DATA ANALYSIS The Thematic Roles In Article Of 'What Ever Happened In Kraras, Timor Leste 'Park' Prabowo?' On The Jakarta Post Online December 20, 2013
the action. Such roles have a number of labels in semantics, including the theory of classification of participants as explained by John.I. Saeed. He
examines the notion of thematic roles by sketching and the basic picture of thematic roles to be assumed by much of the syntax and semantics literature.
Based on theory which is explained in chapter 2, the writer can describe the
thematic roles by calling He the agent of the action, public attention, new ideas and policy initiatives are the theme.
The datum shows that the Agent is directed to „He‟ which referred to Let.Gen ret Prabowo Subianto as existed in the previous sentence. The
Process is characterized by the verb in sentence. The datum above shows „attracted‟ as the Process in sentence. There are two Process such as
„attracted‟ and „offered‟. Both are exist in clause of sentence. The Affected things are „public attention‟ and „policy initiatives‟.
Specifically, the writer of article uses the same agent in previous sentence
„One of the most interesting and most controversial presidential hopefuls, is no doubt, Lt. Gen. ret. Prabowo Subianto‟ . The action is used
in past tense to make sense the time. The theme is applied in countable and non countable. The countable of theme are applied in ideas from the
singular idea and initiatives from the singular initiative. The non countable theme attention means notice, thought, or interest.
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A.S. Hornby, “Initiative”. In Sally Wehmeier Ed., Oxford Advanced Learner‟s Dictionary of
Current English 3rd ed.. Oxford University Press: Oxford.,2000 p.699
3 Datum 3
This sentence identifies three entities , he, President Soeharto‟s family,
and a number of human rights violations related by the action described by the verbs connect and involve. The sentence draws the entities in specific
roles: he is the entity whose the history was described, President Soeharto‟s
family means by which an action is performed or something comes about, in a number of human rights violations is the circumstance toward the action.
Thus, it can be called that He is the theme ,
President Soeharto‟s family the
instrument , and in a number of human rights violations the location of
sentence. The datum shows that the Agent in the sentence is „He‟. It still
referred to one person mentioned in previous sentence as Let.Gen Prabowo Subianto. The Agent here also the actor in the sentence which is related to
the Process „was once closely connected‟. The author of the article used the pronoun to identify the agent. It can
be the way of repetition. The instrument applied is not a tool which is important to relate with the action connect. The location described is not
identified by the place but it is identified by the circumstance. It can be seen from the violation which related to the agreement.
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“Violation” in Cambridge Online Dictionary, accessed date March 15, 2015 retrieved from http:dictionary.cambridge.orgdictionarybritishviolation
But he also was once closely connected with president Soeharto’s
family and allegedly involvedin a number of human rights violations
4 Datum 4
This sentence is divided into three clauses: one would be left wondering,
we know little about his role in indonesia‟s former 27th province, now Timor Leste, and his later military career was shaped.
The first one identifies one entity, one which is related by the action described by the intransitive or intransitive verb leave. This clause portrays
this entity in specific roles: one describes the enitity undergoing the effect of action leave which is showed in passive form would be left
The second one identifies three entities, we, and Indonesia‟s former
27th province, now Timor Leste related by the action described by the transitive and intransitive verb know. The sentence potrays these entities in
specific roles: we is the entity responsible for initiating the action, Indonesia‟s former 27th province, now Timor Leste is entity which indicated
the place in which something is situated or takes places in the action. The third one identifies one entity, his later military career which is
related by the passive verb form of shape. This sentence potrays this entity undergoing the effect of action.
Thus, it can be described that thematic roles in datum 3 by calling one
the patient,we the agent, about his role the patient,in
Indonesia‟s former
27th province, now Timor Leste the location, his later military career the patient
.
Yet one would be left wondering why we know little about his role in Indonesia’s former 27th province, now Timor Leste, where his later
military career was shaped.
The datum are applied the agent in the clause of sentence. The agent we is referred to the reader and writer because the writer is also invited the
reader to enjoy the text especially in this sentence. He cannot detail the patient his role because he is not mentioned what the type of role in the text.
The location is described by the place of action Timor Leste.
5 Datum 5
This sentence identifies one entity, Kraras related by the predicate is and the complement in the district of Viqueque and beautifully couched in a
wide valley with a river near forest. The sentence portrays the entity as the description of place. So, the datum is showed that Kraras is a theme of
sentence. The application of theme is decribed by proper noun. The complement
is widely used to explain the theme perfectly. It can be the way to make the reader imagine the words easily.
6 Datum 6
This sentence is divided into two clauses. The first one identifies I which is related by the action described by the verb visit. This clause
portrays the entity as the iniator of action.
When I visited in April last year, I found it almost an empty field with a few dispersed houses containing fewer than 100
inhabitants.
Kraras, some 300 km from the capital Dili, in the district of
Viqueque, is beautifully couched in a wide valley with a river near forest.
The second one identifies I, it, and with a few dispersed houses containing fewer than 100 inhabitants. The clause portrays these entities in
specific roles: I is the entity responsible for initiating and carrying out the action. It is the entity undergoing the effect of action, and with a few
dispersed houses containing fewer than 100 inhabitants is the entity which means by which an action is performed or something comes about.
Thus, this datum is described the thematic roles which are applied in sentence by calling I who is referred to the writer of article Aboeprijadi
Santoso as the agent, it referring to Kraras as mentioned in previous sentences as the patient, and with a few dispersed houses containing fewer
than 100 inhabitants as the instrument.
The ways of the author for describing the agent, patient, and instrument are clear. He is placed the agent as himself to gain the reader
attention in the beginning of paragraph. He uses pronoun it which refers to Kraras in previous sentence. The instrument is not described by the tool of
an action. It is a circumstance of a pace.
7 Datum 7
This sentence identifies three entities, in neighboring areas called Bibileo and Klalerek Mutin, one, houses and various relics of the recent
past that indicate militarization.The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: in neighboring areas called Bibileo and Klalerek Mutin is the
But in neighboring areas called Bibileo and Klalerek Mutin, one will find houses and various relics of the recent past that indicate
militarization .
entity of place in which something is take place, one is the initiator of action, houses and various relics of the recent past that indicate
militarization is the entity undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles by calling, in neighboring areas called Bibileo
and Klalerek Mutin, one, houses and various relics of the recent past that
indicate militarization the location, one the agent, houses and various relics of the recent past that indicate militarization the patient.
The entities are applied by pronoun, action verb and the plural noun. The agent is referred to a subject which is related to the human who is able
to do an action. The process is expressed through a verb which denotes an action in future tenses. The action need an affected things as we call an
object of sentence. The objects are showed by house and relic. Clearly, the writer of article applied the sentence in the simple future tense and the
anonymous of agent.
8 Datum 8
This sentence identifies three entities, Some villagers, their houses, and with wantedposters of 19 generals seen as being responsible for the
country‟s bloody past, related by the action described by the verb decorate.The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: some
villagers is the entity of capable of acting with violition, their housesis the entity undergoing the effect of action, and with wantedposters of 19
Some villagers even decorated their houses with wanted posters of 19
generals seen as being responsible for the country’s bloody past.
generals seen as being responsible for the country‟s bloody pastis the entity which means by which some villagers is able to cause the action.
The writer describes the thematic roles by calling some villagers the
agent of the action, their houses the patient of action, and with wanted
posters of 19 generals seen as being responsible for the country‟s bloody
pastthe instrument of the action.
Furthermore, the agent is displayed by plural noun villagers of villager which is related to the verb decorate. It is the past tense which
denotes the action. The kind of action is the process which is need the object, intransitive verb. The instrument is added by the preposition „with‟
to make sure that the action needs the instrument as a tool. The tool is a plural noun to make sense of reader about the „houses‟.
9 Datum 9
This sentence identifies two entities, most people, and Indonesian related by the action described by the verb learn. The sentence portrays
these entities in specific roles: most people is the entity responsible for processing and carrying out the action, Indonesian is the entity undergoing
the effect of action. Thus, the writer describes the thematic role of this sentence by calling most people the Agent, and Indonesian the Patient
Those two entities are applied in superlative and noun. The superlative is displayed
by the agent „most people‟. The sentence shows the subject in
Unlike East Timorese elsewhere, most people here never learned Indonesian
or if they have they are reluctant to use it.
uncountable noun related to the community of human being. The verb is described by the process of action to get knowledge or skill. It can be
affected the patient which is known by Indonesian. The affected thing relates to the citizens which are referred to the part of country.
10 Datum 10
The sentence above identifies three entities, March 1983, Gen. M. Jusuf, Col. Gatot Purwanto, meet with then Falintil guerilla leader Xanana
Kay Rala Gusmao, related by the action described by the verb send. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: March 1983 is the entity
about the time of the action, Gen. M. Jusuf is the entity responsible for initiating and carrying out the action, Col. Gatot Purwanto is the entity
which is moved by the action, meet with then Falintil guerilla leader Xanana Kay Rala Gusmao is the entity towards which the object moves.
Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles by calling March 1983 the
location , Gen. M. Jusuf the agent, Col. Gatot Purwanto the theme, meet
with then Falintil guerilla leader Xanana Kay Rala Gusmao the goal.
The proper noun can be found in some sentences of this article. It is shown by name of the participants. This sentence is used the complete name
of participants such as Gen. M. Jusuf, Xanana Kay Rala Gusma, and Col. Gatot Purwanto. This kind of application tries to give the reader a clear
In March 1983, then Indonesianmilitary chief Gen. M. Jusuf sent Col. Gatot Purwanto
to meet with then Falintil guerilla leader Xanana Kay Rala Gusmao
.
definition of Agent, Theme, and Goal. Applying the proper noun of agent, Goal and patient are the way of writer to describe the subject, object, and
complement clearly.
11 Datum 11
The sentence identifies three entities, in a placenear Kraras, the two, hold a cease-fire, it, and a dinner party for soldiers and guerillas, related by
the action described by the verb agree and celebrate. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles:in a placenear Krarasis the entity of place in
which is situated takes place, the two is the entity of two persons refer to Gatot Purwanto and Xanana Kay Rala Gusmao which are the initiator of
action, hold a cease-fireis the purpose of action, it is the entity undergoing the effect of action, and a dinner party for soldiers and guerillasis the
entity by which an action is performed. Thus, the writer describes the
thematic roles by callingin a placenear Kraras the location, the two the agent
, hold a cease-fire the goal, it the patient, a dinner party for soldiers and guerillasthe instrument.
The author of the article employs the thematic roles in some ways. He applied the location in the beginning of sentence with the preposition in and
proper noun Kraras. For applying the agent, the writer of article used the pronoun „the two‟ which is referred to the persons as mentioned in previous
In a place near Kraras ,the two agreed to hold a cease-fire and
celebrated it with a dinner party for soldiers and guerillas.
sentence, Xanana Kay Rala Gusma, and Col. Gatot Purwanto. The way of process are described by „agree‟ the past simple tense which means that
each has accepted the same opinion.
12 Datum 12
.
The sentence
identifies two
entities, the
Falintil and
levatament,related by the action described by the verb plan. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: the falintil is the entity of initiator
and capable of acting, levatamento is the entity undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles by calling, The falintil
the agent, levatamento the patient.
The author of the article defined this sentence in some ways. Clearly, the agent is explained by the verb of action. So, the agent in this sentence is
the actor. The way of process is defined by the past tense „plan‟ which means to set a decision how to do something in the future. It expresses and
denotes an action mentally. The way of application in agent and theme is used the proper noun in term of army, „Falintil‟ and „levatamento‟.
13 Datum 13
The Falintil planned levatamento, a national uprising
At the same time the special Kopasandha military units later named Kopassus or special forces seemed to have been consolidated in
Falintil’s most important command area, the Region II Eastern, in Viqueque, and
started to recruit a greater number of Timorese.
The sentence identifies three entities, the special Kopasandha Military units, Falintil‟s most important command area, recruit a greater number of
Timorese, related by the action described by the verb seemed to have been consolidatedand started to recruit. The sentence portrays these entities in
specific roles:the special Kopasandha Military units is the entity the initiator of action.
inFalintil‟s most important command area is the entity of the place in which the action seemed to have been consolidated is situated
and takes place, a greater number of Timorese is the entity which is moved by an action started to recruit. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles
by calling the special Kopasandha Military units the theme
, in Falintil‟s
most important command area the location, a greater number of Timorese patient
. The author of the article has some ways to describe this sentence. the
agent is defined by the proper noun. It also happened in the application of theme and location. The description of theme is the group of military which
is related to the content of article. This article is a narrow explanation which is referred to the military case. The verb is described by the linking verb
„seem‟ which means „to be judge‟ in mental process of verb. The location which is used the proper noun, is displayed clearly.
14 Datum 14
Indeed, following the invasion war 1975-1978,some guerilla units changed tactics by surrendering only to rebuild forces from within the
Army
The sentence identifies five entities, following the invasion war, some guerrila units, tactics, surrendering only rebuild forces, and from within the
army, related by the action described by the verb change. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: following the invasion war is the
entity in which the action is situated, some guerrila units, is the entity responsible for initiating and carrying out the action, tactics is the entity
undergoing the effect of action, surrendering only rebuild forces is the means by which the action moves, and from within the army is the entity
from which the action moves. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles
by calling following invasion war is the location, some guerrila units is the agent
, surrendering only rebuild forces is the instrument, and from within the army is the source.
The writer of article are described this sentence in some ways. The way of agent are defined by the actor of sentence related to the verb. The
verb is explained by the past tense „change‟ which means the mental action. The thing is moved is „tactics‟ described by plural noun of „tactic‟ . it is not
the phsically changed by an action but it is mentally changed by the process. The instrument is not a tool physically but it is a tool mentally. Similarly,
the thing of source is not defined by the physic entity because the using of „within‟ and the proper noun „Army‟.
15 Datum 15
mass desertions and guerilla attacks occurred only in Viqueque
district on Aug. 8, 1983,
The sentence identifies two entities, mass dessertion and guerrila, and in Viqueque district on Aug. 8,1983, related by the action described by the
verb attack. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: mass dessertion and guerrilais the entity which is capable of acting with violition,
and in Viqueque district on Aug. 8,1983is the entity of the place where action is situated. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles by calling
mass dessertion and guerrila is the agent, in Viqueque district on Aug. 8,1983 the location.
The author of the article employs the thematic roles in some ways. The ways of agent are plural noun and noun phrase. The chosen nouns are
drawn the circumstances of article. The verb is described by the past tense „occur‟ which defines the accidents to happen. It is placed in the middle of
sentence but it is not required the object. Furhermore, the location are described by the place and the time of acccident to happen.
16 Datum 16
The sentence identifies three entities; a deserted unit of hansip local civil defense led by commandante Ular Ruhik, attack, and 16 Indonesian
soldiers, related by the action described by the verb launch and kill. the sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: a deserted unit of hansip
local civil defense led by commandante Ular Ruhikis the entity of initiator with violition, attack is the entity which is moved by an action, 16 indonesian
On that day, a deserted unit of hansip local civil defense led by Commandante Ular Ruhik,
launched an attack and killed 16 Indonesian soldiers.
soldiers is the entity undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the writer
describes the thematic roles by calling, hansip the agent, attack the theme, and Indonesian soldiers the patient.
The author of the article employs the thematic role in some ways. The agent is the part of an actor which placed in beginning of sentence. it also
relates to the process which is placed in the middle of sentence „launch‟ and „kill‟. He describes „launch‟ in mentally process and „kill‟ in physically
process. So, the objects of sentence are also applied in different way.
17 Datum 17
The sentence identifies five entities, An Army unit, to Kraras, in search of the killer, the houses, the families, others, and into the forest,
related by the action described by the verbs go, burn, persecute and run. The sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: An Army unit is the
entity of initiator of some action, to Kraras is the entity towards which something moves, the houses is the entity undergoing the effect of action
„burn‟, the families and others is the entity undergoing the effect of action „persecute‟, into the forest is the entity towards which something moves of
action „run‟. Thus, the writer describes the thematic roles by calling An
Army unitthe agent, to Kraras the goal, the houses the patient, the families andothers the patient, and into the forest the goal.
An Army unit with hansip went to Kraras in search of the killers,
burned the houses and persecuted the families and others whoran into the forest
.
The writer of article applies the thematic roles of this sentence in some ways. The proper noun is chosen to be an agent who is placed in the
beginning of paragraph. The agent is described an actor because the verbs. The
processes are applied by the past verbs „go‟,‟burn‟ and „persecute‟. All verbs are applied in past verb which relates to the physically process. The
patient of processes are drawn by the plural noun.
18 Datum 18
The sentence identifies two entities, men and Wetuku River related by the action described by the verb execute. The sentence portrays these
entities in specific roles: men is the entity undergoing the effect of action, Wetuku River is the entity of place in which the action moves. Thus, the
writer describes the thematic roles by calling men the patient and Wetuku River the location.
The writer of article applied the thematic roles in some ways. The way of beginning sentence is not described by the agent but the patient. The
subject is not only the agent of sentence but also the patient or beneficiary. The process is passivation form. The location is described by the preposition
to describes the particular place of distance.
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There were several massacres at different times; at one point some 180 men
were executed nearWetuku River.
Prabowo’s Chandraka 8 unit was seen in the region around that period
.
The sentence identifies two entities, Chandraka and in the region around that period, related by the action described by the verb see. The
sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: Chandraka is the entity for whose benefit the action was performed, in the region around that
period is the place in which the verb see is situated or takes place. Thus,
the writer describes the thematic roles by calling chandraka is the patient, in the region around that period is the location.
The way of article‟s author can be seen from some concepts. the subject of sentence is not the agent but the patient because of the
passivation. The process which is described by „see‟, is referred to the
indirect action. The location is directed to the place and the distance of place.
20 Datum 20
The sentence identifies two entities, Purwanto and Mario Carrascalao, related by the action described by the verb warn. The
sentence portrays these entities in specific roles: purwanto is the entity responsible for initiating an action, and Mario Carrascalao is the entity
undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the writer describes the thematic
roles by calling Purwanto the agent and Mario Carrascalao the patient. As early as April, Col. Purwanto had warned governor Mario
Carrascalao
The ways of writer are drawn in some concepts. The beginning of sentence is co
ntained by the time „as early as April‟. The agent is described by the proper noun „purwanto‟ as explained in previous data. It
can make the clear definition for reader than the pronoun. The process applied is „warn‟. It express the action mentally. The action is affected
Mario which is expressed by proper noun.
21 Datum 21
The sentence identifies two entities, the villagers and Prabowo, related by the action described by the verb meet. the clause portrays these
entities in specific roles: the villagers is the entity which is aware of the action or state described by the predicate, and Prabowo is the entity
undergoing the effect of action. The writer describes the thematic roles by
calling the villagers the experiencer and Prabowo the patient.
There are the term used in this sentence. the agent is applied by the plural noun from „villager‟ as mentioned in the previous data. It is also the
part of an actor physical ly because of the verb „hear‟. The process which is
defined by the past form. The patient „Prabowo‟ are related to the title of
article which means the thing to be listened.
22 Datum 22
The villagers I met three decades later, mostly 1983 survivors, all had
heard of Prabowo.
He did command
The sentence identifies two entities, He and Command related by the action described by the verb do. The sentence portrays these entities in
specific roles: He is the entity responsible for intiating and carrying out the action, command is the entity undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the
writer describes He refers to Prabowo Subianto is the agent, and command is the patient.
The ways of writer in thematic roles are applied in some parts. The agent is the subject of sentence which is defined by the pronoun. The
pronoun is referred to the previous sentence „Prabowo‟. using the process „do‟ which means the action in past form. „commnand‟ is defined as the
patient. It is the part of noun which means an order of soldier.
23 Datum 23
The sentence identifies one entity, Prabowo related to an action described by the verb involve. The sentence portrays this entity in specific
role: Prabowo is the entity undergoing the effect of some action, often undergoing some change in state. The writer describes the thematic roles by
calling Prabowo is the patient.
The ways of author in thematic roles are applied in some parts. The subject of sentence is not an agent or actor. It contains the plural noun. The
sources and researchers suspect Prabowo was directly involved, although his whereabouts and exact role remain unclear.
action is described by the present form. So, the proper noun explained in the text is the man who is the case in point.
24 Datum 24
The sentence identifies two entities, He which refers to Prabowo in previous sentence, and to the principal question that must be asked yet
again described by the action described by the verb give. The sentence applies these entities in specific roles: he is the entity the initiator of an
action, and to the principal question that must be asked yet again is the entity towards which something moves. Thus, the writer describes the
thematic roles by calling, He is the agent and to the principal question that must be asked yet again is the goal.
The simply way to describes this sentence by placing the agent and the goal. The agent can be classified an actor because the verb which denotes
the action „give‟. The give in this sentence is the mental action because there is not the term of physic in the goal as the adverb of sentence.
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The sentence identifies two entities, the falintil and uprising throughout the country, related by the action described by the verb plan.
The sentece portrays these entities in specific roles: the falintil is the
He would give to the principal question that must be asked yet again
The Falintil may have planned an uprising throughout the country.
entities responsible and carrying out the action, and uprising theoughout the country is the entity undergoing the effect of action. Thus, the writer
describes the thematic roles by calling the falintil the agent, uprising theoughout the country the patient.
The author of article employed the thematic roles in some ways. using the proper nouns for the agent as an actor. It can be defined by the
verb which is denoted an action „plan‟. The object of the sentence is described by the noun indirectly..
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