compulsory subject to the students from the elementary to the senior high schools in Central Java.
A text is a unit of a language in use and language is a source for making meaning. A text is regarded as a semantic unit. As a unit of meaning a text
contains textual, interpersonal, and ideational meaning. The texts the people use to express their intentions are prayers. I am interested in analyzing
Catholic daily prayers because the prayers, of course, contain interpersonal meanings. The realisation of interpersonal meanings of the prayers is shown in
the relation between the Subject and Finite of the clauses, the use of modality, and appraisal words. From this interpersonal meaning, we will know whether
people inform something or demand something from God. If people know how the prayers are realized in their interpersonal meaning, they will
understand the essence of the prayers much better. When this happens, people will not only say the prayers correctly, they will also learn the language used
in prayers. Further, language teachers will be able to teach the students the language through prayers. Besides learning the grammar, the students will
learn the lexis used in prayers. For example, in English Catholic prayers, the words “thy’, ‘thou’ are used instead of ‘your’, whereas in Javanese prayers,
the words ‘kawula’, ‘dalem’ are used instead of ‘’kula’, ‘sampeyan’. Such lexical items are used to show that God is powerful and people have to say the
prayers politely.
1.2 Problem Statements
Based on the background above, three problems will be stated. They are:
1. How is the interpersonal meaning of English Catholic daily prayers
realized? 2.
How is the interpersonal meaning of Javanese Catholic daily prayers realized?
3. To what extent are the two languages similar or different in expressing
interpersonal meanings?
1.3 Purpose of the Study
This study is aimed at describing: 1.
The realization of interpersonal meaning found in English Catholic daily prayers
2. The realization of interpersonal meaning found in Javanese Catholic daily
prayers 3.
The similarities and differences in expressing the interpersonal meanings of the prayers of the two languages.
1.4 Significance of the Study
1. To know the similarities and differences between English and Javanese Catholic prayers ; so people, hopefully, know the cultures of Catholic people
in saying the prayers. 2. To make language education relevant to the daily lives. The teacher guides
the students independent constructions. 3. To raise awareness, among language teachers, that interpersonal grammar
provides resources to express interpersonal meanings, the meanings that many people tend to take for granted.
1.5 Organization of the Thesis
The thesis is organized as follows: Chapter I is introduction. It consists of the background, the statements of the
problems, the objectives of the study, the significance of the study, the organization of the thesis, the definition of the terms.
Chapter II is a review of related literature. It presents mood, modality, appraisal system, and lexis.
Chapter III is research methodology. It discusses the research design, object of the study, units of analysis, and data analysis.
Chapter IV is the findings and their interpretation. The research findings are based on the data analysis. Then, the findings are interpreted to make them
understandable. Chapter V consists of conclusions and implications. Here, the writer presents
the conclusions taken from the research findings and give some imlications
1.6 Definition of the Terms Metafunctions
