Modalitas Epistemik sebagai Wujud Lingual Tuturan Berpagar Mahasiswa Multikultural di Surabaya

Abstract

The use of hedges in student speech varies greatly depending on the situation and conditions of use, both in casual situations and in formal situations, it is stated that the use of adequate hedges must take into account the context. The purpose of this study was to determine the epistemik modality as a form of lingual speech by multicultural students in Surabaya. Hedges are a group of words whose function is to communicate, the communication function of language cannot be used properly without context. One group of words in question is in the form of an epistemik modality. This study aims to describe the epistemik modality as a form of hedges in multicultural students. The approach used is qualitative. This approach is considered relevant because it emphasizes the natural role, uses descriptive data, and uses inductive means because it does not test hypotheses. The data in this study is the verbal speech of multicultural students. The data sources of this research are multicultural students from four universities in Surabaya. The data retrieval technique used is the listening, recording, engaging, proficient, and note-taking technique. Analysis of the data used is the technique of sorting, turning, and connecting. The results of this study indicate that the epistemik modalities used as a form of hedges by multicultural students are the modality of predictability, modality of possibility, and modality of necessity.