| Title: IMPLICATURE OF THE NASDEM CHAIRMAN PRESS STATEMENT ON JHONY G PLATE CASE (CRITICAL PRAGMATICS) |
| Authors: Dewi Ikke Nuryani, Puspa Wahyu Kartikasari and Agustina Dewi Setyari, Indonesia |
| For Politicians not all utterances are conveyed directly and explicitly due to some reasons, it is called implicature or hidden meaning. This study aims to reveal the hidden meaning of the chairman of Nasdem, Surya Paloh, Press Statement on Jhony G Plate case. This research uses descriptive qualitative using a pragmatic discourse analysis approach. The research data is the sentences uttered by Surya Paloh. The source of the data comes from Metro TV YouTube channel which broadcast Surya Paloh statement about the corruption case of his general secretary on May 17 2023. Data collection was carried out using the content analysis technique. The data was analyzed using Grice’s implicature theory. The results of the study show that there are two types of implicature in the statement of Surya Paloh, namely conventional and non-conventional. Then there are several speech functions in the statement; conveying information, expressing feelings, showing solidarity, command. The discourse that Surya Paloh wants to build is that the Nasdem Party is a party that upholds professionalism, obeys the rule of law, humanist. From all his statements it can be concluded that he wants to say that Jhonny G Plate is actually not guilty. |
| Keywords: Bullying; Critical Discourse Analysis; Norman Fairclough; Mass Media; Teacher. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.59009/ijlllc.2024.0054 |
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