3 Pedagogically, the study can guide the readers to use lexicogrammatical
analysis to unveil the interpersonal, ideational, and textual meanings in recount texts.
1.6 Limitation of the Study
In this study, the researcher will focus only on analyzing the meanings of studen
ts‘ recount textsand explain the three metafunctions, i.e. interpersonal,
ideational, and textual meanings of the object of the study.
1.7 Outline of the Study
To present the investigation about the study to the readers, the report is systemized as follows:
Chapter I present the introduction. It consists of general background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, statements of the problem, purpose of the study,
significance of the study, limitation of the study, the outline of the study, and definition of terms.
Chapter II is about review of related literature that is concerned with review of previous studies, review of related literature, and the theoretical framework.
Chapter III is about the methodology of investigation which covers research approach, object of the study, role of researcher, types of data, procedures of
collecting data, procedures of analyzing data, and technique of reporting the data. Chapter IV concentrates on the result of collecting and analyzing the data which
consists of the discussion of interpersonal, ideational, and textual meanings.
Chapter V presents conclusion of the investigation and offers some possible suggestions, or recommendation.
1.8 Definition Of Terms
In this study, there are some terms or keywords that will be discussed further. Here are the definitions of terms:
1 Metafunctions
According to Halliday 1985:44, ―the meaning of metafunctions is that part of the system of a language
– the particular semantic and lexicogrammatical resources- that has evolved to perform the
function in question.‖Metafunctions meaning has three meanings, those three types of meanings: a meaning about the interaction
an interpersonal meaning; a meaning about reality an experiential meaning, and a meaning about the message a textual meaning. These three types of
meaning are known as the metafunctions. 2
Interpersonal Meaning Interpersonal meaning is a meaning about interaction which expresses speaker‘s
attitude and judgement. According to But et al 1995:13, ―The interpersonal metafunctions uses language to encode interaction and to show how defensible or
binding we find our proposition or proposals; that is, it makes interpersonal meanings.‖ Based onGerot and Wignell 1994:13, ―Interpersonal meanings are
meanings which express a speaker‘s attitude and judgements. These are meanings for acting upon and with others. Meanings are realised in wordings through what
is called MOOD and modality.‖
3 Ideational Meaning
Ideational meaning is a meaning about reality which expresses about phenomena. According to Gerot and Wignell 1994:12-
13, ―Ideational meanings are meanings about phenomena- about living things living and non-living, abstract and
concrete, about goings on what the things are or do, and the circumstances surrounding these happenings and doings. These meanings are realized in
wordings through Participant, Processes, and Circumstances.‖ 4
Textual Meanings Textual meaning is a meaning about the message which relates to the
environmentand explainsthe cohesion and coherence of a text. According to Gerot and Wignell 1994:14, ―Textual meanings express the relation of language to its
environment, including both the verbal environment- what has been said or written beforeco-text and the non-verbal, situational environment context.
Textual meanings explain how text is constructed in coherent and cohesive structure, and it is influenced by mode.‖
5 Recount Text
Recount text is a genre of text-types. Recount text is a text that retells past experience. According to Andersons 1997:48, ―a recount text is a piece of text
that retells past events, usually in the order in which they happened. The purpose of a recount text is to give the audience a description of what occurred and when it
occurred.‖
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
