C. Research Questions
Based on the focus of study, the research questions are: 1.
What kinds of grammatical devices are used in the opening statement text by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum VII?
2. Which grammatical cohesion device has the dominant frequency of
appearance in the opening statement text by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum VII?
3. How are the grammatical devices utilized in the opening statement text by
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum VII?
D. Objectives of the Study
Relating to the research questions above, the objectives of study are: 1.
To know what kind of the grammatical devices that used in the opening statement text by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum
VII. 2.
To describe the grammatical cohesion device that has the dominant frequency of appearance in the opening statement text by Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono at Bali Democracy Forum VII. 3.
To identify how the grammatical devices are used the cohesiveness of grammatical in the opening statement text by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
at Bali Democracy Forum VII.
E. Significance of The Study
The significance of the study is to give a new contribution in linguistics research especially about grammatical devices. The writer hopes that this research
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will give the advantages for the readers and the writer herself to increase knowledge about linguistics and also to be another reference for other students
who want to develop the similar study in the future.
F. Research Methodology
1. Research Method
Based on research questions and the objectives of the study, the method that is used in this research is descriptive qualitative. Descriptive
qualitative method involves data collection procedures that result primarily in numerical data which is then analyzed primarily by non-statistical
methods.
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It means the writer tries to answer the entire questions by describing the problem in this research.
2. Data Analysis Technique
To get the aim of the research, the writer conducts the following steps: 1.
Determining source of data, the writer choose the text of opening statement by President Republic of Indonesia
2. Collecting data
3. Looks for the theory cohesion from M.A.K. Halliday and Ruqaiya
Hassan 4.
Reads the theory carefully 5.
Looks for several previous researches to support this research 6.
Analyzing data 7.
Concluding the collecting data
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Zoltan Dornyei, Research Methods in Applied Linguistic New York:Oxford University Press, 2007, p. 24.
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