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Minggu, 22 Maret 2009

A SYNTACTIC STUDY OF SENTENCES USED IN LIVE FOOTBALL COMMENTARY

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This research entitled “A Syntactic Study of Sentences Used in Live Football Commentary” is intended to find out the syntactic characteristics and the frequency of occurrence of syntactic characteristic of football commentary.

This research uses descriptive qualitative method because the researcher describes the data in whatever they are and the produced data are more in the form of words rather than numbers. The researcher uses the sentence delivered by football commentator as the data source of this research. The techniques used in collecting the data are recording technique, transfering technique, and noting technique. The researcher records the football matches and then she takes some notes of the sentences delivered by the football commentator and finally she transfers the data into data cards. In analysing the data, the researcher applies descriptive technique. The researcher identifies and classifies the syntactic characteristic of the collected data, and then she presents the data in the form of sentence, she then counts each of the syntactic characteristic forms and presents it in the form of table.

The result shows that the syntactic characteristics used in live football commentary are syntactic reduction, syntactic inversion, heavy noun modification, routine and formula, and tense usage. The higest frequency is the syntactic reduction. The lowest percentage is the use of routine and formula.


A SEMANTIC ANALYSIS OF THE IDIOMS USED IN THE JAKARTA POST SHORT STORIES

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This research entitled A Semantic Analysis of the Idioms Used in The Jakarta Post Short Stories is aimed at giving the description of idioms in the Jakarta post short stories. It focuses on the kinds of idiom and the relationship between the literal meaning and the idiomatic meaning of the idiom commonly used in the Jakarta post short stories.

This research belongs to qualitative type. It does not use any statistical procedure. The writer takes idioms in the Jakarta post short stories. The process of collecting the data analysis includes data reduction, data display and conclusion. First, data reduction is done. In this stage, the data are selected. Data reduction involves the short story which contains the idiom. The second step is display. The selected data are classified. The idiom is classified into the kinds and the relationship between the literal meaning and the idiomatic meaning. Based on the display of the data, the idiom words in the Jakarta post short stories are analyzed carefully to find out the kinds of idiom and the relationship between the literal meaning and the idiomatic meaning of the idiom.

The result of the study shows that the idioms found in the Jakarta post short stories are based on the kinds and the relationship between the literal meaning and the idiomatic meaning. The kinds of idiom found are endocentric and exocentric idiom. The relationship between the literal meaning and the idiomatic meaning of the idiom can be analyzed into fully endocentric, partly endocentric and partly exocentric, and fully exocentric.

Kamis, 19 Maret 2009

AN ANALYSIS OF FORM AND MEANING OF CONNOTATIVE EXPRESSIONS IN SEKAR LANGUAGE USED BY KOKAS SOCIETY, FAKFAK

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The research is entitled “An Analysis of Form and Meaning of Connotative Expressions Used by Kokas Society, Fakfak”. The objectives of this research are: (1) finding out the form of connotative expressions used by Kokas Society and (2) finding out the kinds of meaning of connotative expressions used by Kokas Society

In this study the writer uses descriptive method to analyze and to describe the data. Based on the earlier statement, the subject of the study is the connotative expressions used by Kokas society And the object of the study is form and meaning of connotative expressions used by Kokas Society. In collecting the data, the writer uses an observation and interview to get the data about the forms and kinds of meanings of connotative expression in Sekar language Kakas society. And, to analyze it, the writer applies the three steps conducting the research; they are presenting the data, analyzing the data, and finding out the result of the research.

The writer finds several forms of connotative expressions and meanings contained of in his research. Connotative Expressions Used by Kokas Society have several forms, namely: (1) idiom, (2) parable, (3) aphorism, (4) proverb. And, the kinds of meanings of Connotative Expressions in Sekar language are people interpretation by plants, people interpretation by animal, people interpretation by daily things, people interpretation by the organ, people interpretation by nature, implicit meaning of daily conversation which always describes moral value and philosophy of life Kokas Society, Fakfak.

THE ANALYSIS OF LAW JARGON USED IN JHON GRISHAM’S "THE CHAMBER"

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The research entitled “The analysis of law jargon used in Jhon Grisham’s The Chamber is intended to describe the forms of law jargon, the meaning of law jargon and the function of law Jargon.

The research belongs to a descriptive research. The use of a qualitative research is suitable because this research creates an analysis procedure and does not use any statistical procedure. The data of this research are word, phrase and acronym containing Jargons which are used by novel The Chamber. In collecting the data, the writer uses noting technique. In analyzing the data, the writer writes and reads novel The Chamber written by Jhon Grisham. Then the data are analyzed by using qualitative data analyzing technique based on the forms, the meanings and the functions of law jargon.

The result of this research shows there are three forms of law jargon namely word, phrase and acronym. The forms of jargon mostly used in law are words that have the highest frequency of occurrence that is 51.9% of the total data and then acronym forms have the lowest frequency of occurrence that is 9.6%. All of law jargons have denotative meaning. It is shown by the meaning of every law jargon that has a logic relation toward the meaning in the dictionary. Law jargon in the novel The Chamber has three functions, namely (1) to express concisely, (2) to signal membership, (3) to make easier communication.


Senin, 09 Maret 2009

A STUDY OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN “ROMEO AND JULIET” MOVIE REDIRECTED BY BAZ LUHRMANN

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This thesis entitled “A Study of Figurative Language in Romeo and Juliet Movie Redirected by Baz Luhrmann” aims to find out the kinds of figurative language and linguistic features used in figurative expressions.

This thesis belongs to qualitative research since it does not apply any statistical procedure. The object of this research is figurative language used in Romeo and Juliet Movie. The techniques of collecting the data are watching, reading and taking notes. Then the data are analyzed based on the kinds of figurative language and the linguistic features in figurative expressions.

The result shows that the figures of speech found in this research are metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, and understatement. The figurative language is found in form of phrase, clause and sentence.

THE TERMS OF ADDRESS USED BY THE CHARACTERS IN JANE AUSTANE’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY

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In the analysis, the researcher analyzes the terms of address that are used by the characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. In this thesis the researcher explains the form of the terms of address, distribution of the form of the terms of address in syntactic construction, the influences of the use and the function of the terms of address that are used by the characters in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

To make the analysis easy, this thesis has sources of data, including main and supporting data. Main data are taken from novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In collecting the main data, the writer reads some materials and observes the novel Pride and Prejudice carefully and critically, and then the data are written in the data cards. The supporting data are the data that are related to support the main data. The supporting data are taken from some books, articles and internet that study about address terms to help the writer to interpret the novel Pride and Prejudice easier.. The researcher takes some theories from sources such as books, internet sites, or articles.

This thesis is qualitative research. In the analysis, the researcher uses observation method, because all data are taken from the dialogue from the novel itself. In method of analyzing data, the researcher also uses qualitative method, which is descriptive method and contextual method because terms of address can be analyzed from the context of sentence. In this thesis, the researcher uses sociolinguistics approach in analyzing the subject.
Based on the findings and discussion, the results of the research can be summarized that there are four elements of the terms of address that are used by the characters in Pride and Prejudice. In the form of address, there is only: basic form (100%). All of the terms of address in this novel is the basic form. There are three distributions of the terms of address. The percentage of the beginning is 32,69% while the middle has 30,76% and the end of the sentence has 36,53%. There are some influences of the terms of address. There are formal situation (31,81%) and informal situation (68,18%). The percentage of informal situation is dominant than formal situation because it is used more to address among the families or close friends. Other influences of the terms of address are social status (31,81%), age (9,09%), kinship (50%0, and intimacy (9.09%). Kinship has big percentage because it is used to address among the relatives. There are the function of the terms of address: sign of respect (20,40%), sign of intimation (8,16%), sing of love (57,14%), and sing of assert (14,28%). sign of love has big percentage because in this novel, many characters among the families or close friends.