Research Method Source Data Data Collecting Method

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Method

The essential part in analyzing problem is to have method of the analysis. In his thesis, the writer uses the descriptive qualitative method. Descriptive qualitative method is a method of analysis by describing and analyzing the data and then giving interpretative and explanation. The writer applies library research to get supporting information related to the topic of analysis. The data is taken from the play with purposive sampling. Bungin 2001:118 says “Tekhnik Purposive Sampling ini digunakan berdasarkan pengetahuan yang jeli terhadap populasi, maka unit-unit yang dianggap “kunci”, diambil sebagai sample penelitian.” This purposive sampling is used according to acculate understanding about population, therefore only the “key” are collected as research sample. The writer chose the whole act in the play two acts. Then from the whole acts, the writer takes the data from the first to the tenth pages each of the selected acts for coordinate conjunction, while the data for compound sentence with punctuation of semicolon and conjunctive adverb are from two acts.

3.2 Source Data

The data of this study are play written by Arthur Miller entitled Death of a salesman. The writer chose the whole act in the play two acts. Then from the whole acts, the writer takes the data from the first to the tenth pages each of the selected Universitas Sumatera Utara acts for coordinate conjunction, while the data for compound sentence with punctuation of semicolon and conjunctive adverb are from two acts. The books that used by the writer are Sentence Skills and English Skills with Reading by Jhon Langan, Modern English: Exercise for Noun-Native Speakers by Marcella Frank, and High School English Grammar composition by Wren Martin.

3.3 Data Collecting Method

The writer tries to analyze the data by collecting some references which are related to this thesis. There are some steps that the writer has done to analyze the data: First of all, the writer collects the data about compound sentences Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman. Secondly, the writer chooses sentences which grouped as compound sentences and give the underline on the sentences. Thirdly, those sentences will be classified based on the form. Fourthly, the writer writes down the form of compound sentences to be analyzed.

3.4 Data Analyzing Method