Abstract:<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> This study aims to describe the use of directive speech acts in the context of Protestant Christian sermons. This research is a type of pragmatic research that examines the meaning of a speech in a particular context. The data source of this research was obtained from reverend sermons in five churches in Malang. The results showed that the preaching speech of the reverend in a Protestant Christian church in Malang used directive speech acts to express order to th… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.