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Text 1. p. 12
4.1.1 Analysis of text 1
The register analysis of text 1 is as follow : Field : Expressing symphathy stated through condolences statement
on a newspaper to show deep sorrow. We can see it in the first line, “condolences”and in second line, “we wish to express our
deepest condolences”. The author uses formal lexis. Superlative degree of “deep”, that is “deepest” expressed that the death of
addressee had made the author’s feeling so sad.
Condolences
We wish to express our deepest Condolences on the passing of
Amir Daud
The first chief editor of The Jakarta Post
78 years of age on Saturday, Sept, 9’ 2006
His body is laid out at jl.Sawo Raya No 2 Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
Burial will be in Tanah Kusir Cemetery South Jakarta
on Sunday, Sept, 10, at 10 am. May God Almighty bless and keep him
Always The management and staff of
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Tenor : Staff of the Jakarta Post as a colleague to the readers included the family of deceased Amir Daud . High formality are
constructed. From first line till end sentence the present tense is used.
Mode : The text is written to be read, does not invite feedback. It is formal written text.
4.1.2 Communicative Purpose
From the register I can determine that the communicative purpose of the text is that the authors the management and staff of the Jakarta
Post express symphaty. They show their symphaty through written text published or announced in a newspaper. It can be seen in line 2 and 3, “
we wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of ...”, and line 12, “ May God Almighty bless and keep him always”. Besides this,
the author also inform when and where the burial will be held. . We can see the information in line 10 – 12.
4.1.3 Text Structure.
The schematic structure of text 1 is : expressing condolences Opening statement Sequence of related statement.
Expressing condolences begins with , “condolences “. first line,
then followed by the introduction of the topic to readers, that is condolences on the passing of Amir Daud. We can see in sentence We
wish to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Amir Daud,
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the first chief editor of The Jakarta Post 78 years of age on Saturday, Sept 9,2006
It seems the opening statement included in expressing condolences
that is the passing of Amir Daud, the firts chief editor of The Jakarta Post 78 years of age on Saturday, Sept 9, 2006.
Sequence of related statement is shown in the sentence His body is
laid out at Jl.Sawo Raya no 2, Rawmangun, East Jakarta , Burial will be in Tanah Kusir Cemetery, South Jakarta, Sept 10, at 10 am.
4.1.4 Significance Lexico – grammatical Features .
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