Research Article
Speech Acts Used by the Judge and the Defendant at the Verdict Delivery of Courtroom Issued in YouTube
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.24-9-2024.2353257, author={Roynal Ardianta Simanjorang and Amrin Saragih}, title={Speech Acts Used by the Judge and the Defendant at the Verdict Delivery of Courtroom Issued in YouTube}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 9th Annual International Seminar on Transformative Education and Educational Leadership, AISTEEL 2024, 24 September 2024, Medan, North Sumatera Province, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={AISTEEL}, year={2024}, month={12}, keywords={speech act judge defendant courtroom}, doi={10.4108/eai.24-9-2024.2353257} }- Roynal Ardianta Simanjorang
Amrin Saragih
Year: 2024
Speech Acts Used by the Judge and the Defendant at the Verdict Delivery of Courtroom Issued in YouTube
AISTEEL
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.24-9-2024.2353257
Abstract
This descriptive qualitative study examines the speech acts used during verdict deliveries in courtrooms, as presented in YouTube videos. The research aims to identify the types of speech acts used by judges and defendants, describe how these acts are expressed, and explain the reasons behind their usage. Data were collected from ten transcribed trials and analyzed using Searle's (2000) speech act theory, which categorizes speech acts into five types: representative, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative. The findings reveal that four types were used, with directives dominating the judge's speech and representatives dominating the defendant's. Commissive acts were not found. The study also identifies two primary reasons for using these speech acts: direct-literal and direct-non-literal.
