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B. Research Objectives
The objectives of making this research are: 1.
To classify what kinds of appraising items employed in Perez Hilton‟s gossip news texts exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown.
2. To find out the function of the appraising items employed in Perez Hilton‟s
gossip news texts exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown.
3. To find out why Perez Hilton applies some certain appraising items in the
gossip news texts written by him exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown and to find out the kinds of ideologies which are
applied.
C. Problem Statement
Based on the research objectives, the questions are composed as follows: 1. What appraising items
are employed in Perez Hilton‟s gossip news texts exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown?
2. How are the appraising items employed in Perez Hilton‟s gossip news texts
exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown? 3. Why does Perez Hilton apply some certain appraising items in the gossip news
texts written by him exposing Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Brown and what kinds of ideologies which are applied?
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D. Research Significance Benefit
The significancesbenefits of making this research are: 1.
This research is completed because, so far, there are not too many researches that discuss about appraisal yet. There are only few journals and books about
appraisal and English Appraisal Theory. Therefore, this research about appraisal is accomplished to contribute a new development for appraisal
especially in gossip news text. 2.
It is significant to make the reader understand more about the English Appraisal analysis of a discourse and provide an understandable justification
about the appraising items that is used to evaluate someone or something. 3.
For English Department students, this research can be read to comprehend an analysis of text using Systemic Functional Linguistic study especially English
Appraisal Theory or as a reference. 4.
The analysis of appraisal can be used to determine the way the gossip news‟ writer expresses
his ideas which influence the artists‟ and readers‟ image toward his texts.
E. Scope of the Research
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