Constant TP Thematic Progression TP Types in E-texts

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4.2.1. Thematic Progression TP Types in E-texts

There are three TP types in E-texts. Those are constant, linear, and multiple TP. Among the three types of TP, constant TP is the type of TP which is the most often used. Then Linear TP follows it. Meanwhile, Multiple TP is the most seldom used TP and it just occurs in very little numbers. Besides, E-texts also consist of themes without TP.

4.2.1.1. Constant TP

Constant TP is a type of TP in which a theme is picked up from previous theme. The respondents use this TP up to 72 times 62.39. It is the most often used among the others. It is because some respondents used it contiguously in long clauses without combine it with the other types of TP. Thus, this TP occurs very often in E-texts. The use of this TP for many clauses can keep respondents main idea. It makes E-texts information more focus. However, it also limits the respondent s‟ information. It happens because many respondents only talk about one theme in their texts. In e- texts, almost all respondents tend to talk just about electronic cinema and its elements. However, the use of this TP in many and long clauses make the texts to be monotonous because they just talk from one side. The example below is the use of constant TP in E-texts which is taken from Text RN for clause 1 till clause 10. 95 1. sinetron sangat tidak menarik electronic cinema is not interesting 2. Karena sinetron sangatlah membosankan because it is bored 3. Sinetron juga tidak bagus It is also not good 4. karena pakaian tokohnya tidak tertutup because the actors‟ costums are not polite 5. Padahal sinetron Indonesia itu bisa bagus whereas, electronic cinema could be better 6. jika pakaiannya tertutup if the actors‟ costumes cover their bodies 7. Soalnya jika [pakaiannya] tertutup, because, if the actros‟ costums are polite 8. Dan wajah pemainnya cantik, and they are beautiful 9. pasti [sinetron] bagus of course, electronic cinemas could be good program 10. Padahal pemainnya sudah cantik whereas, the actreeses are beautiful The example above has ten clauses. The all clauses use topical theme in the form of electronic cinema and its elements. Clause 1, 2, and 3 are developed by sinetron as theme. Clause 4 has pakaian tokohnya as theme. It is still in one circle theme with theme sinetron. Clause 5 the writer comes back to the theme sinetron di Indoensia itu which has same reference with theme in clause 1, 2, and 3. Clauses 6 and 7 have pakaiannya as theme. pakaiannya refers to the actors‟ costume in electronic cinema. Clause 8 also has theme in the form of electronic cinema elements, wajah pemainnya. Clause 9 uses ellipsis theme sinetron. The last clause 10 talks about electronic cinema elements. Since those ten clauses have one same theme circle. Thus, they are also developed by same TP. It is constant TP. That 96 constant TP is used contiguously without interrupting by another TP or another clause.

4.2.1.2. Linear TP