The Speech Act Of Marunjuk Custom In The Ethnic Of Batak Toba In Tomuan Village, Dolok Panribuan Sub-District, Indonesia

Abstract

 This research is entitled "The Speech Act of Marunjuk Custom in The Ethnic of Batak Toba in Tomuan Village, Dolok Panribuan Sub-district", which examines the act of locus, illocution, and perlocution acts. The formulation of the problems in this research are; 1) How are the act of locusi, the act of illocution, and the act of perlocution of the Batak Toba tribe in Tomuan Village, Dolok Panribuan sub-district. 2) What are the meaning of the act of locusi, the act of illocution, and the act of perlocution in Tomuan Village, Dolok Panribuan sub-district. The aim is to find out the meaning of locusi acts, illocution acts, and perlocution acts in the Marunjuk custom of the Batak Toba ethnicity. The benefit of this research is to preserve and increase the wealth of vocabulary for the younger generation and cultural figures. The theory used in this research is the pragmatic theory by Fraser (1978) and Purba (2002). The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method with data collection through observation, interviews, and literature study. From the results of this study, the groom’s side and bride’s side gave each other traditional conversations to the bride and groom.