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B. Process: he process type in A Chip off the Old Block only consists of verb: is. It can be seen from the following example:
- There is a bus stop in front of our house C. Circumstance: the circumstance in relational process in A Chip off the Old Block only
consists of circumstance of place. The example can be seen from the clause below:
Circumstance of place -
There is a bus stop in front of our apartment -
4.2 Findings 1. Transitivity Process
Short story 1 ―Earth God Shrine‖
Based on the analysis of transitivity process in Earth God Shrine short story, the writer found that it consists of 492 simple clauses which are constructed by the six
types of transitivity process. They are material process, mental process, relational process, behavioral process, verbal process, and existential process. The frequency of
each process is shown in the table below:
Table 4.2.1 The Frequency of Transitivity Process in Earth God Shrine
No Types of Process
Frequency 1
Material process -
Creative process -
Dispositive process
159 123
2 Mental process
- Perception type
- Affection type
- Cognition type
16 9
27
3 Relational process
- Attributive process
- Identifying process
78 30
4 Behavioral process
6
5 Verbal process
30
6 Existential process
14
7 Total
492
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Short story 2 ―A Chip off the Old Block‖
Based on the analysis of transitivity process in A Chip off the Old Block short story, the writer found that it consists of 220 simple clauses which are constructed by the six
types of transitivity process. They are material process, mental process, relational process, behavioral process, verbal process, and existential process. The frequency of
each process is shown in the table below:
Table 4.2.2 The Frequency of Transitivity Process in A Chip off the Old Block
No Types of Process
Frequency 1
Material process -
Creative process -
Dispositive process
47 53
2 Mental process
- Perception type
- Affection type
- Cognition type
7 20
16
3 Relational process
- Attributive process
- Identifying process
39 16
4 Behavioral process
5
5 Verbal process
16
6 Existential process
1
7 Total
220
2. Elements of Transitivity Process Earth God Shrine
A Chip off the Old Block
Material Process Process : creative and dispositive
Participant: conscious and
unconscious Circumstance: place, time, manner of
quality Mental Process
Process: perception, affection, and Material Process
Process: creative and dispositive Participant: conscious human
Circumstance: time, place, manner of
quality, accompaniment Mental Process
Process: perception, affection, and cognition type
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cognition type Participant: conscious human
Circumstance: place, time, and
manner of quality Relational Process
Process: attributive and identifying Participant: conscious human and
unconscious human Circumstance : time, place, purpose
Verbal Process Participant : conscious human
Circumstance: time, place, and
manner of quality Behavioral Process
Participant: conscious human Circumstance: place and manner of
quality Existential Process
Participant: unconscious human Circumstance: place
Participant: conscious human Circumstance: place and time
Relational Process Process: attributive and identifying
Participant: conscious human and
unconscious human Circumstance: time, place, and
purpose Verbal Process
Participant: conscious human Circumstance: place and manner
Behavioral Process Participant: conscious human
Existential Process Participant: unconscious human
Circumstance: place
The elements of transitivity process used in two short stories are the same, the only difference between the two short stories are the types from the elements. In the first short
story Earth God Shrine, material process consists of process, participant, and circumstance. In this type, this process consists of creative and dispositive process. The
participant consists of conscious and unconscious human. The circumstance consists of circumstance of place, time, and manner of quality. Next, in mental process, the process
consists of perception, affection, and cognition type. The participant only consists of conscious human. The circumstance consists of circumstance of place, time, and manner of
quality. Further, in relational process, the process consists of attributive and identifying
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process. The participant consists of conscious human and unconscious human. The circumstance consists of time, place, and purpose. Next, in verbal, the participant consists of
conscious human, the circumstance consists of time, place, and manner. This process has no process. In behavioral process, the participant consists of conscious human. The circumstance
consists of place and manner off quality. The last one is existential process. In this process, the participant consists of unconscious human, and the circumstance consists of place. It has
no process. While, in the second short story A Chip off the Old Block, this short story consists
of process, participant, and circumstance. In material process, the process consists of creative and dispositive. The participant consists of conscious human. The circumstance consists of
time, place, manner of quality and accompaniment. Next, in mental process, the process consists of perception, affection, and cognition type. The participant consists of conscious
human. The circumstance consists of place and time. Further, in relational process, the process consists of attributive and identifying. The participant consists of conscious human
and unconscious human. The circumstance consists of time, place, and purpose. Next, in verbal process, the participant consists of conscious human, the circumstance consists of
place and manner, and it has no process. In behavioral process, the participant consists of conscious human and it has no process and circumstance. The last one is existential process,
the participant consists of unconscious human. The circumstance consists of place. It has no process.
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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions
After analyzing the data, the writer comes up to some conclusions which are described as follows:
1. The type of transitivity process used in Earth God Shrine are material process, mental process, relational process, verbal process, behavioral process, and existential process.
While, the type of transitivity process used in A Chip of the Old Block are material process, mental process, relational process, verbal process, behavioral process, and existential process.
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