CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
Research method is needed in a research, because the results of a research can be said to be valid or not depend on the way of choosing and
using the method which is relevant. The research method in this study covers research design, unit of analysis, source of data, method of data collection and
method of data analysis.
1. Research Design
The researcher used descriptive research method, in which the data were described systematically to get an accurate and factual result.
The data analysis in the research used qualitative data analysis. Qualitative research is a procedure of research which produces descriptive
data in the form of written words or oral words about the object that is observed. This method was used to analyze and to describe the mood and
speech functions used in terms of service in twitter.
2. Unit of Analysis
Unit of analysis in this research is the clauses that can be found in terms of service in Twitter. The analysis of Mood and Speech functions can be
drawn more clearly, since it is analyzed in the clause. 3.
Source of Data
The data of this research is written data. The data is the text of the terms of service in Twitter taken from https:twitter.com. The data were
choosen because it is one of the popular social media accessed by people around the world in recently and contains of interpersonal elements.
4. Techniques of Data Collection
This research used documentation method because the researcher collected the data from the text of terms of service in Twitter . The data of the
study were collected in the following steps: 1
Searching the terms of service of Twitter on the website https:twitter.com.
In this stage, the researcher searched the data refer to the topic of the study from the internet.
2 Collecting the text of terms of service in twitter
In this stage, the researcher downloaded the Twitter’s terms of
service for the analysis.
5. Techniques of Data Analysis
After the data of the research had been collected, they were analyzed by using following steps:
1 Reading the “Twitter’s terms of service”.
Reading the “Twitter’s terms of service” is done to get the idea for
analyzing the data.
2 Segmenting the clauses into rights and responsibilities.
All the sentences of “Twitter’s terms of service” were segmented into
Rights and Responsibilities.
3 Segmenting the data into clauses.
All sentences of “Twitter’s terms of service” were segmented into
clauses. 4
Identifying mood types and speech function in every clause found in the
Twitter’s terms of service. For examples;
- These Terms of Service Terms govern your access to and use of
the services, including our various websites, SMS, APIs, email notifications, applications, buttons, and widgets, the Services or
“Twitter”, and any information, text, graphics, photos or other materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services
collectively referred to as Content. These
Terms of Service
Terms govern
your access to and use of the services, including our various websites, SMS,
APIs, email notifications, applications, buttons, and widgets, the Services or
“Twitter”, and any information, text, graphics, photos or other materials
uploaded, downloaded or appearing on the Services collectively referred to as
Content
S F
P C
M R
- Your access to and use of the Services are conditioned on your
acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. Your access
to and use of
the Services
are conditioned
on your
acceptance of and
compliance with these
Terms
S F
P Circ. Adj
Circ. Adj M
R
5 Classifying the mood types and speech function in every clause
found in the “Twitter’s terms of service”.
For examples;
Clauses Mood types
Speech function
Realization These Terms of Service Terms
govern your access to and use of the services, including our various
websites, SMS,
APIs, email
notifications, applications, buttons, and widgets, the Services or
“Twitter”, and any information, text, graphics, photos or other
materials uploaded, downloaded or appearing
on the
Services collectively
referred to
as Content.
Declarative Statement
Congruent
Your access to and use of the Services are conditioned on your
acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.
Declarative Statement
Congruent
6 Interpreting the data.
7 Concluding.
CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS
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