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111 medium probability of both texts also can be signed as providing the positive
judgment since the writers express the positive opinion toward the issue. Moreover, the positive judgment can be detected from the genre and
the structure. The writers of both texts provide the description of smoking ban in public places in such a way that makes the issue is proper to read and
understand by the readers in smoking danger. The genre of text 1 is exposition genre that provides the positive judgment toward the issue and the readers.
Meanwhile, the text 2 applies discussion genre that also support positive judgment since the supporting arguments which are stronger than contrast
argument.
3. Contact of Both Texts
Contact relates to the familiarity of language used among participants. The familiarity of language means the use of language which is easy or
difficult to comprehend by participants.
The target readers of both texts are people who master English and educated people. In Jakarta Post, the readers are people who have high
educational level and they belong to middle and high level of social background
while in London Evening Standard’s readers are people who use English as the main language including people in the politic and social
environment.
Further, the writers tend to use the familiar language which aims to easily comprehend. It can be seen from the use of lexicogrammar, cohesion,
and text structure realized in both texts.
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112 Both texts are categorized into familiarity of language. They are
supported by clause system consisting dominantly of simplex clauses and followed by complex clauses and some minor clauses. This means that the
writers try to make the texts easy to understand. The presence of minor clauses as the title and subtitle in both texts also indicate that the writers try to make
the readers easy to follow the contents of the text.
Both text are also dominated by simplex nominal and simplex verbal groups which indicate the texts are arrange by simple sequence of events.
There are complex nominal and complex verbal groups in some clauses; it means that the texts are still easy to comprehend since the target readers do
not have difficulties in language use.
The familiarity of language can be measure through the analysis of cohesion system: lexical string and conjunction relation. The employment of
lexical string of both text dominantly are repetition, synonymy and meronymy which aims to make the texts are clear and to avoid monotonous words since
the texts use various words having similar meaning. Meanwhile, the use of explicit and implicit conjunction in both texts relates to the connection
information in the text and makes the text is clear to comprehend and link the
ideas in one sentence to another sentence.
The employments of ideational and interpersonal metaphor in both texts indicate that the texts easy to understand since the target readers are
people who master English. The writers apply the two kinds of those
metaphors aim to make variation in expressing their ideas.
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113 Although both of texts apply some technicality and nominalization,
they are quite familiar for the readers since the readers are people who master English and in political world. The writers aim to attract and invite the readers
to analyze and finally lead them to involve in the text.
In addition the use of genre and its structure of both texts prove that the texts are familiar in language use. The writers want to give detail about the
news through the simple structure. The writers do not provide the recommendation as close text. They purpose to make the readers have their
own conclusion.
Contact also relates to the degree of involvement among participants. Based on both of texts, there is different degree of involvement. Text 1, the
writer applies address form ‘we’ which indicate that the writer involve the readers in the text. The writers try to build intimate communication to the
readers. In contrary, text 2 applies address form ‘mayor’, Mr., Miss, etc which indicate the writer does not involve in the text. The writer does not build
intimacy between the writer and the readers. 4.
The Similarities and Differences of Both Texts
From the description and data interpretation that have been analyzed, the similarities and differences of texts displayed in news column can be
found. Those are summed up as follows: The status of both texts is equal. It is supported by the use of
indicative, declarative functioning as proposition. From the analysis of affect, the judgment between the writer to the readers is positive. The positive
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114 judgment of both texts is proved by the use of modality system, the use of
polarity system, the use of attitudinal lexis and clause system. Meanwhile, both texts have different judgment between the writers toward the issue which
is indicated by the use of attitudinal lexis and polarity system. The judgment of text 1 is positive while the judgment of text 2 is negative.
Furthermore, viewing from the contact of both texts, the language is used in those texts is quite familiar and readable. It can be proved by the use
of dominant simplex nominal and verbal groups, less percentage of the numbers of complex nominal and verbal groups, the use of cohesive relation:
lexical string and conjunction relation, metaphors: ideational and interpersonal metaphors, technicality and nominalization, and exposition genre in text1 and
discussion genre in text 2. Moreover, contact refers to the degree of involvement among participants. Text 1 belongs to frequent or close intimacy
relation between the writer to the readers. It is proved by the use of address form
„we” that is presented in both texts. Meanwhile, the use of address form such as mayor, miss, Mr., etc indicate the intimacy between the writer and the
readers is far.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
A. Conclusion
Based on the data analysis in the previous chapter, the conclusion can be drawn as follows:
1. Status
Both texts show that the status both of texts between the writers and the participants, and between the writers and the readers is equal. Based on the
lexicogrammar analysis, equal status can be seen from MOOD system in which is all of the clauses are indicative, declarative and proposition clauses.
Those clauses mean that the writers give detail information about smoking ban in public places to the target readers.
2. Affect
The news texts of smoking ban in both online newspapers: The Jakarta Post and London Evening Standard apply positive judgment. It can be seen
from the relation between the writer toward the issue and the writer to the readers.
The employment of positive judgment of both texts can be detected from polarity system. The texts are dominated by positive polarity. The
writers of both texts carry positive tendency by showing the support of smoking ban in public spaces to the readers. The employment of negative
polarity in text 2 shows the writer does not agree toward he case.
