Hananta, 2015
THE USE OF COHESION IN STUDENTS’ ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE OF APPROVAL ... i
STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ... ii
PREFACE ... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... iv
ABSTRACT ... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... vii
LIST OF FIGURES ... xi
LIST OF TABLES... xii
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ... 1
A. Background ... 1
B. Research Questions ... 5
C. Purposes of the Study ... 5
D. Scope of the Study ... 5
E. Significance of the Study ... 5
F. Clarification of Terms ... 6
G. Organization of the Paper ... 8
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ... 10
A. Cohesion ... 10
1. Cohesion, Texture, and Coherence ... 10
2 Cohesion and Text ... 14
3. Taxonomy of Cohesive Devices ... 14
Hananta, 2015
THE USE OF COHESION IN STUDENTS’ ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS
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1) Reference ... 15
2) Substitution ... 20
3) Ellipsis ... 21
4) Conjunction ... 24
b. Lexical Cohesion ... 27
1) Reiteration ... 27
2) Collocation ... 30
B. Genre and Writing ... 32
1. Definition of Genre ... 32
2. Genre and Grammar ... 33
3. Argumentative Writing as a Genre ... 34
4. Writing in Indonesian Context ... 36
5. Features in Argumentative Writing ... 37
C. Previous Related Studies ... 41
D. Concluding Remarks ... 44
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 45
A. Research Design ... 45
B. Research Site and Object ... 46
1. Research Site ... 46
2. Object ... 47
C Data Collection ... 48
D. Data Analysis ... 48
1. Identification of Cohesive Devices ... 48
2. Examination of Functions of Cohesive Devices ... 49
Hananta, 2015
THE USE OF COHESION IN STUDENTS’ ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS
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CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 50
A. Identification of Cohesive Devices ... 50
1. Grammatical Cohesion Use ... 52
a. Reference Devices Use ... 52
b. Substitution Devices Use ... 57
c. Ellipsis Devices Use ... 59
d. Conjunction Devices Use ... 59
2. Lexical Devices Use ... 62
a. Reiteration Devices Use ... 62
b. Collocation Devices Use ... 65
B. Function of Cohesive Devices to Argumentative Writings ... 66
1. Function of Grammatical Cohesion ... 66
a. Function of Reference ... 66
b. Function of Substitution ... 70
c. Function of Ellipsis ... 71
d. Function of Conjunction ... 72
2. Function of Lexical ... 75
a. Function of Reiteration ... 75
b. Function of Collocation ... 78
C. Concluding Remarks ... 79
CHAPTER V CONCLUSION, LIMITATION, AND RECOMMENDATION .... 80
A. Conclusion ... 80
B. Limitation ... 81
C. Recommendation ... 82
Hananta, 2015
THE USE OF COHESION IN STUDENTS’ ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | repository.upi.edu | perpustakaan.upi.edu
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS
APPENDIX 2 ARGUMENTATIVE WRITINGS ANALYSIS
