This study aims to determine the form and function of parents' directive speech acts against children in the Malay language of Kuansing dialect. This research is a qualitative research description. The subjects in this study were 10 members of the H. Selamet extended family of hamlet III Pebaun Hulu Village, Kuantan Mudik District, Kuantan Singingi Regency. The instrument used in this study was…