FUNGSI YANG DIGUNAKAN DI BAHASA HELONG
This research about an analysis of speech act function in Helong language. To support this study the writer used theory of Levinnson (1983:240). The research problem of this study is what is the types of speech act function in Helong language. The aims of this study to find put the types of speech act function. The method thatused in the research is qualitative method. The object that used in this research is Helong language. There are five speech act function types such as : Representative speech act funtion “Leol neot ti mam leol in dadi ta kit ka sisi, sis bubuit tun”, Directive speech act function Rian bake tia le kit kuti, Commisive speech act function “Nesang lom tanggal 1 mesa li eto sole un ator un in nika ki ki kon siap pakian siap kaor babanas nas le kit lako”, Expressive speech act function “Auk kalat tas mata nas muir ke nenang nga lo kon nam, totoang gas batur lo”, and Declarative speech act function “Apin ni kit ka nol sisi ta, ola ki nuting sis ut po ka”. The data was collected by listening to recording that used Helong language, typed and translated into English then specify into types of speech act function. After analyzing the data the writer found out eigthty five data of speech act function they are twenty one speech act function of representative, thirty five speech act function of directive, fifthteen speech act function of commisive, six speech act function of expressive, anf eigfh speech act function of declarative.