The study of illocutionary act found in Mata Najwa talk show on METRO TV : Eps. Tumbal Nyawa Sepakbola June 29th, 2016

Language is an important tool in communicating. Every utterance generated by speakers had a certain meaning and purpose. Meaning and the purpose can be delivered directly or indirectly. Therefore, the listener is expected to had the same understanding with the speaker so the meaning behind the speech can be known. In addition to having the same understanding with the speaker, the listener also needs to pay attention to the existing context. Sometimes the speaker reveals what is in his mind through action, this is called a speech act or more specifically called an action of illocutionary act ( an illocutionary act ). The data sources of this research were the utterances found in Mata Najwa Talk Show. There was several steps for data collection, browsed the official website, and selected to classified an illocutionary act. The results showed that in the Mata Najwa dialogue, the presenter using five types of speech acts in his speech; Directive, Representative, Commissive, Declarative and Expressive. Every kind of speech act they had a different illocution pressure