IRFARIATI: DIKSI DALAM RETORIKA AGUS ... DIKSI DALAM RETORIKA AGUS HARIMURTI YUDHOYONO SEBAGAI CALON GUBERNUR DKI JAKARTA (DICTION IN AGUS HARIMURTI YUDHOYONO’S RHETORIC AS THE GOVERNOR CANDIDATE OF SPECIAL CAPITAL REGION OF JAKARTA) Irfariati Balai Bahasa Provinsi Riau Jalan Binawidya, Kompleks Universitas Riau, Panam, Pekanbaru 28293 Telepon: (0711) 316006 Pos-el:
[email protected] Tanggal naskah masuk: 16 Desember 2016 Tanggal revisi akhir: 17 Mei 2017 Abstract AS a former TNI soldier then decided to participate in political battles for the election of Governor of DKI, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono is clever at using rhetoric and having extensive vocabulary. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono has a high ability to choose precisely which word is the most harmonious to represent his intentions or ideas, he is also able to use the word firmly, effectively, politely, and meaningful connotation. The purpose of this study is to describe the use of diction of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono rhetoric when delivered a speech in the exposure of the vision, mission, and his outstanding programs as a candidate for Governor of Jakarta. This research used qualitative descriptive method by applying discourse analysis technique. This study showed that exposure speeches of vision, mission, and flagship programs of Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono as a candidate for Governor of Jakarta used connotation diction, denotation diction, scientific diction, popular diction, special diction, general diction, abstract diction, concrete diction, and jargon diction. Keywords: diction, rhetoric, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono’s speech Abstrak SEBAGAI seorang mantan prajurit TNI yang memutuskan untuk ikut dalam pertarungan politik pemilihan Gubernur DKI ternyata Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono pandai beretorika dan luas kosakatanya.