Purbasari yang Baik Hati by Noviana Abdu because this work can be enjoyed and learnt by Indonesian readers and the children who want to learn English .
1.2 Statement of The Problem
The problem mentioned in this study is “what is the employment of Theme and Rheme in Ali Muakhir’s Short Story Purbasari yang Baik Hati and Its
Translation The Good-Hearted Purbasari by Noviana Abdu?”
1.3 Scope of The Study
The scope of the study in this research covers the grammar of textual meanings, they are the employment of theme and rheme in Ali Muakhir’s Short Story
Purbasari yang Baik Hati and Its Translation The Good-Hearted Purbasari by Noviana Abdu.
1.4 Objective of The Study
The objective of this study is to investigate the employment of theme and rheme found in Ali Muakhir’s Short Story Purbasari yang Baik Hati and Its
Translation The Good-Hearted Purbasari by Noviana Abdu.
1.5 Significance of The Study
The result of this research can be valuable contribution to:
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Dian Nuswantoro University, especially for English Department students. It is expected by reading this thesis, the students will get a lot knowledge about
grammar of textual meaning especially theme and rheme, and by reading this research, the students are hoped to understand more about Systemic Functional
Linguistics and its relationship to translation and for English Department students in Translation who want to analyze the employment of theme and rheme in some
works. It is also expected that the study may provide some emperical discriptions concerning
theme and rheme. It also concerns on the relationship between SFL and translation.
The translators and editors of literary works, in this case, short story, in order to improve their skill, so that the readers are able to enjoy the work better.
1.6 Thesis Organization
Chapter I : Introduction. This chapter consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, scope of the study, objective of the study, significance of
the study and thesis organization. Chapter II : Review of Related Literature. This chapter is arranged to support
and direct in analyzing the data of the problem. The theories used in this chapter are : Review of the Previous Research, Definition of Translation, Grammar, Definition of
Theme, Definition of Rheme, and Summary of Short Story.
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Chapter III : Research Method. This chapter consists of research design, unit of analysis, source of data, technique of data collection and technique of data
analysis. Chapter IV : Data Analysis. This chapter covers the analysis of the data. It
presents the research findings and discussion. Chapter V : Conclusion and Suggestion. It contains the conclusion of the
study and suggestions related to the subject, which is analyzed.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
