Participants Analysis Transitivity Analysis Realizing Ideational Meaning
Verbiage 3
0,3 Behavioural
Behaver 3
0,3 Range
2 0,2
Existential Existent
21 2,09
Relational Attributive Carrier
140 13,92
Attribute 124
12,33 Causative
Construction Agent
2 0,2
Total 1006
100
As the table shows above, the total of participants which occur in the students‘ recount texts is 1006 participants, and they are divided into many types
of participants. 4.2.2.1
Actor, Goal, Range Actor, goal, and range are the participants of material process. The total
participants are 512, and the percentage is about 50,89 in the students‘ recount texts. Actor is the doer of the process; there are 373 actors in the students‘ recount
texts, and the percentage is 37,01. Goal is the constituent at whom process is directed; there are 117 goals in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is
11,63. Then range is the constituent that specifies the domain of the process. In the material process, the total of range is 22, and the percentage is 2,19. Some
examples that related to the participants are: 1
At 06.00 p.m. we went pray in the mosque. cl. 10, text 3
In this clause
‘we’ is the actor, and pray is the range.
2 I tried to catch the fish cl.8, text 7
In this clause ‘I’ is the actor, and ‗the fish‘ is the goal.
3 I have a lunch in a cottage cl. 12, text 7
In this clause
‘I’ is the actor, and a lunch is the range.
4 Last weekend I got a fantastic holiday.cl. 1, text 11
In this clause ‘I’ is the actor, and ‗a fantastic holiday‘ is the goal.
5 There I bought a jacket, bag, clothes.cl. 8, text 12
In this clause ‘I’ is the actor, and ‗a jacket, bag, clothes.‘ is the goal.
There are still many examples related to the participants above, but the researcher only took 5 clauses to represent the participants. The examples above
shows the participants who are the actors do the process to get the goal or range. 4.2.2.2
Client, Recipient Client and recipient are two participants which may occur in material
process clause, they are also called beneficiary. The total beneficiaries are only 3 participant, and the percentage is about 0,3 in the students‘ recount texts. Client
is the participant that is the one the service is done for, there is 2 client in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 0,2. And, recipient is the
participant that is the one the goods are given to, there are1 recipients in the s
tudents‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 0,1. Here are the clauses. 1
Then, I and my family with grandmother walked around in the Marlboro to buy clothes and watches for uncle. cl.8, text 5
2 After that, my big family and I said good bye to my cousinscl.15, text 20
3 Suddenly my friends gave a surprise for me. cl.10, text 28
The clauses above are the examples of beneficiary in material process. In the 1 clause is the example of recipient, and in the 2 and 3 clauses are the
examples of client. 4.2.2.3
Senser, Phenomenon Senser and phenomenon are the participants of mental process. The total of mental
process participants are 185, and the percentage is about 18,38 in the students‘ recount texts. Senser is the conscious human participants who feel, think or see.
There are 95 sensers in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 9,44. Phenomenon is the participant that is thought, felt, or perceived by senser, there
are 90 phenomenon in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 8,94. Some examples related to the participants are:
1 I saw two kids sitting on the white sand. cl. 11, text 1
2 I felt very scary cl. 15, text 2
3 I felt happy cl. 16, text 6
4 We enjoyed the meal. cl. 16, text 8
5 we enjoyed a beautiful sunset. cl. 22, text 11
There are still many examples related to the participants above, but the researcher only took 5 clauses to represent the participants. From the examples
above, we can see that the sensers are I, and we; and the phenomenon are two kids sitting on the white sand, very scary, happy, the meal, a beautiful sunset.
4.2.2.4 Sayer, Receiver, Verbiage, Target
Sayer, receiver, verbiage, and target are the participants of verbal process. The total participants are 14, and the percentage is about 1,39 in the students‘
recount texts. Sayer is the participant responsible for signaling process; there are 7 sayers in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 0,7. Receiver is the
one to whom the verbal process is directed; there are 3 receivers in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 0,3. Then, verbiage is a nominalized
statement of the verbal process; there are 3 verbiages, and the percentage is 0,3. Target is the participant who one acted upon verbally; there is only 1 target, and
the frequency is 0,1. Some examples related to the participants are: 1
Time Monday yesterday, around 15:30 hours list school breaktime, me and my friend called fransisca, the asr. prayer at the mosque.cl. 1, text 9
2 I scream cl. 9, text 11
3 After that, my big family and I said good bye to my cousinscl. 15, text
20 4
in the classroom all of my friends did not talk to me. cl. 7, text 28
5 the beach
is called pindangan beach, cl. 16, text 8 There are still many examples related to the participants above, but the
researcher only took 5 clauses to represent the participants. From the examples 1, 2, 3, 4 above shows that the sayers are me and my friend, I, my big family
and I, and my friends; and the receivers are found in clauses 3, 4, 5, those
are my cousins, to me, and the beach; the verbiages are found in clauses 3 and
5, those are good bye and pindangan beach; then the target is found in clause 1, that is fransisca.
4.2.2.5 Behaver, Range
Behaver and range are the participants of behavioral process. The total participants are only 5, and the percentage is about 0,5 in the students‘ recount
texts. Behaver is the conscious participant in the behavioural process; there are 3 behavers, and the percentage is 0,3. Range is the participant that specifies the
domain of the process; there are 2 ranges, and the percentage is 0,2. Some examples related to the participants are:
1 While we watching TV. cl. 12, text 6
2 While I watched sunset cl. 13, text 7
3 We looked many people in the beach. cl. 6, 11
4 We looked many people in the beach. cl. 6, text 16
5 we look in there, cl. 11, text 25
6 we look out the vast ocean. cl. 14, text 26
From the examples above, it can be seen that the behavers are we, and I; and the ranges are TV, sunset, many people, and the vast ocean.
4.2.2.6 Existent
Existent is the participants of existential process. The total of existential process participants are 21, and the percentage is about 2,09 in the students‘
recount texts. Existent is the only participant who receives a functional label in the existential process. Some examples related to the participants are:
1 There were many people in the bus. cl. 6, text 6
2 There are passengers, singers, and traders drinks in the bus. cl. 7, text 6
3 There was a reef, fish, white sand and blue water. cl. 4, text 7
4 There were some people in the beach. cl. 8, text 10
There are still many examples related to the participants above, but the researcher only took 4 clauses to represent the participants. From the examples
above shows that the existents are many people, passengers, singers, and the tranders, a reef, white sand and blue ater, and some people.
4.2.2.7 Carrier, Attribute
Carrier and attribute are the participants of relational attributive process. The total participants are 264, and the percent
age is about 26,25 in the students‘ recount texts. Carrier is the noun or nominal group in the relational attributive
process; there are 140 carriers in the students‘ recount texts, and the percentage is 13,92. Attribute is the quality, classification, or descriptive of carrier; there are
124 attributes, and the percentage is 12,33. Some examples related to the participants are:
1 There was very beautiful, clean cl.9, text 1
2 It was a great day. cl.3, text 2
3 That
‘s best day ever. cl.25, text 3 4
The driver is handsome and cool. cl. 4, text 4 5
I ‘m so tired. cl. 14, text 5
There are still many examples related to the participants above, but the researcher only took 5 clauses to represent the participants. The examples above
show that the carriers are there, it, that, the driver and I; and the attributes are to very beautiful, clean, a great day, best day, handsome and cool, and so tired.
4.2.2.8 Agent
Agent is the participants of causative construction. The total of agents are only 2, and the percentage is
about 0,2 in the students‘ recount texts. Agent is the participant who causing other participants to carry out the action. Some
examples related to the participants are: 1
But it made us feel happy. cl. 24, text 3 2
but it made us feel happy cl. 24, text 4 From the examples above shows that the agents are it. The agent
‘it’ made someone can feel happy. Agent
‘it’ refers to the students‘ experiences that can make the students‘ feel happy.