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INTERPERSONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS USED IN MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH

ARYATI, SARI MEIGA (2014) INTERPERSONAL METADISCOURSE MARKERS USED IN MICHELLE OBAMA SPEECH. Skripsi,Fakultas Ilmu Budaya.

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      Abstract

      The title of this thesis is Interpersonal Metadiscourse Markers used in Michelle Obama Speech. It has two objectives. First, it is aimed at finding out the types of interpersonal metadiscourse markers in each sentences used in Michelle Obama Speech. Second, it is aimed to explain the functions of them. This research uses qualitative research, because the research does not give the numeral or statictics, but just depends on the knowledge of the researcher in analyzing the data. The data of this study were analyzed by using some steps; first, reading the speech transcript; second, identifying and classifying the interpersonal metadiscourse markers, then, describing the function of interpersonal metadiscourse markers, and the last steps is interpreting the data and drawing conclusion. The result showed that there are two categories of interpersonal metadiscourse markers used in Michelle Obama Speech; those are interactive and interactional metadiscourse. There are 165 (44,2%) interactive metadiscourse and 209 (55,8%) interactional metadiscourse. Kinds of interactive metadiscourse found in Michelle Obama Speech are 145 (38,8%) transitional which is the highest percentage, because transitional is conjunction that functions to relate one sentence with other sentences, next is 9 (2,4%) frame markers, then 7 (1,8%) code glosses and the last is 4 (1,1%) evidentials. Meanwhile, kinds of interactional metadiscourse found in Michelle Obama Speech are 40 (10,7%) hedges, 8 (2,1%) boosters, after that 135 (36%) self mentions. Self Mentions is the dominant interactional metadiscourse, because when Michelle Obama speaks about her opinion, she gives statement to audience who became author for them and the last for interactional category is 26 (7,0%) engagement marker.

      Item Type: Article
      Subjects: Universitas Dian Nuswantoro > Fakultas Ilmu Budaya > Bahasa Inggris
      Z Literatur, Sastra > Bahasa Inggris
      Divisions: Fakultas Ilmu Budaya
      Depositing User: Psi Udinus
      Date Deposited: 07 Oct 2014 16:22
      Last Modified: 20 Nov 2014 05:04
      URI: http://eprints.dinus.ac.id/id/eprint/8303

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