Circumstances Analysis Transitivity Analysis Realizing Ideational Meaning
According to Eggins, there are 7 circumstances in ideational meaning; they are circumstance of extent, location, role, accompaniment, manner, matter, and
cause. 4.2.3.1
Circumstance of extent Circumstance of extent expresses duration and spatial distance and is
probed by how long? and how far?. As the table shows above, there are 5 circumstances of extent which occurred in the students‘ recount texts, and the
frequency is 1,06. The examples related to the circumstance of extent are listed below.
1 There, we stayed for 4 days. cl. 2, text 8
2 The air is very cold there once. cl.5, text 13
3 Fiting coincidence when I was there during the rainy season. cl.6, text 13
4 Very beautiful day it will not be me forget all my life. cl.11, text 16
5 I felt something wrong until the break time. cl.8, text 28
All of the clauses above show about circumstance of extent, the verbs that show the circumstance of extent are for 4 days, once, during the rainy season, all
my life, and until the break time. All of them expressed duration by how long?. Most of the students gave information about duration of time how long they did
their experiences or actions in the recount texts. 4.2.3.2
Circumstance of location The dominant circumstance that occurs in all of students‘ recount texts are
circumstance of location. Circumstance of location expresses temporal and spatial probed by when? and where? As the table shows above, the total circumstance of
location in students‘ recount texts are 408, and the frequency is 86,81. Here are some examples about circumstance of location.
1 Last lebaran I went
to grandmother’s house. cl.1, text 5 2
At 12 at noon, we had our lunch. cl.14, text 8 3
My family and I went to Kartini Beach, Rembang. cl.2, text 11 4
There were many people in the beach.cl.6, text 18 5
First holiday on 28 August 2015, my friend and I went to Jepara beach. cl.1, text 19
The italic phrases above show the circumstance of location in the stude nts‘
recount texts; those are Last lebaran, to grandmother’s house, At 12 at noon, to
Kartini Beach, Rembang, in the beach, first holiday on 28 August 2015, and to Jeparabeach. The students used circumstance of location to tell about place and
time when and where they enjoyed their experienced in the recount texts. So, the readers can know where and when the experiences took place.
4.2.3.3 Circumstance of manner
Circumstance of manner expresses means how? with what?, quality how? how
–ly? and comparison what … like?. As the table shows above, the total circumstance of location in students‘ recount texts are 22, and the frequency
is 4,68. Here are some examples of circumstance of manner. 1
The driver drove it carefully. cl. 4, text 3 2
My family and I went back home with happy.cl. 20, text 11 3
I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. cl.15, text 13
4 However, I think it was really fun to have a holiday like this. cl.10, text
24 5
We played water with use baloon.cl.10, text 24 The clauses above show the examples of circumstance of manner. The
italic phrases in clauses 1 and 2 express about a quality probed by question how? How
–ly?, and the italic phrases in 3 and 4 show about comparison probed by question what … like?. Whereas, the italic phrase in clause 5
expresses about means probed by question with what?. So, the students used circumstance of manner to tell about manner of means, quality and comparison.
They made the readers understand and know the information of manner that were done by the students in the recount texts.
4.2.3.4 Circumstance of matter
Circumstance of matter is expressed by question what about? As the table shows above, the students are not frequently used circumstance of matter, it can
be seen in the total of circumstance of matter is only 1 circumstance of matter which occurred in students‘ recount texts, and the frequency is only 0,21. The
example of the circumstance of matter in the students recount texts is only found in text number 28 in the first clause, ‗I want to tell you about my unforgettable
birthday experience.’ cl. 1, text 28 The verb that indicate the circumstances of matter is about my unforgettable
birthday experience, because it answer the question ‗what about?‘. The student
used the circumstance of matter to give information about what she wanted to tell in the recount text.
4.2.3.5 Circumstance of cause
Circumstance of cause is expressed about cause why?, reason what for?, and behalf who for?. As the table shows above, the total circumstance of
causein students‘ recount texts are 18, and the frequency is 4,04in the students‘
recount texts. Here are some examples of circumstance of cause. 1
My holiday was a great day for us, cl. 1, text 10 2
Three months ago, my friends and I went to Jakarta for study tour. cl. 1, text 29
The examples above state about circumstance of cause in some students‘ recount texts. The italic phrase in clause number 2 answers the question of what
for?, so, it gives information about reason. In the clause number 1, it answers the question of who for?, so it gives information about behalf. The students used the
circumstance of cause in order to make the readers more understand in reading their recount texts. For more examples of the circumstance of cause can be seen in
appendix 2. 4.2.3.6
Circumstance of accompaniment Circumstance of accompaniment is expressed about other participant that
is answered by the question with whom? As the table shows above, the total of circumstance of accompaniment in students‘ recount texts are 15, and the
fr equency is 3,19 in the students‘ recount texts.. Here are some examples of
circumstance of cause in some texts. 1
I and my family talked with grandmother and grandfather in the house. cl. 7, text 5
2 Last holiday was my best day with my family. cl. 1, text 30
The examples above show that the signal of the circumstance of accompaniment by using the verb ‗with‘. They tell about other participants with
whom and with what the students took the actions in the recount texts, so through the use of circumstance of accompaniment, the readers can know the other
participants with whom the students did some actions in the recount texts.