Directive Speech Act Employed In The English Translation Of The Nobel Al-Qur’an

Abstract

The study aims at identifying (1) types of directive acts are employed in the
English translation of the Noble Qur’an (2) the function of directive act are in an
English translation of the Noble Al- Qur’an. This study employed a critical
descriptive research to find the types of directives speech act and uncover the
function of directive speech act. This research data is in the form of speech in AlQur’an containing the act of directive speech. Data collection is done by careful
and critical reading techniques (critical reading) to obtain speeches that contain
the meaning of directives both command and prohibition, either delivered
directly or indirectly. The collected data is then selected and classified based on
the type of speech nature (commands, prohibitions) and the way it is delivered
(direct vs. indirect). The next step is to analyse the data found from each verse in
the Al-Quran. This analysis is done with a content analysis approach to uncover
the functions of speechless directives found in the nature of the Al-Quran. The
use of indirect speech in the Al-Qur'an is intended to glorify speech partners
with polite language. Indirect speech is one indicator of language modesty
because it is considered more polite than direct speech. Indirect speech in the AlQur'an indicates that the Al-Qur'an is a holy book with a very polite language,
the most beautiful language that cannot be matched by anyone from the ancients
until the end of time. Based on the data analysis it is found that most of verse
uttered by Allah SWT are in the form of command.