1.4 Scope of Discussion
The analysis of John Green’s novel Looking for Alaska focuses on the syntactic structure and types of relative clause. Based on the problems that have
been mentioned, the scopes of discussion in this study are: 1.
The types of relative clause are restrictive relative clause and non-restrictive relative clause. The clause is introduced by relative pronoun: who, which,
whom, whose, that , zero, or by a phrase which contains a relative pronoun
such as: for which, to whom, etc. 2.
The structure of the relative clause is based on a theory by Wekker and Haegeman 1985 in their book A Modern Course in English Syntax.
1.5 Research Methods
Method is a certain procedure, a regular or systematic way for accomplishing something. The research method contains some explanations of
how this study will tackle the research problems. It will provide a description about the work plan and some activities necessary in completing this research.
The research method used in this research includes: data source, method and techniques of collecting data, and method and techniques of analyzing data. Those
will be further elaborated below.
1.5.1 Data Source
The data of this study was taken from the novel entitled Looking for Alaska
by John Green. This novel was first published on March 2005. Looking for Alaska
is the first young adult novel by John Green: this novel is about a guy who obsesses in memorizing famous people’s last word, named Miles Halter. He
comes from Florida, but he leaves his home to attend a Culver Creek High School in Alabama. In Culver Creek, he has a roommate named Chip Martin who prefers
to be called “Captain” and who gives Miles nicknamed “Pudge”. Here Miles also meets Alaska Young, girl he falls in love with, and a Japanese guy named
Takumi, both of them are Captain’s friends. They have gone to all interesting things together, searching for answers about life, “how people can go out of the
labyrinth”. However, when they do not even get the answers yet, Alaska dies in a fatal car crash. This novel was chosen as the data source because it contains some
relevant data with the problems which were needed in this discussion. There were many relative clauses found in this novel.
1.5.2 Methods and Techniques of Collecting Data
The data were collected using documentation method: by finding and analyzing from the documents, in form of written or electronic documents. The
data was collected through reading and note taking from the data source. The techniques of collecting data can be described, as follows:
1. The whole novel was read carefully to find out the relative clauses.
2. The relative clauses found in the novel were noted note taking.
3. The data were selected based on the problems of the discussion.
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