SPEECH FUNCTION ANALYSIS USED IN THE UNITED NATIONS SPEECH VIDEO ABOUT YOUTH AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE DELIVERED BY KIM NAMJOON OF BTS

The paper aimed at analyzing speech function analysis used in the United
Nations speech video about youth and self-acceptance delivered by Kim
Namjoon of BTS. Four basic speech functions developed by Halliday (1994)
was adopted to analyze the data. The paper employed descriptive qualitative
research design where the data were taken from official YouTube channel of
UNICEF in the form of video and were well transcribed. The data were collected
using primary and secondary data. The primary data were found in official
YouTube channel of UNICEF, meanwhile, the secondary data were from other
references like e-book, article, and journal related to the topic. The data were
analyzed by watching the speech, reading the transcript, identifying and
classifying the speech function, then intrepreting the data analyze in detail. The
first findings revealed that statement was the dominant type of speech function
with the total number of 47 utterances. The second result showed that the
reasons in realization of speech function were to describe about himself with
statement which caused the audience related to what he was talking about; to
give positive messages with command to encourage people around the world to
speak up no matter who they are; to offer everyone to find their voices so that
people around the world can listen to their stories; to request some great
questions to the audience. This paper can be an alternative teaching especially
speech function, so the students can get better understanding how speech
function are realized especially speech delivered by K-pop superstar as youth
representative.
Keywords : Kim Namjoon, Speech Function, United Nations