Santi Trisnawati, 2016
A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF BEING SINGLE IN SELECTED 9GAG MEMES Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... ii
PREFACE ... iii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... iv
ABSTRACT ... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vi
LIST OF TABLES ... ix
LIST OF FIGURES ... x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1Background ... 1
1.2Statements of Problems ... 4
1.3Aims of the Study ... 4
1.4Scope of the Study ... 4
1.5Significance of the Study ... 5
1.6Research Method ... 5
1.7Clarification of Terms ... 6
1.8Organization of the Paper... 7
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW ... 9
2.1Multimodality ... 9
2.2Visual Grammar ... 10
2.2.1 Representational Meaning ... 11
2.2.1.1 Narrative Process ... 12
2.2.1.2 Conceptual Process ... 14
2.2.2 Interactive Meaning ... 16
Santi Trisnawati, 2016
A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF BEING SINGLE IN SELECTED 9GAG MEMES Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
2.3Facial Expressions and Emotions ... 24
2.4Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) ... 25
2.4.1 Transitivity ... 25
2.4.1.1 Material Process ... 26
2.4.1.2 Mental Process ... 27
2.4.1.3 Behavioural Process ... 28
2.4.1.4 Verbal Process ... 28
2.4.1.5 Relational Process ... 29
2.4.1.6 Existential Process ... 29
2.5Representation ... 30
2.6Memes ... 31
2.6.1 Internet Memes ... 32
2.79GAG (9gag.com) ... 34
2.8Previous Studies ... 35
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 38
3.1Formulation of Problems ... 38
3.2Research Design ... 38
3.3Data Collection ... 39
3.4Data Analysis ... 40
3.5Sample of Data Analysis ... 42
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ... 45
4.1Findings ... 45
4.1.1 Visual and Verbal Modes Analyses ... 45
4.1.1.1 Meme 1: Being Single is Miserable ... 46
4.1.1.2 Meme 2: Being Single is Disappointing ... 47
4.1.1.3 Meme 3: Being Single Means Having Extra Money .... 49
4.1.1.4 Meme 4: Being Single is not My Choice ... 51
4.1.1.5 Meme 5: Being Single is Despairing ... 53
4.1.1.6 Meme 6: Being Single is Relieving ... 54
4.1.1.7 Meme 7: Being Single Makes You “Strong” ... 56
Santi Trisnawati, 2016
A MULTIMODAL ANALYSIS OF THE REPRESENTATION OF BEING SINGLE IN SELECTED 9GAG MEMES Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
4.1.1.9 Meme 9: Being Single is Ironically Strong ... 60
4.1.1.10Meme 10: Being Single is Pathetic ... 62
4.1.2 The Meaning Behind the Representations ... 63
4.2Discussion ... 64
CHAPTER V CONLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS ... 70
5.1Conclusion ... 70
5.2Suggestions ... 71
REFERENCES ... 72
