesture in psychology.
In fact, personality has a mark effect upon the number and variety of
gesture use. Many people use a lot non-verbal gestures tend to be rated as
warm, agreeable and energetic, whereas those who are not seen as being
less approach, more logical and analytic.
In the general, more open positive gestures and body movements is can
be persuasive you. Michael Argyle in (Thompson, 1985:80) argues about
the significance of gestures and body movements have some types. (1)
Illustrations and other speech-linked signals, (2) Conventional signs and
signs languages, (3) Movements that express emotions, (4) Movements
that express personality, (5) Movements that are use in various religious
and other rituals.
Essentially, gestures express attitudes, emotions and non-verbal
reactions. Argyle quotes a number of conventional gestures that have
almost universal meanings. Such as, include shaking the fist to show anger
rubbing the palms together in anticipation, clapping as a sign of approval,
raising one’s hand to gain attention, yawning out of boredom, patting
someone on the back to encourage them and the stomach to indicate
hunger.

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2.5 Previous Study
The researcher uses five previous studies from two mini thesis and
three journal articles which related to the study below:
The first mini thesis is entitled “The Use Gestures in Teaching
English to Young Learners: A Case Study of Primary School Teacher in EFL
Context”. This mini thesis is create by Noviani Patroli, she take English
Ministry in UPI (Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) 2013. This mini thesis
explained about the used of gestures when a teacher teaching English to the
students. She used to qualitative research in the study. The result of this
research is about all of gestures were used mostly in elicting situation to
initiate the interaction classrom. This means that, gestures were used mostly
foe lexical explanation purpose. Besides, the advantage is we can understand
about how a teacher used gesture on the classroom, when the teacher teach of
the students.
The second mini thesis is entitled "Producing Semantically
Apropriate Gesture in Embodied Language Generation”. This mini thesis is
created by Obed E. Torres, he take program in Media Arts and Sciences in
Massachussetss Institue of Technology 1997. In this mini thesis he was
explained about the system has focused on gestural languages independent of
speech content and he was added related between gesture and semantics.
Besides, the researcher used qualitative method to analysis the data. The
result of this research is about the link between gesture and action which
claim that the representation of semantic features in iconic gestures and

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present a point of departure for understanding more the applicability of the
results of this thesis beyond motion events to include other semantic fields.
The advantages is to add knowing about correlation between gesture, speech
and semantic in this study.
The third is journal article. This journal article is entitled "What We
Mean by Meaning: Conceptual Integration in Gesture Analysis and
Transcription". The writer of journal is Fey Parril and Eve Sweetser". This
journal article explained about determining what a gesture means and the
guide analysis gesture in the conceptual integration. The researcher used
qualitative method to analysis the data. Then, the result of this study is
introduction of gesture means to other people used to transcription as a
conclution from conceptual integration. Besides, the benefit of the research is
we can more understand about the process of meaning construction, and
particularly in helping the analisys to understand the relationship between
iconicity and metaphor.
The fourth journal article is entitled “Gesture and the Communicative
Intention of the Speaker". This journal article is created by Alissa Malinger
and Williem J.M. Levelt. This journal is talking about gestures produced
while speaking constitutional part of the speaker’s communicative intention
and establishing the necessary minimal content of an intended message.
Besides, the researchers use qualitative method to analysis the data.
Meanwhile, the result of the research is speakers who produced iconic
gestures representing spatial relations omitted more required spatial

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information from their descriptions than speakers who did not gesture. and
the advantages of this research is we can add knowledges about using gesture
to communication, especially communication intention of the speaker.
Fifth journal article is entitled "Imitation of Facial and Manual
Gestures by Human Neonates". This journal article have created by Andrew
N. Meltzof and M. Keith Moore. In this study, the researchers explain about
the expressive imitation of human to relation with manual gesture. In this
journal, they used qualitative method to research this study, besides the result
of the research is there are kinds of interactions and the movements tested
were not genarally produced in a discreate, unumbigously fashion and not to
suprisingly. On the other hand, the benefit of this research is we can add
knowledge about the related of human imitation and manual gesture and we
can distinguish about them.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In this part, there are discussions about methodology of research. It is
consists of research design, the role of the researcher, research instrument, subject
of the research, data and data source, data collection, and data analysis.
3.1 Research Design
In this study, the researcher uses a descriptive qualitative method.
Descriptive qualitative is one of methods to research set, encompassing
approaches such as empirical phenomenology, grounded theory, ethnography,
protocol analysis and discourse analysis (Khotari, 2004). The researcher uses
a strategis to enhancing the credibility of design and analysis.
These methods come into their own in the 1970s and 1980s, and have
become meanstream in education, nursing, and increasingly in psychology,
particularly in non-traditional or professional training schools. Because there
is now an extensive history with these methods, standards of good research
practice to emerge.
3.2 The role of the researcher
The researcher wants to collecting use gestures of Ustadz Maulana's
videos as the data to make percentages in analysis this research.

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3.3 Research Instrument
The instruments of this research are the researcher and Ustadz Maulana's
videos on youtube. This is link of Ustadz Maulana videos on "Islam Itu
Indah" at Trans TV channel as bellow:
(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaaeRhtsA
(2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0u6i9foi4
3.4 Subject of the Research
The subject of the research is Ustadz Maulana when he speaks on “Islam
Itu Indah” at Trans TV channel. Ustadz Maulana has strategies to attractive
the audiences. One of strategies is gesture or body language, his body
language is very funny, so his explanation is easy to accept the audiences on
"Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel.
3.5 Data and Data Source.
The data of this study is gesture of Ustadz Maulana's video when he
speaks on “Islam Itu Indah” at Trans TV channel. Meanwhile, the sources for
this research will be taken from youtube. The researcher takes two videos for
analysis the data and she also use random method to choose the videos.
3.6 Data Collection.
The Collecting data use to get information in order to achieve the objective
of the research (Gulo, 2002:10). Some steps are take for collecting the data:

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(1) Download video, (2) Classification gesture of Ustadz Maulana, (3)
Analysis Gesture use formula, (4) Make precentages, (5) Ready the data.
3.7 Data Analysis
3.7.1

Gesture which often used by Ustadz Maulana when he speaks on
"Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel.
After the researcher found about some gestures on Ustadz
Maulana’s video, the researcher tries to make analysis. The researcher
look carefully about gestures which use of Ustadz Maulana. Then, the
researcher want to makes table of analysis the gesture of Ustadz
Maulana as bellow:
Segments

Many Gesture of Ustadz Maulana.
LW

HW

PL

PR

PP

1st Segment
2nd Segment
3rd Segment
4th Segment
5th Segment
Total :

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After that, the researcher makes a formula to precentages about
Ustadz Maulana use over gestures with this formula below:

The result of the Formula is likes the table bellow:

From this data, the researcher can take of hypothesa. That is
Ustadz Maulana often used Low Wafe (LW) gesture in every speech to
audience on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel.
3.7.2 The Meaning of Ustadz Maulana's Gesture When He Speaks to
Audiences on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV Channel.
After the researcher watches, Ustadz Maulana’s video. The
researcher tries to classification gesture of Ustadz Maulana become five
gestures. There are: (1) Point Left (PL), (2) Point Right (PR), (3) High
Wave (HW), (4) Low Wave (LW), (5) Play Properties (PP). Then, the
researcher wants to describe about them with some pictures in this
underneath:

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After the researcher knows about some Ustadz Maulana's
gestures, the researcher wants to transcrip some words and explain of
situation on the video, besides the researcher also add some images of
Ustadz Maulana's gestures to know the meaning of gestures which Ustadz
Maulana used on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel.

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FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
This study aims to add knowing about the important of gestures when people
speak or communication with other people. This chapter presents the result of the
data collection from ustadz Maulana's video when he speaks on "Islam Itu Indah"
at Trans TV channel. Besides, this chapter also provides the discussion of the
result.
4.1 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
In the part, the researcher wants to present about analysis of the data.
After the researcher watches and analysis Ustadz Maulana's video when he
speaks on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel. The researcher found five
categories gesture, that are: Low Wafe (LW), High Wafe (HW), Point Left
(PL), Point Right (PR), and Play Properties (PP).
From this data, the researcher try to analysis gesture of Ustadz
Maulana when he used on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel in this
bellow:
4.1.1 The Gestures of Ustadz Maulana
In this part, the researcher wants to show the result of analysis
Ustadz Maulana's videos on "Islam Itu Indah" at Trans TV channel. The
first video is entitled: 'Cara Cepat Dapat Jodoh'. While, the second video
is entitled 'Ikhlas Koq diucap'. For the clearly explanation, the researcher
wants to shows this bellow:

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4.1.1.1 First Video Analysis
In the first video is entitled 'Cara Cepat Mencari Jodoh'. The video
duration is 38 minutes. This video have five segments, in each segments
has durations 7 until 8 minutes. Besides, the website video on youtube is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0u6i9foi4. On the other hand, the
researcher wants to show the data analysis in this bellow:
In the first Segment, the researcher found 12 Low wafe gestures, 5
High wafe gesture, 7 Point right gesture. Besides, in the second
segment the researcher found 10 low wafe gestures, 13 high wafe
gestures, 14 point left gestures, 20 point right gestures, and 3 play
properties gestures.
On the third segment, that are 7 low wafe gestures, 10 high wafe
gestures, 2 point left gestures, and 11 point right gestures. Meanwhile,
in the fourth segment the researcher found 9 low wafe gestures, 6 high
wafe gestures, 5 point left gestures and 8 point right gestures and 4 play
properties gestures.
Then, on fifth segment the researcher found 12 low wafe gestures,
6 high wafe gestures, 11 point life gestures and 14 point right gestures.
So that, the total many gesture in every categories is bellow: (1) Low
wafe: 50 gestures, (2) High wafe: 40 gestures, (3) Point left: 52
gestures, (4) Point Right: 53 gestures, (5) Play Properties: 7 gestures.

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For the clearly this explanation, the researcher wants to add the table of
analysis Ustadz Maulana's gesture in this bellow:
Segments

Many Gesture of Ustadz Maulana.
LW

HW

PL

PR

PP

1st Segment

12

5

-

7

-

2nd Segment

10

13

14

20

3

3rd Segment

7

10

2

11

-

4th Segment

9

6

5

8

4

5th Segment

12

6

11

14

-

Total :

50

40

52

53

7

Table 01. Table of analysis Ustadz Maulana's gesture.

After the researcher knows about total every gesture in this video, the
researcher wants to show the result of percentages from this formula:

For the clearly this explanation, the researcher makes this table bellow:
Segments

Percentages of Ustadz Maulana's Gestures
LW

HW

PL

PR

PP

1st Segment

31%

13%

-

18,5%

-

2nd Segment

39,5%

34%

37%

53%

8%

3rd Segment

18,5%

26%

5%

29%

-

4th Segment

24%

16%

13%

21%

10,5%

5th Segment

31%

16%

29%

37%

-

Total:

144%

105%

84%

158,5%

18,5%

Table 02. Table the result of percentages Ustadz Maulana's gesture.

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After the researcher shows the result of percentages Ustadz Maulana's
gesture. The researcher wants to add two examples of the picture from
each categories gesture.
(1) Low Wafe (LW) category.
Actually, total LW gesture in this video is 50 gestures, but the
researcher is only give two example pictures, for the clearly this
explanation. The researcher shows the picture in this bellow:

Pictures 1

In this picture, Ustadz Maulana looks enthusiastic when he explained
about the meaning of couple. He used low wafe gesture to interaction
with all of audiences.

Picture 2

In picture 2, ustadz Maulana explained detail about a good woman in
the world. He used low wafe gesture when he speak to audiences.

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(2) High Wafe (HW) category.
The occasionally, total HW gesture in this video is 40 gestures, but
the researcher is only give two examples pictures, for the clearly this
explanation. The researcher shows the picture in this bellow:

Picture 3

In the 3th picture, Ustadz Maulana used High Wafe gesture when
he speak to audiences. Ustadz maulana raise two his hand when funny
expression, until all of audiences laugh and felt happy.

Picture 4

In this picture, Ustadz Maulana used high wafe gesture to
communication with audiences. he have description about man and
woman in Islam religion. All of audiences looks seriously when Ustadz
Maulana speaks.

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(3) Point left (PL) category.
The occasionally, total PL gesture in this video is 52 gestures, but
the researcher is only give two examples pictures, for the clearly this
explanation. The researcher shows the PL picture in this bellow:

Picture 5

In this picture, ustadz Maulana used point left to one of couple to
standing infront of audiences. Ustadz Maulana try to maked humour
with them.

Picture 6

In picture 6, all of audiences looks seriously with usatdz Maulana
explanation. He used point left to indicated the example object of
ustadz Maulana description.

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(4) Point Right (PR) category.
Actually, total gesture Point Right in this video is 53 gestures,
but the researcher is only give two examples pictures, for the clearly
thisexplanation. The researcher shows the picture in this bellow:

Picture 7

In this picture, ustadz Maulana used point right to comunication
with audiences, he tried to accost all of audiences at home to listen
carefully his speech.

Picture 8

In the picture 8, Ustadz Maulana was indicated a couple (husban
and wife) and to standing in front of audiences. He ask to a couple
about the same both of them.

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(5) PP (Play Properties) category.
The occasionally, total PP gesture in this video is 7 gestures, but
the researcher is only give two examples pictures, for the clearly this
explanation. The researcher shows the picture in this bellow:

Picture 9

In this picture, ustadz Maulana used PP to atract the audiences.
ustadz Maulana play his turban to maked humour in the discussion.

Picture 10

In the picture 10, all of audiences looks seriously when ustadz
Maulana explanation about the couple in Islam religion. Ustadz
Maulana used PP gesture. He touch his Turban when he speaks to
audiences.

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4.1.1.2 The Second Video Analysis
Besides, the second video is entitled: "Ikhlas Koq Diucap". The
video's durations are 40 minutes. This video has five segments too, in
each segments has durations 7 until 8 minutes and website of this video is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N NaaeRhtsA.
In the first segment, the researcher found 12 low wafe gestures, 10
High wafe gestures, 3 Point left gestures, 16 point right gestures, and 7
play properties gestures. After that, in second segment, the researcher
found 4 low wafe gestures, 3 high wafe gestures, 7 point left gestures, 10
point right gestures and 18 play properties gestures.
Meanwhile, in the third segment that are 6 low wafe gestures, 5
high wafe gestures, 8 point left gesture, and 12 point right gestures on the
other hand, in the fourth segment the researcher found 6 low wafe, 5 high
wafe gestures, 6 point left gestures, 12 point right gestures, and 6 play
properties gestures.
Besides, in the fifth segment that are 8 low wafe gestures, 7 high
wafe gestures, 4 point left gestures, and 7 point right gestures, and 2 play
properties gestures. So that, the total in each categories gestures is bellow:
(1) Low wafe: 36 gestures, (2) High wafe: 30 gestures (3) Point left: 28
gestures, (4) Point Right: 52 gestures, (5) Play Properties: 33 gestures.
For the clearly this explanation, the researcher wants to present the table
analysis in this bellow:

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Kinds of
Segments

Many Gesture of Ustadz Maulana.
LW

HW

PL

PR

PP

Segment 1

12

10

3

16

7

Segment 2

4

3

7

10

18

Segment 3

6

5

8

7

-

Segment 4

6

5

6

12

6

Segment 5

8

7

4

7

2

Total :

36

30

28

52

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Table 01.b : Table of analysis U