ABSTRACT

Mikel (2013): “Motivational Utterance on video “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” by Nick Vujicic”. 

This study aims to find out the motivational utterance and interpretation to seven elements of illocutionary force which included motivational utterance on video “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” by Nick Vujicic”. The sources of the data in this research are utterances found on video by Nick Vujicic.

The method of this research is qualitative methode. The data of this research were collected from the utterances that related to motivational utterances on video “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” by Nick Vujicic”. There were two steps been uses to collect the data. There were watching the video “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” by Nick Vujicic”. In addition taking note,while taking note, the researcher found the utterance that refer to elements of illocutionary force. Moreover, transcription was used to help the researcher to suitable the real utterances with the researcher wacthing. In additional, the utterances that found were interpreted into seven elements of illocutionary force by using Searle and Vanderveken’s theory, there are: Illocutionary point, Degree of strength of the illocutionary point, Mode of achievement, Propositional content conditions, Sincerity conditions, Degree of strength of the sincerity conditions, Preparatory conditions. After that, all utterances were analyzed based on seven elements of illocutionary force.

The result of this study could be concluded that on the motivational Utterance on video “No Arms, No Legs, No Worries” by Nick Vujicic” had been found twenty seven utterances that interpreted to elements of illocutionary force. 

Keywords : Pragmatics, Seven Illocutionary Force, Motivational Utterance