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1.3 Statements of the Problem
The discussion of the study presents the following problems: a.
What types of errors are done by the major actors of drama Ramayana, Upon the Corona?
b. What are the dominant errors made by the major actors of the discussed
drama in connected speech? c.
Why do they make such errors?
1.4 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of the study can be stated as follows: a.
to find out the errors made by the major actors of drama Ramayana, Upon the Corona,
b. to find out the type of errors made by the major actors,
c. to describe the dominant error in connected speech made by the major actors,
and d.
to provide reasons and analysis for the occurrence of such errors.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The significance of the study is pointed out into three elements. They are, the significance for the students the drama performers, the teachers, and for the
writer herself.
a. For the Students The Drama Performers
The result of this study informs drama performers about what errors they made and understands where their own weaknesses are and in which parts they need to
improve, so they can take some steps to prevent these errors appear in the future and improve their pronunciation quality.
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b. For the Teachers
It gives information about a drama performer’s difficulty in pronouncing the script so that the teachers are able to devise appropriate pronunciation, and constructing
materials suitable for different levels and needs of learners drama performers.
c. For the Writer
By doing this research, the writer expects that her knowledge of learning and improving pronunciation especially related to connected speech can be developed.
1.6 Limitation of the Study
For the sake of being consistent, throughout this study except quotation, phonetic transcription based on Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary software - 3
rd
Edition 2008 is used. This dictionary software provides both American and British phonetic transcription and they are pronounced by both natives. Two
square brackets [ ] are used to indicate variants of pronunciation. In addition, in this study they are used to distinguish phonetic symbols from the text.
The types of connected speech which is discussed here are assimilation, elision and r-sandhi with American pronunciation as the basic pronunciation.
1.7 Outline of the Study
This study is organized into five chapters. Chapter I is the introduction. It consists of general background, reasons for
choosing the topic, statements of the problems, objectives of the study, significance of the study, limitation of the study and outline of the study.
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Chapter II presents the review of the related literature, which discusses the previous studies, the theoretical background and the framework of the present
study. Chapter III deals with the method of investigation, which discusses
research approach, subject of the study, procedure of collecting the data and procedure of analyzing the data.
Chapter IV presents the data analysis and interpretation, which discusses general descriptions, data analysis and results.
Chapter V presents the conclusions of the analysis and suggestions to improve the teaching and learning of pronunciation especially within drama.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter discusses the review of related literature. Review of related literature contains theoretical analysis about the research topic, which is connected speech.
There are three main sub chapters discussed here. Those are the previous studies, the theoretical background, and the framework of the present study.
2.1 Previous Studies
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