Vol. 54 No. 1 (2026): Widyaparwa
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A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF DEICTIC EXPRESSIONS IN NAS DAILY’S INSTAGRAM REELS BY NUSEIR YASSIN

SEBUAH KAJIAN PRAGMATIK TENTANG EKSPRESI DEIKSIS DALAM INSTAGRAM REELS NAS DAILY OLEH NUSEIR YASSIN

Authors

Adi Sugiyarto , Nine Febrie Novitasari , Sufil Lailiyah

DOI:

10.26499/wdprw.v54i1.2291

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Received: 2025-03-13
Accepted: 2026-02-20
Published: 2026-06-30

Abstract

Deixis is a crucial part of language, its meaning highly dependent on situational and communicative context. On digital platforms like Instagram Reels, which present short-form content with rapid-fire interactions, the use of deixis plays a significant role in shaping how messages are conveyed and how meaning is constructed through deictic expression within a specific communictive context. This study aims to identify the types of deixis and examine their pragmatic meanings in the spoken narration of Nusseir Yassin on the Nas Daily Instagram Reels account. Employing a qualitative descriptive method, this study analyzes verbal utterances from selected Reels videos, with visual elemnts considered only s contextual support. The findings indicate that among the four types of deixis identified, person deixis emerged as the most dominant. This dominance reflects the highly interpersonal nature of digital storytelling, where pronouns such as “I”, “we”, and “you” are used strategically to build closeness, intimacy, and audience engagement. Discourse deixis emerged as the second most frequent type, serving to organize information, maintain narrative continuity across the spoken discourse. Other types of deixis occurred less frequently but still contributed to contextual clarity. Overall, this study shows that each type of deixis carries distinct referential and pragmatic meanings, requiring both contextual and pragmatic interpretations to fully understand how meaning is constructed in digital audiovisual discourse.

Deixis merupakan bagian penting dalam bahasa yang maknanya sangat bergantung pada konteks situasional dan komunikatif. Pada platform digital seperti Instagram Reels, yang menyajikan konten berdurasi singkat dengan interaksi yang berlangsung cepat, penggunaan deiksis berperan besar dalam membentuk cara pesan disampaikan dan dipahami oleh audiens. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis-jenis deixis serta makna pragmatik yang terdapat dalam tuturan Nusseir Yassin sebagai narator pada akun Instagram Reels Nas Daily. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan menganalisis tuturan lisan yang muncul dalam beberapa video Reels pilihan. Analisis difokuskan pada bagaimana ungkapan deixis digunakan dan dimaknai dalam konteks komunikasi digital yang dinamis. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa deixis persona merupakan jenis deiksis yang paling sering digunakan, yang mencerminkan keterlibatan kuat antara penutur dengan audiens. Deixis wacana menempati posisi kedua sebagai jenis deiksis yang paling sering muncul, berfungsi untuk mengarahkan perhatian audiens dan menjaga kesinabungan narasi. Jenis deixis lainnya muncul dengan frekuensi yang lebih rendah, namun tetap berkontribusi terhadap keutuhan makna tuturan. Temuan penelitian ini juga menunjukkan bahwa setiap jenis deixis memiliki makna referensial yang berbeda-beda, sehingga pemahaman yang tepat terhadapnya memerlukan pendekatan pragmatik yang mempertimbangkan konteks, tujuan penutur, dan interpretasi audiens.

Keywords:

Instagram Reels, Nusseir Yassin, deixis, pragmatic meaning

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Author Biographies

Adi Sugiyarto, Universitas Abdurachman Saleh Siitubondo

English Department

Nine Febrie Novitasari, Universitas Abdurachman Saleh Situbondo

English Literature

Sufil Lailiyah, Universitas Abdurachman Saleh Situbondo

English Department

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Sugiyarto, A., Novitasari, N. F., & Lailiyah, S. (2026). A PRAGMATIC STUDY OF DEICTIC EXPRESSIONS IN NAS DAILY’S INSTAGRAM REELS BY NUSEIR YASSIN: SEBUAH KAJIAN PRAGMATIK TENTANG EKSPRESI DEIKSIS DALAM INSTAGRAM REELS NAS DAILY OLEH NUSEIR YASSIN. Widyaparwa, 54(1), 105–117. https://doi.org/10.26499/wdprw.v54i1.2291

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