A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE FEATURES
OF BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE IN CENTRAL
JAVA NUDC 2016
A Thesis Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement to Obtain the Bachelor Degree in the English Linguistics Study Program
By:
Yeremia Christiantus Sihombing Student Number: 14.J1.0071
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
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A THESIS ON
A DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE FEATURES OF BRITISH PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE IN CENTRAL JAVA NUDC 2016
By:
Yeremia Christiantus Sihombing Student Number: 14.J1.0071
Approved by,
Antonius Suratno, Ph.D November 8th, 2016 Major Sponsor
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A thesis defended in front of the Board of Examiners on November 8th 2016 and declared acceptable
BOARD OF EXAMINERS
Chairperson : Antonius Suratno, Ph.D
Secretary : Emilia Ninik Aydawati, Sp., M.Hum Member : Dra. Cecilia Titiek Murniati, M.A., Ph.D
Semarang, November 8th, 2016 Faculty of Language and Arts Soegijapranata Catholic University Dean,
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Matthew 21: 21
Jesus answered and said unto them,
Verily I say unto you,
If ye have faith, and doubt not,
ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree,
but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
removed,
and be thou cast into the sea;
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
What I believe is, when Jesus started something, no matter what He would
finish it in His way. I had experienced many things that made me disappointed
and wanted to stop doing all efforts in my life. However, Jesus taught me about
patience, and He lifted me up when I fell down. Therefore, first of all, I would like
to say thank to my God, my Father, Jesus Christ for His love and righteousness.
With His guidance I could finish this thesis.
Secondly, I would like to thank my father, Abidin Sihombing, as the most
inspiring figure in my life who taught me to be brave, not to run from every single
problem in this world, but solve it in order to be a responsible man. Thank to my
mother, Mutiara Sianturi who has been taking care of me since I was born until
now, she never forgets to remind my needs, teaches me to be more patient and
conscientious, and tells me about the real love. Thank to my first sister, Merry
Sihombing for always motivating, supporting me in terms of psychology, teaching
me how to control an impulsive emotion well, and suggesting me to continue my
study in Faculty of Language and Arts, Soegijapranata Catholic University.
Thank to my second sister, Wenny Sihombing who kept preparing my future
plans based on Jesus‟s way, and helping me in some financial supports. I will always try my best to make you happy, nothing is bigger than saying I love you so
much to you my family.
Next, I would like to give my biggest gratitude to Mr. Anton as my major
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me to write a proper thesis even I knew that you were busy to teach classes and
guide other students to write their thesis.
I would like to thank my lecturers in Faculty of Language and Arts. For
Mrs. Ike as a Dean in Faculty of Language and Arts and for Mrs. Cecil as first
Vice Dean in Faculty of Language and Arts. Then thank to my motivating
lecturers, Mr. Retang, Mrs. Wuryani, Mrs. Lingga, for teaching me in this 2 years,
and also Bu Retno for helping me to finish all administration things during my
study in the faculty.
Next, I would like to say thank you so much to people who did always
accompany me during my effort in finishing this thesis Dwiyento Aryo Pangestu
and Liem Kezia Debora, and for all my friends who are the members of Student
Senate of Faculty of Language and Arts 2015/2016.
Last, I would like to thank people that I could not mention one by one
especially for all Faculty of Language and Arts members. Thank you for your
supports and contributions.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF TITLE
COVER PAGE ………..i
A THESIS APPROVAL ………...ii
BOARD OF EXAMINERS ……….iii
MOTTO ………...iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ………..v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ………...vii
LIST OF TABLES ………...x
ABSTRACT ………xi
ABSTRAK ……….xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ………..1
1.1. Background of the Study ……….. 1
1.2. Field of the Study ………..3
1.3. Scope of the Study ………4
1.4. Problem Formulation ………4
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1.6. Significance of the Study ………...4
1.7. Definition of Terms ………...5
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE ………7
2.1. Discourse Analysis ………7
2.2. Performance Features ………8
2.3. Filled Pauses ………..9
2.4. Repetitions ……….9
2.5. False Starts ………...11
2.6. Backtrackings ………...11
2.7. Incomplete Utterances ………..11
2.8. Persuasive Discourse ………....12
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ………....13
3.1. Data Collection ……….…14
3.1.1. Participants ………....14
3.1.2. Instrument ………...14
3.1.3. Research Procedures ………..15
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CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ………...16
4.1. The Occurrences of Performance Features in Regional of NUDC Final round………....17
4.2. The Performance Features on the Debate ………22
4.2.1. Filled Pauses ……….22
4.2.2. Repetitions ………24
4.2.3. False Starts and Backtrackings ……….26
4.2.4. Incomplete Utterances ………..27
4.3. The Significance of Performance Features on the Debate …………..29
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ………...34
5.1. Conclusion ………...32
5.2. Suggestion ………...33
BIBLIOGRAPHY ………..35
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LIST OF TABLES
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ABSTRACT
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ABSTRAK
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