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one of the three largest global English language 24 hour news channels, the other two being BBC World
and CNN International
. As of 2008, the channel reaches more than 100 million households worldwide.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
Based on the discussion above, there are two problems that will be addressed in this study. The problems are:
a. What kind of attitudes are used in the news articles? b. How are the attitudes used to express feelings in the news articles?
1.3 Objective of the Study
Based on the above two problems, the objectives of this study are: 1 to describe the attitudes used in the news articles.
2 to describe how the attitudes are used to express feelings in the news articles.
1.4 Significance of the Study
The finding of this study will be useful, theoretically and practically, for applied linguists, researchers, English learners and teachers, journalists, and readers. Theoretically ,
researchers especially applied linguists may use them as consideration for further study. English learners and teachers, especially in higher education, may use them as reference to
learn news genre and discourse study. Journalists, who would prepare news, may consider the needed linguistics features, especially the appraisal system, which depict the underlying
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logic of the newspaper belief and position of certain phenomenon, when writing news. Readers may use the findings for their consideration in facing any phenomenon.
Practically, applied linguists and researchers may re-study the findings for further understanding. English learners and teachers, especially in higher education, may use them
as practical way for learning news genre and discourse study. Journalists, who would prepare news may use them as contrasting values when writing news. Readers may take a
right position of a certain phenomenon news report presented by broadcasters after knowing the two things above.
1.5 Definition of Terms and Limitation of the Study
The study focused on one issue of news to see the application of appraisal systems in each kind of news article. This study was aimed at seeing what attitude and when news
genres presented the issue under investigation. To avoid misunderstanding, some technical terms are defined in this section. The
terms are news, critical discourse analysis, appraisal system, appraisal device, interpersonal meaning, attitude, and feeling. It is important to note that the terms ‘appraisal’, ‘attitude’,
and ‘feelings’ are defined in the context of discourse as proposed by Martin and Rose 2003. The following is the definition of each of the terms above.
News is any new information or information on
current events which is presented by
print ,
broadcast ,
Internet , or
word of mouth to a third party or mass audience
.
http:www.news -wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.htm. April 2, 2008
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Critical Discourse Analysis
refers from approach in analyzing text by considering the larger areas that are highly influencing, or on the other words the areas that can’t be
separated from the text.
Appraisal system
is a system network which is concerned with evaluation of the kinds of attitudes and feelings that are negotiated in a text, the strength of the feelings
involved and the ways in which values are sourced and readers aligned.
Appraisal device is a device in the form of words or phrases used to express attitudes
and feelings, to describe their strength and their source negotiated in a text to align readers.
Interpersonal meaning
is the meaning used to enact the social relationships between participants or between writer and audience or readers.
Attitude is the linguistic resource which is used to evaluate things, people’s character
and their feelings in discourse.
Feeling is emotional disposition toward a person, thing, happening or state of affairs
being evaluated in discourse.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
