A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF RELATER-AXIS PHRASES IN CHARLES DICKENS’ HARD TIME

TRIYANTO, JOKO (2009) A SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF RELATER-AXIS PHRASES IN CHARLES DICKENS’ HARD TIME. Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

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Abstract

This research paper is aimed to answer the two problems which are the functions and structures of relater-axis phrase construction in Charles Dickens’ Hard Time. The functions refer to syntactical functions base on the characteristic of syntactic components in the dependent clauses viewed from structural grammar. The structures of relater-axis phrase constructions deal with the forms of filler class in axis slots viewed from tagmemic grammar. This research is qualitative in which the object of the study is relater-axis phrases in dependent clause constructions of complex sentences used in Charles Dickens’ Hard Time. The data are taken by coding and identifying dependent clauses in complex sentences that used relater-axis phrases in novel entitle Hard Time by Charles Dickens which is abridged and simplified by Viola Huggins 1979. The result of the study shows that the functions of relater-axis phases are: 1) adverbial modifying verbs; 16 functions as place adverbial, 7 functions as time adverbial, 8 functions as manner adverbial, 2) adverbial modifying djectives, there are 3 relater-axis phrases, 3) adjectival, there are 16 relater axis phrases, and as complement of verbal, there are 5 relater-axis phrases. Meanwhile, the structure of relater-axis phrase constructions described the pattern of the functional slots by describing form of filler class, 1) there are17 forms that the axis slots are filled by noun, 2) there are 4 forms that the axis slots are filled by pronoun, 3) there are 32 forms that the axis slots are filled by noun phrase, and 4) there are 2 forms that the axis slot is filled by gerund phrase.

Item Type:	Karya ilmiah (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Relater-axis phrase, function, slot, class, form.
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Ari Fatmawati
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2010 08:02
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2011 10:20
URI:	http://eprints.ums.ac.id/id/eprint/6052

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