MODALIZATION IN THE POLITICAL COLUMN
OF TEMPO MAGAZINE
A THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Sastra
By:
MARIA BETTI SINAGA
Registration Number: 2121220007
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS
ABSTRACT
Sinaga, Maria Betti. 2017. Modalization in the Political Column of Tempo Magazine. Thesis, English and Literature Department. Faculty of Language and Arts, State University of Medan.
The study focuses on analyzing the use of modalization in the Political Column of Tempo Magazine. The objectives were to find out the type of modalization and to describe the use of modalization in the Political Column of Tempo magazine. The data were taken from Political Column of Tempo magazine published in June and July 2017. The source of data was Political Column in Tempo magazine. The data analysis applied descriptive qualitative research. There were 135 clauses which contained Modalization from political columns. There were two type of modalization used in the Political column namely, Probability and Usuality. The dominant type of Modalization used in Political text was Probability 97,7% then Usuality 2,93%. The probability itself was realized by modal auxiliaries and modal adjunct. The modal auxiliary which expressed the use of probability in the text was should. The value of the modalization itself was realized by medium value. The use of modalization expressed the attitude of the writer toward the proposition. The use of medium value showed the prediction of the writer about what would happen in the future and expressed the stance of the writer for what he said.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background of the Study ... 1
B. Problem of the Study ... 6
C. Objective of the Study ... 6
D. Scope of the Study ... 7
E. Significance of the Study ... 7
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE ... 8
A. Theoretical Framework ... 8
1. Functional Grammar ... 8
a. Metafunction ... 9
b. Interpersonal Function ... 9
2. Modality ... 13
a. Types of Modality ... 15
b. Value of Modality ... 19
c. Orientation of Modality ... 21
d. Realization of Modality ... 27
3. Opinion ... 30
4. Mass Media ... 31
6. Language Feature in Politics ... 33
7. Tempo Magazine ... 34
B. Relevant Studies ... 35
C. Conceptual Framework ... 37
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD ... 39
A. Research Design ... 39
B. Data and Source of Data ... 39
C. Technique for Collecting Data ... 40
D. Technique of Analyzing Data ... 40
CHAPTER IV. DATA ANALYSIS, FINDING, AND DISCUSSION ... 41
A. The Data and Data analysis ... 41
1. Types of Modalization Used in the Text ... 41
2. The Realization of Modalization ... 47
a. Types of Modalization ... 47
b. The Value of Modalization ... 48
B. Findings ... 52
C. Discussion ... 53
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 56
A. Conclusion ... 56
B. Suggestion ... 57
REFERENCES ... 58
APPENDIX 1. Findings ... 60
List of Tables
Pages
Table 2.1 Speech Function ... 10
Table 2.2 Finite Verbal Operator ... 12
Table 2.3 The System of Probability ... 14
Table 2.4 Modalization and Modulation ... 19
Table 2.5 The Values of Modality ... 20
Table 2.6 The Orientation and Types of Modality ... 23
Table 2.7 Modal Responsibility ... 26
Table 4.1 The Types of Modalization ... 39
Table 4.2 Modalization Indicators ... 40
Table 4.3 The Value of Modalization ... 46
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