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CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design
The writer applied qualitative method as a research design. It is a procedure of solving problems by describing and explaining the data towards the facts. According
to wikipedia.org qualitative research is a method of inquiry employed in many different academic disciplines, traditionally in the
social sciences , but also in
market research
and further contexts. Qualitative researchers aim to gather an in-depth understanding of
human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior.
Method that used in this research is descriptive method. Suryabrata 2008:75 says tujuan penelitian deskriptif adalah untuk membuat pecandraan secara
sistematis, faktual dan akurat mengenai fakta-fakta dan sifat-sifat populasi atau daerah tertentu. The purpose of descriptive research is to describe systematically,
factual and accurate about facts and characterized of population or certain area. Qualitative research is an inductive approach, and its goal is to gain a deeper
understanding of person’s or group experiences.
3.2 Source of Data
The data of this analysis was implicit meaning found in the ST. The source of data is a novel entitled Eldest written by Christopher Paolini which was published by
17 Laurel-Leaf in 2005 and its translation by Sendra B. Tanuwidjaya entitled
Eldestwhich was published by PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama in 2005. According to Suryabrata 2008:35 penelitian ilmiah boleh dikatakan hampir
selalu hanya dilakukan terhadap sebagiansaja dari hal-hal yang sebenarnya mau diteliti. Jadi penelitian hanya dilakukan terhadap sampel, tidak terhadap populasi.
Scientific research may mention almost on a part of the things that actually want to research. So the research conducted on a sample, not on population Then, the
sample has function to limit the data. The source data will be limited from the first until the tenth subtopic both version of novels.
3.3 Data Collecting Procedures
In collecting the data, the writer used library research by consulting some books and dictionaries to collect the theories. Library research according to wikipedia.com
means is a library which contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects. The library generally include primary sources and related material.
The writer used the method to find out some theories and relevant information that support the ideas stated in this analysis. In this case, novels, books, dictionaries
that dealing with translation, implicit and explicit meaning were used as references. Some informations were also taken from website to support or complete the collected
theories.
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3.4 Data Analysis
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