THE ANALYSIS OF FACE WANTS AS SELF IMAGE USED BY AGNES MONICA IN KICK ANDY SHOW

Abstract

In communication people usually show their self-image and prestige through their language. Based on their language, it can be known how the speaker is viewed and recognized in the society.To analyze how the speaker wants to be viewed by the society, there is the concept of face wants. There are two kinds of face wants, positive face and negative face. Using the concept of face wants, in t his study discusses the utterance of Agnes Monica as an Indonesian singer in Kick Andy Show which aims to observe her self-image through face wants analysis.Self-image that the speaker wants to show can influence her face wants.After knowing her self -image through face wants analysis, the writer will know the speaker’s social status.This article is conducted by taking a record of Kick Andy Show for approximately six minutes length and transcribes the record. By transcribing the record, the self-image of Agnes Monica that she presents to the audience would be recognized therefore the speaker’s social status also could be known.