AN ANALYSIS ON ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS IN SONG “1X1” BY BRING ME THE HORIZON Final Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English

The research focused on analyzing types of illocutionary acts in song
“1x1” by Bring Me The Horizon. The research used descriptive qualitative
method. Searle's theory is used as the basis for identifying the types of
illocutionary acts. The objectives of this research are find types of
illocutionary acts are found in song lyrics “1x1”, how is the actualization
of illocutionary act in song lyrics “1x1”, and what is the contribution of
the result of the study in learning English. There were three types of
illocutionary acts found in the song. The three types of illocutionary acts
used in this song were representative (76.40%), directive (17.60%), and
expressive (6%). The representative was realized in the form of stating,
informing, believing, rejecting, and insisting. The directive was realized in
the form of asking, requesting, and commanding. The expressive was
realized in the form of praising and blaming. Based on the data found in
the lyrics of the song, the most dominant type of illocutionary act was
representative. Thus, the lyrics of the song provided more statements,
information, beliefs, rejections, and insistence rather than expressing joy,
sadness, or anger. In English class is student can find out examples of
sentences found in the lyrics of the song. From the examples found above,
the students can improves these examples by analyze film, novels,
speeches, or poetry. The student can improves their knowledge especially
in illocutionary act by make a new sentences with reference to sentence
that have been found from the data above.