Wida Mulyanti, 2015
TRANSITIVITY SYSTEM IN EXPOSITION TEXTS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
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Declaration ... i
Acknowledgments ... ii
Abstract ... iii
Contents ... vi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background ... 1
1.2 Research Questions ... 3
1.3 Aims of the Study ... 4
1.4 Scope of the Study ... 4
1.5 Significance of the Study ... 4
1.6 Clarification of the Main Terms ... 5
1.7 Organization of the Paper ... 6
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FOUNDATION ... 7
2.1 Systemic Functional Linguistics ... 7
2.2 Metafunctions of language ... 9
2.2.1 Ideational Metafunction and Its Realization ... 11
2.2.1.1 Experiential Meaning ... 12
2.2.1.2 Logical Meaning ... 14
2.2.2 Interpersonal Metafunction and Its Realization ... 16
2.2.3 Textual Metafunction and Its Realization ... 18
2.3 Transitivity System: The Grammar of Experiential Meaning ... 20
2.4 Processes, Participants and Circumstances ... 21
2.4.1 Material Process and Its Participants ... 23
2.4.2 Mental Process and Its Participants ... 27
Wida Mulyanti, 2015
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2.4.4 Verbal Process and Its Participants ... 34
2.4.5 Behavioural Process and Its Participants ... 36
2.4.6 Existential Process and Its Participants ... 37
2.5 Circumstances ... 38
2.6 Genre ... 44
2.7 Text ... 45
2.8 Definition of Exposition ... 45
2.9 Types of Exposition ... 46
2.9.1 Analytical Exposition ... 46
2.9.1.1 The Purpose of Analytical Exposition ... 46
2.9.1.2 The Schematic Structures of Analytical Exposition ... 46
2.9.1.3 The Lexicogrammatical Features of Analytical Exposition .... 47
2.9.1.4 An Example of Analytical Exposition ... 48
2.9.2 Hortatory Exposition ... 49
2.9.2.1 The Purpose of Hortatory Exposition ... 49
2.9.2.2 The Schematic Structures of Hortatory Exposition ... 50
2.9.2.3 The Lexicogrammatical Features of Hortatory Exposition... 50
2.9.2.4 An Example of Hortatory Exposition ... 51
2.10 Review of Previous Studies ... 51
2.11 Concluding Remarks ... 54
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD ... 55
3.1 Research Direction ... 55
3.2 Research Design ... 55
3.3 Data Collection ... 56
3.4 Data Analysis ... 56
3.4.1 Validating the Data ... 56
3.4.2 Analyzing the Transitivity System ... 57
Wida Mulyanti, 2015
TRANSITIVITY SYSTEM IN EXPOSITION TEXTS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 59
4.1 Transitivity in Exposition Texts ... 59
4.1.1 The Exposition Texts ... 59
4.1.1.1 The Analytical Exposition Texts... 60
4.1.1.2 The Hortatory Exposition Texts ... 65
4.1.2 The Processes ... 71
4.1.2.1 General Findings ... 72
4.1.2.2 Material Processes ... 73
4.1.2.3 Relational-Attributive Processes ... 75
4.1.2.4 Relational-Identifying Processes ... 76
4.1.2.5 Mental Processes ... 78
4.1.2.6 Verbal Processes ... 80
4.1.2.7 Behavioural Processes ... 81
4.1.2.8 Existential Processes ... 83
4.1.3 The Pedagogical Implications of the Analysis ... 84
4.1.2.1 Leading Students to the Awareness of the Purpose of Text Writer ... 84
4.1.2.2 Probing Questions in the Questions Related to the Text ... 86
4.1.2.3 Sharpening Students’ Critical Thinking ... 90
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ... 92
5.1 Conclusion ... 92
5.2 Recommendation ... 94
Wida Mulyanti, 2015
TRANSITIVITY SYSTEM IN EXPOSITION TEXTS FOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | \.upi.edu perpustakaan.upi.edu
APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Analytical Exposition 1
Boarding School Education ... 101 Appendix 2 Analytical Exposition 2
Address to the Jury ... 104 Appendix 3 Analytical Exposition 3
Should Children be Allowed to Stay in at Break Time? ... 108 Appendix 4 Hortatory Exposition 1
On School Discipline ... 113 Appendix 5 Hortatory Exposition 2
Faster Planes and Cheaper Flights ... 117 Appendix 6 Hortatory Exposition 3
Agriculture ... 122 Appendix 7 Hortatory Exposition 4
Tourism Benefit on Local People ... 125 Appendix 8 Hortatory Exposition 5
Skate Parks for Skateboarders ... 129 Appendix 9 Hortatory Exposition 6
Let’s Make the City Clean and Fresh ... 133 Appendix 10 Hortatory Exposition 7
Higher Education for Women ... 137 Appendix 11 Hortatory Exposition 8
