Situation Types In The Novel Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

SITUATION TYPES IN THE NOVEL HARRY POTTER AND THE
PRISONER OF AZKABAN

A THESIS

BY:
MASYITA RISMADI
REG. NO 110705083

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
FACULTY OF CULTURAL STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN 2015

Approved by the Department of English, Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara (USU) Medan as thesis for The SarjanaSastra
Examination.

Head,

Secretary,


Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A, Ph.D

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Accepted by the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of requirements
for the degree of Sarjana Sastra from the Department of English, Faculty of
Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan.

The examination is held in Department of English Faculty of Cultural
Studies University of Sumatera Utara on Saturday, June 27 2015

Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara

Dr. H. Syahron Lubis, MA

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Board of Examiners

Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S

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Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A, Ph.D

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all, I would like to give my huge gratitude to Allah
SubhanahuwaTa’alafor blessings and bequest in my whole life, especially during
the process of analyzing and finishing this thesis. Keep on trying and do not give
up yet then God will let the way.
I would also like to thank the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Studies
University of Sumatera Utara, Dr. H.Syahron Lubis, M.A, The Head of English
Literature Department, Dr. Muhizar Muchtar, M.S, and The Secretary of English
Literature Department, Rahmadsyah Rangkuti M.A, Ph.D and the Staff
Administration of English Department.
I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. H. SyahronLubis, M.A and My
Co. Supervisor Dr. Umar Mono, M. Hum.for their guidance and assistance in
writing this thesis.
I am so blessed and would like to address my countless gratefulness to my
beloved family as they believe me to be anything and do my best to finish my
thesis. They are motivator andsource of strength for me to finish this thesis
immediately.
The last, I would like to give my huge thank to all my best fellows I have
ever had, who always give me spirit whenever I give up, Indri, Multa and others
whom I can’t mention all the names. I do not know what I have done that you to

be my best friends. You are always there when I need and the uncountable
understanding from all of you.

Medan, June, 25 2015
The writer

MASYITA RISMADI
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ABSTRACT
This study deals with the analysis of situation types in the novel Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was conducted to discover the four types of
situation porposed by Vendler (1967) namely : states, activities, achievements and
accomplishment. The objectives of this research are to find out the situation types,
the dominant situation type and the reason for the dominant type. This study uses
a descriptive qualitative method. The data are taken from a novel,Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling. The process of the study starts
from collecting data from the novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,

analyzing the data, and describing them. The findings show the four types of
situation are states, activities, achievements and accomplishments. The novel has
all the situation types. The most dominant situation type is accomplishment
expressed in 106 verbs or 45.29%, followed by achievement in 62 verbs or
26.49%, state in 34 verbs or 14.52% and activityin 32 verbs or 13.67%.
Keywords : states, activities, achievements and accomplishment.

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ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini berkaitan dengan analisis jenis situasi dalam novel Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menemukan
empat jenis tipe situasi menurut Vendler (1967) yaitu: keadaan, aktivitas,
pencapaian dan penyelesaian. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui jenis
situasi, jenis situasi yang dominan dan alasan untuk jenis yang dominan.
Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Data dikumpul dari
sebuah novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban oleh JK Rowling. Proses
penelitian berlangsung dari pengumpulan data dari novel Harry Potter and the
Prisoner of Azkaban, menganalisis data, dan memberikan data. Hasil penelitian
terdapat empat jenis situasi yaitu keadaan, aktivitas, pencapaian dan penyelesaian.

Novel ini memiliki semua jenis situasi. Jenis situasi yang paling dominan adalah
penyelesaian dengan 106 kejadian atau 45.29%, diikuti oleh pencapaian dengan
62 kejadian atau 26.49%, keadaan dengan 34 kejadian atau 14.52 % dan aktivitas
dengan 32 kejadian atau 13.67 %.
Kata Kunci :keadaan, aktivitas, pencapaian dan penyelesaian.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT . .............................................................................................

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENTS .........................................................................


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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of The Study . ..............................................

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1.2 Problem of The Study. ....................................................

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1.3 Objective of The Study . ..................................................

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1.4 Scope of The Study .........................................................

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1.5 Significance of the Study . ...............................................


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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Semantic . ...........................................................................

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2.2 The Importance of Semantic . ............................................

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2.3 Definition of Situation .......................................................

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2.4 Situation Type . ..................................................................

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2.4.1 States . .............................................................................

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2.4.2 Activities . .......................................................................

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2.4.3 Accomplishments . ..........................................................

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2.4.4 Achievements . ................................................................

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CHAPTER III METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design ...............................................................

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3.2 Data and Source of Data . .................................................

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3.3 Data Colleting Method .....................................................

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3.4 Data Analyzing Method. ...................................................

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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
4.1 Data Collection .................................................................

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4.2 Discussion . .......................................................................

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Conclusions ......................................................................

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5.2 Suggestions . .....................................................................

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REFERENCES .........................................................................................

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APPENDIXES

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