CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Method
In completing this thesis, the qualitative method is used. Miles Huberman 1994: 1 say that data of the qualitative method usually in the form of word rather
than numbers. The qualitative data are the source of well-grounded, rich description and explanations of process in identifiable local context. With the data from
qualitative method, people can preserve chronological flow, see precisely which events led to which consequences, and derive fruitful explanation. Words, especially
organized into incidents or stories, have a concrete, vivid, meaningful flavor that often proves more than convincing to a reader, another researcher, a policy maker, a
practitioner, than pages of summarized numbers.
3.2 Data and Source of Data
The data presented in this analysis are the Illocutionary acts from selected articles of Discover Magazine. The source of the data in this research is the utterance
and sentence found in some subthemes of the Discover Magazine which contains the illocutionary acts. The source of data in this research is taken from the Discover
Magazine published on April 2013 edition. There are five articles which are used as the data source. They are:
1. Chimeras in The Lab May Lead to Improve Stem cell Therapy page 12
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2. Annual Checkups Are a waste of Time page 20 3. How I Rediscovered The Enduring Importance of Neighborhoods page
21 4. What is Fanning His Temper page 28
5. It’s Years of lab Work and Green House Work Destroyed. There Won’t Be Any Results page 41
3.3 Data Collecting Procedures
The selected articles from the Discover Magazine are chosen by using purposive sampling. Arikunto 2006 : 139 defines that Purposive sample is done by
taking the subject is not based on any strata, random or region but a particular purpose. This technique is usually done because of several considerations, such as
limited time, energy, and funds. Therefore, it cannot take larger and further sample. The five articles of Discover magazine are selected for a particular consideration and
reason as explained above.
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3.4 Data Analysis
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