The theory of foregrounding and representation help to study the prominent feature of adverbial phrases which have significances. In foregrounding,
the writer will highlight that certain adverbs may be included in a form of distinct patterns, repetitions, and deviations from general rules in language. In
representation, the writer will relate that the representation may help the readers to engage themselves to the short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. All these theories
will be elaborated to identify the significance of adverbial phrases to the story. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY
A. Object of the Study
The object of this study is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The tittle of the work is The Tell-Tale Heart published in 1843. It first appeared in the
inaugural issue of the Boston magazine, The Pioneer. Though this story is favorite with today’s readers, The Tell-Tale Heart was rejected the first time Poe tried to
publish it. The linguistic element that the writer will analyze is an adverbial phrase.
An adverbial phrase may be in form of a word or a phrase. The adverb might modify other part of speech such as verb, adjective, or even another adverb. However, the
most common part of speech that adverbs modify is verb. Adverbs may be optional in matter of use in a sentence. They are often omitted by some writers to make their
sentences shorter. Even though adverbs are optional, they can still give significance when they are used in completing a sentence because adverbs add some details to
the sentence. Thus, the writer here is trying to explain the significance of the adverbs in story.
In the story, there are a lot of adverbial phrases used. It is because the author has unique and dark way of writing. This style of writing appeals to emotion
and drama. This style makes the readers invited to the environment and situation of the story. This later will be proved by analyzing the significance and distribution of
adverbial phrases that the author used. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
