The Analysis Of Conjunctions Found In The Reader’s Digest’s Article “The Faith Dealer”
THE ANALYSIS OF CONJUNCTIONS FOUND IN THE
READER’S DIGEST’S ARTICLE “THE FAITH DEALER”
A PAPER
BY
FAHRUNISA
REG. NO. 102202052
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN
2013
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It has been proved by
Supervisor,
Dr.Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum
NIP.19490423197412 2 001
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for Diploma (D-III) in English
Approved by
Head of Diploma III English Study Program,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, MA
NIP.19521126198112 1 001
Approved by the Diploma III of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Science, University of North Sumatera as a paper for the Diploma (D-III)
Examination
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Accepted by:
The Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diploma
III (D-III) of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Science, University of
North Sumatera.
The examination is held on July 2013
Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera
Dean,
Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.
NIP.19511013197603 1 001
Board of Examiners
Signature
1.
Dr. MAtius C.ASembiring, MA (Head of ESP)
2.
Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum (Supervisor)
3.
Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Tran.,M.Hum (Reader)
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, Fahrunisa, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the
reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material
published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have
qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without acknowledgement in the main text
of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in
any tertiary education.
Signed :
Date
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COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: Fahrunisa
Title of Paper
: The Analysis of Conjunction Found in the Reader’s
Digest’s Magazine
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion
of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Cultural
Science USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation
under law of the Republic of Indonesia.
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:
Date
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ABSTRACT
This paper entitled “The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader’s Digest
Article “The Faith Dealer” ” is about the conjunctions used in the sentences of
Reader’s Digest Magazine. Data source is taken from one of the articles entitled
“The Faith Dealer”. The purpose of this study is to find out how the journalist of
the magazine used the conjunctions in his writings. In writing this paper, the
writer uses the library research that is by collecting books, papers, and thesis
related to this paper. The writer also uses descriptive quantitative method to find
out what the dominant conjunction used in writing the article in a magazine, in
this case is Reader’s Digest Magazine which is published monthly. From the
analysis, there are 91 conjunctions found in the one article “Faith Dealer”. They
are 69 coordinating conjunctions or 75,88%and 22 subordinating conjunctions or
24,12% . Coordinating conjunction “and” is the most dominant type, they are 42
or 46,15% and coordinating conjunction “but” are the second dominant type, they
are 11 or about 12,08%. While the least dominant types are coordinating
conjunctions “as well as” and “while”, only 1 or about 1,09%. Subordinating
conjunctions “that” is the most dominant type, they are 10 or about 10,98% and
the least types of subordinating conjunctions are “after”, “when”, and “as”, only
1 or about 1,09%.
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ABSTRAK
Kertas karya yang berjudul “ The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader’s
Digest’s Article “ The Faith Dealer” “ ini membahas tentang penggunaan
conjunction dalam kalimat yang terdapat pada majalah Reader’s Digest. Penelitian
ini mengambil satu artikel sebagai bahan penelitiannya. Tujuan dari pemilihan
topik kertas karya ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang sejauh mana para jurnalis
dari majalah tersebut menggunakan conjunction dalam tulisan-tulisan yang
mereka hasilkan. Dalam mengerjakan kertas karya ini, penulis menggunakan
metode penelitian kepustakaan yakni dengan mengumpulkan buku-buku, kertas
karya-kertas karya, dan skripsi-skripsi yang terkait dengan kertas karya ini.
Penulis juga menggunakan metode descriptive quantitative untuk mengetahui kata
sambung apa yang paling banyak digunakan dalam penulisan sebuah artikel pada
sebuah majalah, dalam hal ini majalah Reader’s Digest yang terbit setiap bulan.
Dari hasil analisa, terdapat 91 conjunctions dari artikel yang berjudul “Faith
Dealer”. Coordinating conjunctions sebanyak 69 atau 75,88% dan subordinating
conjunctions sebanyak 22 atau 24,12%. Kata sambung “and” merupakan kata
sambung terbanyak dari coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 42 atau
46,15% dan kata sambung “but” merupakan kata sambung terbanyak kedua dari
coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 11 atau 12,08%. Sedangkan kata
sambung “while” dan “as well as” merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari
coordinating conjunctions yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%. Kata
sambung “that” merupakan kata sambung terbanyak dari subordinating
conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 10 atau 10,98% dan kata sambung “after”, “when”,
dan “as” merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari subordinating conjunctions
yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Almighty God, Allah SWT for
blessing and giving me health, strength and ease to accomplish this paper as one
of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate from English Department
Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera.
Then, I would like to express a deep gratitude, love, and appreciation to:
• My beloved parents, Bapak Fachruddin Siregar and Ibu Silvia
Magdalena. Thank you for all your motivation, advice, prays and loves. I
present this paper for you.
• My beloved sister and brother, Kiki Fasilia Siregar and M. Iqbal
Ramadhan Siregar, I really thank for your support and love.
• Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A as the Head of Diploma III English
Study Program, who gives me a lot of knowledge.
• Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum as my supervisor and Drs. Umar Mono,
Dipl. Tran., M.Hum as my reader who give me the valuable time in giving
and constructive criticism in completing this paper.
• Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Science,
University of North Sumatera.
• All lecturers in Diploma III English Study Program for giving me advice
and knowledges.
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• My beloved friends: Selli Napitupulu, Labora Simamora, and Yeni
Sembiring. Thank you for your supports, cares, and other things that help
me to complete this paper. Thank you for the nice friendship during our
study. I will be missing the days we spent together.
• All my friends in Class B Diploma III English Study Program/
SOLIDAS 2010. Thank you for your supports that help me to complete this
paper. I will be missing you all.
Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Theref0re, I
welcome any constructive criticism and suggestions towards this paper.
Medan, July 2013
The writer,
Fahrunisa
Reg. No. 102202052
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR DECLARATION ........................................................................... i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................... ii
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... iii
ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vii
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study ....................................................................
1.2 Problem of the Study ....................................................................
1.3 Purpose of the Study .....................................................................
1.4 Scope of the Study .........................................................................
1.5 Significance of the Study ..............................................................
1
3
3
4
4
2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Grammar .......................................................................................
2.2 Conjunction ...................................................................................
2.2.1 The Definition of Conjunction ............................................
2.2.2 The Types of Conjunction ...................................................
5
5
5
6
3. METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Method ..........................................................................
3.2 Data and Data Sources ..................................................................
3.3 Data Collecting Method ................................................................
3.4 Data Analysis Method ...................................................................
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15
15
16
4. CONJUNCTION ANALYSIS ................................................................. 17
5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion .................................................................................... 29
5.2 Suggestion ..................................................................................... 30
REFERENCES ............................................................................................. .. 31
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READER’S DIGEST’S ARTICLE “THE FAITH DEALER”
A PAPER
BY
FAHRUNISA
REG. NO. 102202052
DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA
MEDAN
2013
1
Universitas Sumatera Utara
It has been proved by
Supervisor,
Dr.Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum
NIP.19490423197412 2 001
Submitted to Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for Diploma (D-III) in English
Approved by
Head of Diploma III English Study Program,
Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, MA
NIP.19521126198112 1 001
Approved by the Diploma III of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural
Science, University of North Sumatera as a paper for the Diploma (D-III)
Examination
2
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Accepted by:
The Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diploma
III (D-III) of English Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Science, University of
North Sumatera.
The examination is held on July 2013
Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera
Dean,
Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A.
NIP.19511013197603 1 001
Board of Examiners
Signature
1.
Dr. MAtius C.ASembiring, MA (Head of ESP)
2.
Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum (Supervisor)
3.
Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Tran.,M.Hum (Reader)
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AUTHOR’S DECLARATION
I, Fahrunisa, declare that I am the sole author of this paper. Except where the
reference is made in the text of this paper, this paper contains no material
published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a paper by which I have
qualified for or awarded another degree.
No other person’s work has been used without acknowledgement in the main text
of this paper. This paper has not been submitted for the award of another degree in
any tertiary education.
Signed :
Date
:
i
Universitas Sumatera Utara
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION
Name
: Fahrunisa
Title of Paper
: The Analysis of Conjunction Found in the Reader’s
Digest’s Magazine
Qualification
: D-III/ Ahli Madya
Study Program
: English
I am willing that my paper should be available for reproduction at the discretion
of the Librarian of the Diploma III English Department Faculty of Cultural
Science USU on the understanding that users are made aware of their obligation
under law of the Republic of Indonesia.
Signed
:
Date
:
ii
Universitas Sumatera Utara
ABSTRACT
This paper entitled “The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader’s Digest
Article “The Faith Dealer” ” is about the conjunctions used in the sentences of
Reader’s Digest Magazine. Data source is taken from one of the articles entitled
“The Faith Dealer”. The purpose of this study is to find out how the journalist of
the magazine used the conjunctions in his writings. In writing this paper, the
writer uses the library research that is by collecting books, papers, and thesis
related to this paper. The writer also uses descriptive quantitative method to find
out what the dominant conjunction used in writing the article in a magazine, in
this case is Reader’s Digest Magazine which is published monthly. From the
analysis, there are 91 conjunctions found in the one article “Faith Dealer”. They
are 69 coordinating conjunctions or 75,88%and 22 subordinating conjunctions or
24,12% . Coordinating conjunction “and” is the most dominant type, they are 42
or 46,15% and coordinating conjunction “but” are the second dominant type, they
are 11 or about 12,08%. While the least dominant types are coordinating
conjunctions “as well as” and “while”, only 1 or about 1,09%. Subordinating
conjunctions “that” is the most dominant type, they are 10 or about 10,98% and
the least types of subordinating conjunctions are “after”, “when”, and “as”, only
1 or about 1,09%.
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ABSTRAK
Kertas karya yang berjudul “ The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader’s
Digest’s Article “ The Faith Dealer” “ ini membahas tentang penggunaan
conjunction dalam kalimat yang terdapat pada majalah Reader’s Digest. Penelitian
ini mengambil satu artikel sebagai bahan penelitiannya. Tujuan dari pemilihan
topik kertas karya ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang sejauh mana para jurnalis
dari majalah tersebut menggunakan conjunction dalam tulisan-tulisan yang
mereka hasilkan. Dalam mengerjakan kertas karya ini, penulis menggunakan
metode penelitian kepustakaan yakni dengan mengumpulkan buku-buku, kertas
karya-kertas karya, dan skripsi-skripsi yang terkait dengan kertas karya ini.
Penulis juga menggunakan metode descriptive quantitative untuk mengetahui kata
sambung apa yang paling banyak digunakan dalam penulisan sebuah artikel pada
sebuah majalah, dalam hal ini majalah Reader’s Digest yang terbit setiap bulan.
Dari hasil analisa, terdapat 91 conjunctions dari artikel yang berjudul “Faith
Dealer”. Coordinating conjunctions sebanyak 69 atau 75,88% dan subordinating
conjunctions sebanyak 22 atau 24,12%. Kata sambung “and” merupakan kata
sambung terbanyak dari coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 42 atau
46,15% dan kata sambung “but” merupakan kata sambung terbanyak kedua dari
coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 11 atau 12,08%. Sedangkan kata
sambung “while” dan “as well as” merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari
coordinating conjunctions yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%. Kata
sambung “that” merupakan kata sambung terbanyak dari subordinating
conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 10 atau 10,98% dan kata sambung “after”, “when”,
dan “as” merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari subordinating conjunctions
yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim.
First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Almighty God, Allah SWT for
blessing and giving me health, strength and ease to accomplish this paper as one
of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate from English Department
Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera.
Then, I would like to express a deep gratitude, love, and appreciation to:
• My beloved parents, Bapak Fachruddin Siregar and Ibu Silvia
Magdalena. Thank you for all your motivation, advice, prays and loves. I
present this paper for you.
• My beloved sister and brother, Kiki Fasilia Siregar and M. Iqbal
Ramadhan Siregar, I really thank for your support and love.
• Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A as the Head of Diploma III English
Study Program, who gives me a lot of knowledge.
• Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum as my supervisor and Drs. Umar Mono,
Dipl. Tran., M.Hum as my reader who give me the valuable time in giving
and constructive criticism in completing this paper.
• Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Science,
University of North Sumatera.
• All lecturers in Diploma III English Study Program for giving me advice
and knowledges.
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• My beloved friends: Selli Napitupulu, Labora Simamora, and Yeni
Sembiring. Thank you for your supports, cares, and other things that help
me to complete this paper. Thank you for the nice friendship during our
study. I will be missing the days we spent together.
• All my friends in Class B Diploma III English Study Program/
SOLIDAS 2010. Thank you for your supports that help me to complete this
paper. I will be missing you all.
Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Theref0re, I
welcome any constructive criticism and suggestions towards this paper.
Medan, July 2013
The writer,
Fahrunisa
Reg. No. 102202052
vi
Universitas Sumatera Utara
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR DECLARATION ........................................................................... i
COPYRIGHT DECLARATION ..................................................................... ii
ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... iii
ABSTRAK ...................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. vii
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of Study ....................................................................
1.2 Problem of the Study ....................................................................
1.3 Purpose of the Study .....................................................................
1.4 Scope of the Study .........................................................................
1.5 Significance of the Study ..............................................................
1
3
3
4
4
2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Grammar .......................................................................................
2.2 Conjunction ...................................................................................
2.2.1 The Definition of Conjunction ............................................
2.2.2 The Types of Conjunction ...................................................
5
5
5
6
3. METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Method ..........................................................................
3.2 Data and Data Sources ..................................................................
3.3 Data Collecting Method ................................................................
3.4 Data Analysis Method ...................................................................
15
15
15
16
4. CONJUNCTION ANALYSIS ................................................................. 17
5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
5.1 Conclusion .................................................................................... 29
5.2 Suggestion ..................................................................................... 30
REFERENCES ............................................................................................. .. 31
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