1.2 Problem of The Study
1. What types of transitivity system are found in two editorial texts?
2. What is the most dominant type of process, participant and circumstance used
in the two editorial text of Jakarta Post?
1.3 Objective of the Study
The objectives of this thesis are: 1.
To analyse the transitivity processes, participants and circumstances that found in two editorial article of Jakarta Post.
2. To describe the most dominant type of process that used in the two editorial
texts of Jakarta Post relation to the finding of experiential.
1.4 Scope of Study
This thesis is only concerned with the Ideational function. In the ideational function there is a function which is called experiential. Experiential is realized by
transitivity process. Transitivity system is a presentation of meaning in a clause. The
analysis is focused on the transitivity process which consists of Processes: Material
Process, Mental Process, Verbal Process, Relational Process, Behavioral Process,
and Existential Process; Participants and Circumstances: Time tells when and is
probed by when? How often? How long? , Place tells where and is probed by where? How far? , Manner tells how about means, quality, and comparison,
Cause tells why about reason, purpose, and behalf, Accompaniment tells with out who or what and is probed by who or what else?,
Role tells what as and is
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probed by as what? and Matter tells about what or with reference to what and is
probed by what about? found in two editorial articles of Jakarta Post.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The significances which will be expected from this thesis are as follows: 1.
To give information about the structure of the text of the editorials 2.
To give information about the process, participants and circumstances of experiential realized transitivity process such as : Proses : Material
Process, Mental Process, Relational Process, Verbal Process, Behavioral Process and Existential Process.
3. To give information about the meaning realization of the editorial texts.
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