SPEECH ACTS IN WEDDING CEREMONY OF THE ANGKOLA CULTURE

The aim of this study was to find out speech act in wedding ceremony of the Angkola culture. The subject was taken from the elements of Dalihan Na Tolu in wedding ceremony of the Angkola culture. There are seven participants involved in wedding ceremony namely Mora Sihabolonan, Mora Sian Suhut, Kahanggi Nisuhut, Kahanggi Pareban, Anak Boru Nisuhut, Anak Boru Pisang Raut and the king of Angkola society. The technique of data collection were observing and recording the speeches of the elements of Dalihan Na Tolu in wedding ceremony then interview the king of Angkola society to certify the triangulation of the research. This study was investigated speech acts in wedding ceremony such as direct act by using idiom and kinship and indirect act by using Umpama. Then the types of speech act found in Angkola wedding ceremony are representative, directive, expressive and declarative. Directive speech act is dominantly used by the speaker then representative, expressive and declarative. The reason for applying this as dominant type of speech act cause the speaker suggest or advice the hearer about married life then try to make the hearer happy, honored in wedding ceremony, they also applied it to make both families get closer each other.