32 The articles are determined based on preliminary observation. Both articles
are about similar topic. The number of sentences in each article is 30 sentences. 2. Collecting the Data
The first article is an online article taken from newspaper website www.nst.com.my, an official website of New Straits Times. On the other hand, the
second article is collected from printed The Jakarta Post which is published daily. The data collected are clause complexes from valid sentences contained in both
articles. 3. Classifying the Data
Both articles are then re-observed. Each sentence of the text is then classified either it is a clause or a clause complex of two, three or more clauses. Both clauses
and clause complexes are presented.
3.4. Data Analysis
In analyzing the data, the techniques used are based on procedures for a Systemic Functional Linguistic analysis, an investigation into clause complexing
relations. The data analysis includes: a Displaying all the clause complexes in a table,
b Numbering each clause complex, c Identifying taxis relation
d Identifying logical semantic relation and each marker, e Counting all the identified elements using a simple percentage formula. The
formula is: F
P = x 100 N
33 P = Percentage of logical semantic relation or taxis type
F = The number of particular type found in clause complexes N = The number of clause complexes data
After the type of logical semantic relation and its interdependence are identified, the dominant type of logical semantic relation and interdependence is
obtained. It is to know why that type of particular logical semantic relation appears rather than other types. Furthermore, it is interpreted to see the characteristics of the
newspaper text based on logical semantic relation and its interdependence.
3.5. Research Procedure
This research goes through a procedure. They are: 1. Preparation
This preparation includes the theory, the data, research procedure and data analysis.
2. Collecting the data The data are collected from the data source by following the data collection
procedure. It includes classifying between clauses and clause complexes. After that, all the data are displayed onto the workplace.
3. Analyzing the Data The data is analyzed by classifying the logical semantic relation type and its
interdependence type. Procedure of analyzing is as follows: a Each article is labeled A and B.
