sentence, or even more than one sentence. In their utterances, Martha and Ben use Standard and Non Standard dialect. The table of utterances of Standard and Non
Standard dialect is as follow.
Table 9. Number of Utterances of Standard and Non Standard Used by Martha and Ben
No The character Standard
Non Standard 1.
Martha 29
104 2.
Ben 16
71
B. Approach of the Study
In studying the grammatical aspects on the Yorkshire dialect used by two characters, Martha and Ben in Burnett’s novel, The Secret Garden, Syntax of English
language and Sociolinguistics are used.
C. Method of the Study 1. Data Collection
The grammatical features on utterances spoken by Martha and Ben to the children are explained in this study. Martha’s and Ben’s utterances to the children
Mary and Colin are given in the appendix of this research. In collecting the data, library research is done. The first step of this study is by
reading the novel to understand the contexts of The Secret Garden. By reading the novel, it also can be known that Martha and Ben use the Yorkshire dialect which is a
dialect spoken in Britain.
After reading the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, all utterances of Martha and Ben to Mary and Colin as children are written. The utterances are presented in
the appendix. Then, the writer finds sources that are related to this study including books, undergraduate thesis, journals, and websites that will help to answer problems
mentioned before. Next, there are two tables that are made. The first table is Martha’s utterances whereas the second one is Ben’s utterances.
There are six columns made in every table i.e. number, reference’s column, speaking to’s column, utterances’ column, Standard or Non Standard’s column, and
types of feature’s column. In reference’s column, the number of the page is made to make reader knows where the utterances are placed. The utterances are shown next to
the references’ column. In the utterances’ column, the underlined-bold selected texts are given to emphasize the grammatical features used by Martha or Ben. Beside
utterances’ column, there is Standard or Non Standard dialect’s column. It gives the information whether the utterances that are spoken by Martha and Ben are Standard
or not. If the utterances are Standard, there will be no underlined-bold selected texts in utterances column. Then, in types of feature’s column, there are types of feature
based on the underlined selected texts in the utterances column. If the utterances are Standard, there will be no types of feature. An example of the table is given.
Table 10. Utterances Spoken by Martha and Ben to Mary and Colin
No. References
Speaking To Utterances
Standard or Non
Standard Types of
feature Number of
page Mary
or Colin
Utterances spoken
by Martha or Ben
The types
of feature
based on the underlined
selected texts
in utterances’
column
The example from the novel is:
Table 11. The Example of Martha’s utterances
No. References Speaking To
Utterances Standard or
Non Standard Feature
1 25
Mary That
there ?
Non Standard The use of there
after a noun that
Table 12. The Example of Ben’s utterances
No. References Speaking To
Utterances Standard or
Non Standard Feature
1 37
Mary One o th
kitchen- gardens.
Standard -
2. Data Analysis
There are two problems discussed in this study i.e. the grammatical features on the Yorkshire dialect based on Martha’s and Ben’s utterances to the children and
