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CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS
A. Introduction to Analysis.
The most important part of the research is data analysis, because in this part, the phenomenon of apology found in novel namely “Where Love
Was Lost” written by Marilyn Lynch will be revealed. From the result of the data analysis, the conclusion then can be drawn.
The source of data, the novel “Where Love Was Lost” contains 20 chapters and 217 pages. There are 29 data containing the expressions of
apology, in which they function as an apology. The twenty nine data which function as apology either in direct or indirect forms, will be analyzed. In this
research, the researcher uses socio- pragmatic as the approach. It is a kind of study under sociolinguistics and pragmatics.
In doing analysis, the researcher uses ethnography of communication. She analyzes the data by using Hymes‟s theory “Organization
of SPEAKING” as the guiding theory. Then, she tries to find out the factors that determine the choice of apologizing strategy.
The aim of the research is to reveal the phenomena of apology existing in the novel “Where Love was Lost”. It covers the description of the
kinds of forms of the act of apologizing, the choice of strategies of apology by the characters and why each type of apology strategy is employed by
characters in the novel “Where Love Was Lost”.
In order to achieve the goal, the analysis is arranged as follows: 1.
Introduction, it contains the description of Organization of SPEAKING including the setting of time and place, the participants involved in the
conversation, end of the event, act sequences, key and norm. 2.
Data description, it presents the conversation between the participants containing the apology expression.
3. Analysis, it contains the analysis of the form of apology, the choice of
strategy of apology employed by the characters and their reasons why they employ a certain type of apology strategy in the novel “Where Love Was
Lost”.
B. Data Analysis
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