Position and Duration which are interrelated with forward span [until] and backward span [since], Frequency e.g. often, always and Relationship e.g. still,
already. Third, adverbial roles of Process has four aspects, they are Manner e.g.
loudly, well, Means e.g. by plane, in mathematics, Instrument e.g. with a hammer, using a calculator, and Agentive e.g. by John Passive Voice.
Fourth is adverbial role of Respect. It has concerned with the use of
adverbial to identify a relevant point of reference in respect of which the clause concerned derives its truth value e.g. She helped him a little with his book. Fifth,
adverbial roles of Contingency has Cause e.g. She died of cancer, Reason e.g.
He brought his umbrella because today is going to rain, Purpose e.g. They train every day to win the championship, Result e.g. He ran so fast, so he won the
medal, Condition e.g. I can eat, if I have a job, and Concession e.g. I still can
eat, though I do not have any job. Sixth, adverbial roles as Modality has Emphasis
e.g. She will certainly go to the party, Approximation e.g. She will probably go to the party, and Restriction e.g. She will go only to the party. Seventh, adverbial
roles as Degree has Amplification e.g. I love her so much, and Diminution e.g. I
like her a little bit.
4. Stylistics
Stylistics analyzes the uni que language feature that gives the author’s
message and affects the reader through the text. Verdonk maintains that “stylistics,
the study of style, can be defined as the analysis of distinctive expression in language and the description of its purposes and effects
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the different feature of the author in delivering message or affecting the reader can be observed through stylistics.
Adverbial phrases are also one of many features that the author uses to deliver his message. It is meant to give effect to the readers by his style of writing,
and in this case, the adverbial phrases that the author used. An adverb, which is also known as adjunct, is usually treated as a tool to describe the environment in a clause.
They adjuncts basically describe the circumstances that attach to the process related by the clause and for that reason they can often be removed without affecting
the grammaticality of the clause as a whole Simpson, 2004: 14.
5. Foregrounding
Foregrounding is “the bringing of particular textual features into
prominence, e.g. distinct patterns or parallelism, repetitions, and deviations from general linguistic rules or from the style expected in a specific text type, or genre,
or context ” Verdonk, 2002: 118. It is like ‘throwing into relief’ of linguistic sign
from common norms of ordinary language. It is the particularly noticeable features to show the relationship with other features of style in order to awaken the reader’s
emotions or interest. In the story, one of many features used by the author is adverbial phrases. It can be observed that adverbial phrases are used in many
varieties. Some of them distinguish themselves from ordinary language. It can be said that they violating grammatical norms. Later, it will be proved that adverbial
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