THE STATUS OF MODIFIERS IN VERB PHRASE CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF KANG GURU MAGAZINE (USING X – BAR APPROACH)

NASHRUDIN, NASHRUDIN (2008) THE STATUS OF MODIFIERS IN VERB PHRASE CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE ARTICLES OF KANG GURU MAGAZINE (USING X – BAR APPROACH). Skripsi thesis, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

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Abstract

This research is aimed to identify the types and the status of modifier in VP construction in the articles of Kang Guru Magazine viwed from X – bar analysis by showing the evidence of each status. The object of this research is the VP construction used in the articles of Kang Guru Magazine. The method of data collection is documentation. The researcher takes 43 data of Verb Phrase construction in the articles of Kang Guru Magazine on June 2007. The researcher uses descriptive qualitative method. By using this method, the researcher describes the data by referring the existence of linguistic elements within sentences without counting them statistically. The researcher collects the data by reading, looking for, classifying, and selecting the data that will be analyzed. The analysis of the data is based on X – bar theory. From the analysis, the researcher finds that (1) four types of modifiers in VP construction based on the distribution; they are: a) Adverbial Phrase (ADVP), b) Noun Phrase (NP), c) Verb Phrase (VP), d) Prepositional Phrase (PP). (2) The status of modifiers, there are fifteen forms of VP construction, they are: VP V + PP (Optional) + PP (Optional), VP V + NP (Obligatory) + ADVP (Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + VP(Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + VP (Optional) + PP (Optional), VP V + VP (Optional) + NP (Optional), VP V + VP (Optional) + PP (Optional), VP V + VP (Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + NP (Obligatory), VP V + NP (Obligatory), VP V + NP (Obligatory) + PP (Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + PP (Obligatory) + PP (Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + PP (Optional), VP Specifier (Optional) + V + PP (Optional), VP V + PP (Optional), and VP V + ADVP (Optional). The researcher also gives the evidence of each status of modifier in VP construction.

Item Type:	Karya ilmiah (Skripsi)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Status, Constructions, Modifier, X-Bar
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:	Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan > Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris
Depositing User:	Maria Husnun Nisa
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2009 07:34
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2010 01:15
URI:	http://eprints.ums.ac.id/id/eprint/2148

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