[:en]Ade Terina Febriyanti ABSTRACT The study will mainly discuss the communication ability of student with limited communication ability named, Habibie who studies among his normal peers. Habibi’s communication ability will be analyzed as the following (1) Habibis’s illocution speech acts, which include assertive, directive, commisive, expressive, and declarative speech acts; (2) Habibi’s ability to understand...Read More

[:en]Yeni Indah kristanti   Abstract This research investigates apology strategy in Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee. This research is aimed at classifying the apology strategy and at finding the different type of strategies performed by the characters in the novel. Then, the research will analyze why the characters use such kind of apology strategy in apologizing....Read More

[:en]Saka Bachrul Ulum Abstract The use of humor does not always run well in a conversation. People may misunderstand and draw wrong inference. Therefore, the more comprehensive the study on humor language in linguistic perspective, the better it will be, particularly from pragmatic outlooks. Considering the phenomenon above, this thesis analyzes the use of flouting...Read More

[:en]Nuris Khoirina Isnaini Abstract This research focuses on Miranda Priestly’s complaint utterances in McKenna’s movie script The Devil Wears Prada. Qualitative research is applied since the data are in the form of utterances. The methods that are used to analyze the data are descriptive and interpretative. Descriptive study is used to elaborate the speech act...Read More