Expressive Speech Acts in dr.Ikhsan Utterances: A Gender-Based Pragmatic Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v14i1.8703Keywords:
Pragmatics, Speech Acts, Illocutionary Speech Acts, Digital Medical Communication, Expressive Speech Acts, Gender, Medical ProfessionalismAbstract
The shift of professional medical communication onto digital plat types like YouTube requires doctors to balance technical authority (professionalism) with relational closeness (empathy). However, previous studies tend to discuss these dimensions separately, leaving limited attention to how both are strategically integrated in doctor-influencer discourse. This study focuses on the integration of professionalism and empathy, examined in the case of Dr. Ikhsan as a doctor-influencer through Expressive Speech Acts (ESA). This descriptive qualitative research employs a two-layered analytic framework incorporating a Type (taxonomy of expressive speech acts by Searle) and Style (Tannen’s distinction between Report and Rapport talk) pragmatic- philosophical framework. The data comprises a finite number of spoken words from selected episodes of the podcast “Uung Victoria” on YouTube and represents a speech unit. The findings show that Dr. Ikhsan demonstrates discursive flexibility across report-talk (assertive) and rapport-talk (relational) styles, enabling him to perform expressive acts not merely as emotional expressions but as strategic tools for social criticism, persuasive health education, and relational engagement. Rather than conforming to a rigid gendered communication dichotomy, his discourse reflects a dynamic integration of authoritative and empathetic positioning. This study contributes to digital medical pragmatics by demonstrating how expressive speech acts construct a care-based authority identity in online professional discourse, offering practical insight for medical professionals seeking effective and ethical communication in digital public spaces.
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