E. Research Methodology
1. The Objective of the Research
The objectives of the research are: 1.
To analyze the words of person and place deixis that are written in the political news article of The Jakarta Post.
2. To analyze the position of the words of person and place deixis
in the arrangement of the text.
2. The Method of the Research
This research uses qualitative method
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where the writer tries to describe the selected texts, identify each discourse, find the words
of person and place deixis, and analyze the words of person and place deixis which contained in political news article of The
Jakarta Post.
3. Data Analysis Technique
The writer uses the descriptive analysis technique. The writer follows some procedures in collecting the data. The writer searches
the words of person and place deixis in political news article of The Jakarta Post in edition 20 February 2013; 3 and 6 May 2013; 11,
12, 18 and 19 September 2013; and 20 January 2014. The writer takes the person deixis and place deixis words that found in
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M. Farkhan. PROPOSAL PENELITIAN BAHASA SASTRA, Edisi: Revisi; Jakarta: Anak Negeri Printing, 2011, pp. 43-44.
political news article of The Jakarta Post. After all the data have been collected, the next step is analyzing the data which is
supported by the concepts of John Lyon.
4. Instrument of the Research
The instrument that will be used in this research is researcher herself as the subject of the study by collecting, noting, and
classifying the data which is obtained from The Jakarta Post in February 2013 until January 2014.
5. Unit of Analysis
The unit of analysis in this study is The Jakarta Post articles which taken in edition 20 February 2013; 3 and 6 May 2013; 11,
12, 18 and 19 September 2013; and 20 January 2014.
6. Time and Place of the Research
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