1.2 The Scope of the Analysis
In research, it is important to limit the analysis on specific data that has been chosen, and to avoid over complicating the issues and analysis.
As we know that Discourse Analysis is not only concerned with the description and analysis of spoken interaction but it is also concerned with written
text. In addition to all of our verbal encounters, we consume many of written and printed words such as newspaper, articles, novels, short stories, comics,
magazines, instructions and notices. In this thesis, the writer analyzes transitivity process found in “Arts”
articles of Time Magazine in February and March 2009 Fourth edition, Vol 173, No.6, 7, 8, and No.9.
The writer selects some of “Arts” articles as data for investigating which described as follows:
- NO 6: Television “Life After Earth” article 16
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, February 2009.
- NO 7: Movie “And Emmy goes to….” article 23
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, February 2009.
- NO 8: Exhibition “The Art of Diplomacy” article 2
nd
, March 2009.
- NO 9: Books “Jungle Fever” article 9
th
, March 2009
1.3 The Problems of the Analysis
As we know, human beings have many experiences. In their experiences, people get sense about what goes around them and inside them. People can differ
their experiences, is it happening, doing, sensing, meaning, being and becoming. People express these experiences in language; they are called material process,
behavioral process, verbal process, relational process, and existential process.
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In accordance with the title of this thesis, there are two questions to be raised that motivate the writer to do the analysis.
The problems are: 1
What are the transitivity processes appeared in “Arts” articles of Time Magazine?
2 What is the dominant process in “Arts” articles of Time Magazine?
1.4 The Objectives of the Analysis
Dealing with the analysis of transitivity process found in “Arts” article of Time
Magazine, the objectives of the analysis of this thesis are: 1
To find the transitivity processes which appear in “Arts” articles of Time Magazine.
2 To find out the most dominant process found in “Arts” articles of Time
Magazine.
1.5 The Significances of the Analysis
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