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the coast. Costa del Sol belongs to geography category in terms of cultural geography.

b. History

In the history classification, there are three subcategories listed by Nedergaard-Larsen. They are building, events, and people. Unfortunately, there is only one CST that belongs in this category found in the novels. ST : I actually know now what it felt like to have to trudge up to the guillotine in the French Revolution. TL : Aku sekarang tahu benar bagaimana rasanya berjalan menuju guillotine pada masa Revolusi Prancis. 73P.66P.98HIS-2NT-EQF-DFEQ French Revolution is a revolutionary movement that happened in France between 1787 and 1799. Its climax was in 1789. According to www.britannica.com, the French Revolution was influenced by enlightenment ideals, especially the concept of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Although the Revolution was failed to achieve its goals, the movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of people. From the explanation, it is clear that French Revolution belongs to history category.

c. Society

In this research, most of the CSTs found in the novels belong in this category. There are 134 CSTs of society classification identified. The society category covers quite numbers of subcategories and Nedergaard-Larsen also gives lots of example for each of them. An example of CST belongs in society category is flat . SL : I’ve moved back to my flat and we’ve started looking for places to rent. TL : Aku pindah kembali ke apartemenku dan kami mulai mencari tempat tinggal sewaan. 42P.32P.47SOC-5EQDFEQ A flat is a type of housing. According to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 1989: 465, a flat is a set of rooms on one floor of a building . It is synonymous with the term apartment in American English. Another example of CST belong to society category is tube . SL : The message was left while I was on the tube. TL : Pesan itu ditinggalkan ketika aku ada di dalam kereta bawah tanah. 75P.67P.100SOC-5EQDFEQ A tube or also known as the London Underground is a public metro system that serves a large part of greater London and some parts of the counties around London. Tube is a great way to travel and from central London and one of popular means of transportation in London. A mean of transportation is an example of subcategories of ways of life of society category.

d. Cultural

In the cultural category, there are four subcategories. They are religion, education, media and culture, leisure activities. There are 35 CSTs in the novels identified as cultural category. As an example of cultural category is King’s College London .