Language Used and Speech Acts in Comment about the Miss Grand International Contest

Abstract

           This research article aimed to study the use of language and types of speech acts in the comment boxes about the Miss Grand International contest. The researcher studied information from the comment box in internet media (YouTube) in the Miss Grand International 2020 contest. The researcher selected from the top three of most popular channels, namely Sprite Bang Channel, Arty Universe Channel, and Por-Eua-Jai-Kla Channel.

           The results of the study revealed eight characteristics of language use. The researcher ranked the frequency in the comments from high to low as follows: 1.use of foreign words,
2.use of substitutions, 3.use of numbers, signs and emoticons, 4.use of abbreviations, 5.use of slang, 6.use of cut words, 7.use of dialects, and 8.use of rhyme. The results of the study about speech acts were categorized in four groups. The researcher ranked the frequency in the comments from high to low as follows: 1.expressive consists of complimenting, disapprobation and thanking, 2.representative consists of anticipating, asserting and boasting, 3.directive consists of questioning and suggesting and 4.commissive consists of promising and threatening.