SITUATION TYPES IN THE NOVELHARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
A THESIS
BY:
MASYITA RISMADI REG. NO 110705083
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The SarjanaSastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A, Ph.D
Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Saturday, June 27 2015
Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara
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Board of Examiners
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i AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
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Name : MASYITA RISMADI
Title Thesis :SITUATION TYPES IN THE NOVELHARRY POTTER
AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN Qualification : S1 /Sarjana Sastra
Department : English
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iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to give my huge gratitude to Allah
SubhanahuwaTa’alafor blessings and bequest in my whole life, especially during
the process of analyzing and finishing this thesis. Keep on trying and do not give
up yet then God will let the way.
I would also like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara, Dr. H.Syahron Lubis, M.A, The Head of English
Literature Department, Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, and The Secretary of English
Literature Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A, Ph.D and the Staff
Administration of English Department.
I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. H. SyahronLubis, M.A and My
Co. Supervisor Dr. Umar Mono, M. Hum.for their guidance and assistance in
writing this thesis.
I am so blessed and would like to address my countless gratefulness to my
beloved family as they believe me to be anything and do my best to finish my
thesis. They are motivator andsource of strength for me to finish this thesis
immediately.
The last, I would like to give my huge thank to all my best fellows I have
ever had, who always give me spirit whenever I give up, Indri, Multa and others
whom I can’t mention all the names. I do not know what I have done that you to be my best friends. You are always there when I need and the uncountable
understanding from all of you.
Medan, June, 25 2015 The writer
iv ABSTRACT
This study deals with the analysis of situation types in the novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was conducted to discover the four types of situation porposed by Vendler (1967) namely : states, activities, achievements and accomplishment. The objectives of this research are to find out the situation types, the dominant situation type and the reason for the dominant type. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method. The data are taken from a novel,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling. The process of the study starts from collecting data from the novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, analyzing the data, and describing them. The findings show the four types of situation are states, activities, achievements and accomplishments. The novel has all the situation types. The most dominant situation type is accomplishment expressed in 106 verbs or 45.29%, followed by achievement in 62 verbs or 26.49%, state in 34 verbs or 14.52% and activityin 32 verbs or 13.67%.
v ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini berkaitan dengan analisis jenis situasi dalam novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menemukan empat jenis tipe situasi menurut Vendler (1967) yaitu: keadaan, aktivitas, pencapaian dan penyelesaian. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jenis situasi, jenis situasi yang dominan dan alasan untuk jenis yang dominan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data dikumpul dari
sebuah novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanoleh JK Rowling. Proses
penelitian berlangsung dari pengumpulan data dari novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, menganalisis data, dan memberikan data. Hasil penelitian terdapat empat jenis situasi yaitu keadaan, aktivitas, pencapaian dan penyelesaian. Novel ini memiliki semua jenis situasi. Jenis situasi yang paling dominan adalah penyelesaian dengan 106 kejadian atau 45.29%, diikuti oleh pencapaian dengan 62 kejadian atau 26.49%, keadaan dengan 34 kejadian atau 14.52 % dan aktivitas dengan 32 kejadian atau 13.67 %.
vi TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT . ... i
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... iv
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of The Study . ... 1
1.2 Problem of The Study. ... 2
1.3 Objective of The Study . ... 2
1.4 Scope of The Study . ... 3
1.5 Significance of the Study . ... 4
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE 2.1 Semantic . ... 5
2.2 The Importance of Semantic . ... 6
2.3 Definition of Situation ... 7
2.4 Situation Type . ... 8
2.4.1 States . ... 8
2.4.2 Activities . ... 10
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2.4.4 Achievements . ... 11
CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ... 21
3.2 Data and Source of Data . ... 21
3.3 Data Colleting Method . ... 21
3.4 Data Analyzing Method. ... 23
CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS 4.1 Data Collection ... 24
4.2 Discussion . ... 24
CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions . ... 65
5.2 Suggestions . ... 65
