CHAPTER I-V - Digilib UIN Malang

directional above is “The rooms of Fatimah Al-Zahro (II) in Number 21-30 in the
Second floor (II) and exactly in the South Wing”. Briefly, this complete utterance
gives us clear information about direction where we have to go in finding the
room that we want to visit. But, it is impossible to the policy maker posted the
complete sentence with additional words, because they assume that the complete
utterance is not effective in reaching out the reader’s attention.
Dormitory’s officer to deliberate to post the minimum words is to avoid
the complicated of the utterance in warning sign. The makers assume that the
complete sentences in the direction will rise up the complicated of the readers. It
does not get the reader attention to read it. Thus, the minimum words are chosen
to convey the maximum message in this direction directional sign.
In addition, this direction can be easily understood based on the readers
background knowledge in realizing the context where this warning sing is posted.
In conclusion, the utterance of this directional sign can be more explicated, and of
course the explicature theory is very useful in understanding the utterances which
are not only understood from the text itself but also from the context related to the
original utterance where it is posted.