Exploring Directive Speech Acts in Elementary School Communication in Kolaka: Language Pedagogy Implications

This sociopragmatics study aims to investigate the various types of directive speech acts and markers local wisdom in communication elementary students Kolaka. The research design employed is qualitative descriptive, chosen for its ability describe manifestation within context school students. participants this consisted from Kolaka Regency. Data were collected through non-participant observation, analysis followed data procedures based on interactive model developed by Miles Huberman, which involved reduction, presentation, drawing conclusions. findings revealed four commonly used students: demanding, commanding, begging, challenging. These found be influenced cultural context, specifically manifested use clitics. clitics -ko, -mi, -ka, -hae, -na identified as significant students, observed utterances such lihatko, ayomi, pindahko, biarmi, siniko, jemputna. not only serve identity but also indicate different levels politeness communication. Further implications language teaching practices are discussed.