A Ballyhoos In Public Space of ACTS Referenced as a Class VII Text of Procedure

Abstract

Abstract. This research aims to describe the form of directive speech acts on billboards as teaching material for grade 7 middle school procedure texts and to determine the implementation of directive speech act forms on billboards as teaching material for grade 7 middle school procedure texts. (1) Background: Language in human life is important remembering that humans always interact with each other. Speech acts in billboards are closely related to other fields of science. One of them can be related to text procedures; (2) Method: This research uses speech act theory according to Prayitno which classifies directive speech acts into six forms, namely commands, requests, invitations, advice, criticism and prohibitions. The data collection process in this research used the Competent Free Listening (SBLC) technique. This research uses qualitative research with analytical descriptive description methods. The research model used in this research is an interactive analysis research model; (3) Results: The results of this research found 39 utterances that were classified as directive speech acts according to their form; (4) Implications and results of this research can be used as teaching text material procedures for class VII SMP