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2013. In conducting this research, the researcher uses Linda Gerot and Peter Wignell’s book entitled Making Sense of Functional Grammar 1994 in which the
Hallidayan theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics and its transitivity analysis methods are represented. And as for the analysis of power and ideology, the
researcher uses Norman Fairclough’s book entitled Language and Power 1989. The researcher conducts the analysis based on Fairclough’s framework for Critical
Discourse Analysis on experiential values on grammatical features, in which the
ideology analysis methods of types of process and participant are represented.
1.4 Objective of the Study
In line with the statement of the problems, the objectives of the study are: 1.
To find out the types of process and participant derived from the transitivity analysis on the editorial of The New York Times entitled “Deportees, Now and
Then” published on September 7, 2013 and the one of The Washington Times entitled “Tough questions about immigration reform” published on July 3,
2013. 2.
To find out the newspapers ideologies reflected on the transitivity analysis on the editorials of The New York Times and The Washington Times.
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1.5 Significance of the Study
The researcher hopes this research can give contribution to: 1.
The students of English Department. The researcher hopes that the result of this study is valuable to students who are interested in learning and understanding
the transitivity analysis and critical discourse analysis on newspapers’ articles and editorials.
2. The people who read this research. The researcher hopes that the readers are
facilitated in understanding transitivity and critical discourse analysis as well as being given additional knowledge of social and political point of view.
3. The researchers who are majoring in Linguistics. The researcher hopes that the
next researchers know more about transitivity, discourse, power and ideology so that in the future more new research using frameworks in systemic
functional linguistics and critical discourse analysis can be conducted. 4.
The newspapers’ editorial staff. The researcher hopes that the editorial staff will be able to keep writing editorials based on their own newspapers’ ideology and
political stance as well as maintaining newspapers’ own political identities.
1.6 Thesis Organization
In order to present the thesis systematically and to make it easy for the readers to understand the content, this research is presented in five chapters with the
following organization.
