Political Discourse: Genre and Figurative Language in the Discourse Debate of the Central Java Governor’s Candidate 2018

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10.2991/klua-18.2018.10How to use a DOI?

Keywords

figurative language, genre, political discourse, the discourse debate

Abstract

The research aims at describing the genre and the figurative language chosen in the discourse debate of the governors’ candidate of the Central Java 2018. Descriptive qualitative is used in the research. While, the object of the research is the used of the genre and figurative language by the candidates of the governors between Ganjar Pranowo and Sudirman Said which is presented in the Kompas TV aired on March 8, 2018 and Metro TV aired on March 15, 2018and documented in YouTube program. The technique of collecting the data is gaining from the audiovisual technique by using seven steps of providing data: observation, textualization, multicoloumn, segmentation, thematization, proposionalization, and reduction. The data analysis discourse is also applying in this research by using five main steps, namely: analysed, interpreted, summarized, concluded, and recomended. The result of the study: (1) The genre used in the debate of Governor candidate in Central Java 2018 is macro genre of conversation genre including discussion. The macro genre consists of micro genres covering the description, exposition (argumentation and hortatory), explanations, recount, and procedures. The social function of each genre corresponds to its genre. (2) The aspect of figurative language are found in the form of repetitive use of figurative language, rhetorical, personification, metonymy, metaphor, and hyperbole.

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