THE INFLUENCE OF THE FACTORS OF SPEECH PARTICIPANTS TO REFUSAL SPEECH IN THE NOVEL SEPASANG KAUS KAKI HITAM: A PRAGMATIC STUDY

Abstract

This study aimed to describe the refusal speech contained in the novel Sepasang Kaus Kaki Hitam by Ariadi Ginting (2017). The method of the study was the observasional method. Analyzing the data was used the pragmatic and referential equivalent methods. The character’s speech in the novel were as objects in this study; because it was consisted of the refusal words in the conversation. Refusal Speech was taken as the data to observe the effect of the influences the speech participants' factors . At the presentation stage, the researcher presented the results of the refusal speech data which had been classified using the speech participant factors, namely the speaker, the speech partner, and the third person. However, other factors also have a certain impact on the refusal speech in the novel Sepasang Kaus Kaki Hitam.