Direct and Indirect Speech Acts in Court Speeches

Speech acts theory is not about words, phrases or sentences which are mainly used as units of interaction between people, but basically actions that achieved through such utterances. 'Speech theory' belongs to the realm Pragmatics. In this study, selected stretches discourse two court speeches highlighted. These trailers emerge in a formal setting presence an authority who makes judgments on disputes and claims. They analyzed based Searle's view illocutionary act find out types direct indirect speech employed by interlocutors trials. The study shows there little difference uses depending speaker's role. Directives, declaratives other those while assertives answer questions given former.