THE ANALYSIS OF CONJUNCTIONS FOUND IN THE READER S DIGEST S ARTICLE THE FAITH DEALER A PAPER BY FAHRUNISA REG. NO. 102202052 DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA MEDAN 2013 1
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ABSTRACT This paper entitled The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader s Digest Article The Faith Dealer is about the conjunctions used in the sentences of Reader s Digest Magazine. Data source is taken from one of the articles entitled The Faith Dealer. The purpose of this study is to find out how the journalist of the magazine used the conjunctions in his writings. In writing this paper, the writer uses the library research that is by collecting books, papers, and thesis related to this paper. The writer also uses descriptive quantitative method to find out what the dominant conjunction used in writing the article in a magazine, in this case is Reader s Digest Magazine which is published monthly. From the analysis, there are 91 conjunctions found in the one article Faith Dealer. They are 69 coordinating conjunctions or 75,88%and 22 subordinating conjunctions or 24,12%. Coordinating conjunction and is the most dominant type, they are 42 or 46,15% and coordinating conjunction but are the second dominant type, they are 11 or about 12,08%. While the least dominant types are coordinating conjunctions as well as and while, only 1 or about 1,09%. Subordinating conjunctions that is the most dominant type, they are 10 or about 10,98% and the least types of subordinating conjunctions are after, when, and as, only 1 or about 1,09%. iii
ABSTRAK Kertas karya yang berjudul The Analysis of Conjunctions Found in the Reader s Digest s Article The Faith Dealer ini membahas tentang penggunaan conjunction dalam kalimat yang terdapat pada majalah Reader s Digest. Penelitian ini mengambil satu artikel sebagai bahan penelitiannya. Tujuan dari pemilihan topik kertas karya ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang sejauh mana para jurnalis dari majalah tersebut menggunakan conjunction dalam tulisan-tulisan yang mereka hasilkan. Dalam mengerjakan kertas karya ini, penulis menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan yakni dengan mengumpulkan buku-buku, kertas karya-kertas karya, dan skripsi-skripsi yang terkait dengan kertas karya ini. Penulis juga menggunakan metode descriptive quantitative untuk mengetahui kata sambung apa yang paling banyak digunakan dalam penulisan sebuah artikel pada sebuah majalah, dalam hal ini majalah Reader s Digest yang terbit setiap bulan. Dari hasil analisa, terdapat 91 conjunctions dari artikel yang berjudul Faith Dealer. Coordinating conjunctions sebanyak 69 atau 75,88% dan subordinating conjunctions sebanyak 22 atau 24,12%. Kata sambung and merupakan kata sambung terbanyak dari coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 42 atau 46,15% dan kata sambung but merupakan kata sambung terbanyak kedua dari coordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 11 atau 12,08%. Sedangkan kata sambung while dan as well as merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari coordinating conjunctions yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%. Kata sambung that merupakan kata sambung terbanyak dari subordinating conjunctions yaitu sebanyak 10 atau 10,98% dan kata sambung after, when, dan as merupakan kata sambung paling sedikit dari subordinating conjunctions yaitu masing-masing sebanyak 1 atau 1,09%. iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bismillahirrahmaanirrahim. First of all, I would like to thank and praise to Almighty God, Allah SWT for blessing and giving me health, strength and ease to accomplish this paper as one of the requirements to get Diploma III certificate from English Department Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera. Then, I would like to express a deep gratitude, love, and appreciation to: My beloved parents, Bapak Fachruddin Siregar and Ibu Silvia Magdalena. Thank you for all your motivation, advice, prays and loves. I present this paper for you. My beloved sister and brother, Kiki Fasilia Siregar and M. Iqbal Ramadhan Siregar, I really thank for your support and love. Dr. Matius C.A. Sembiring, M.A as the Head of Diploma III English Study Program, who gives me a lot of knowledge. Dr. Masdiana Lubis, M.Hum as my supervisor and Drs. Umar Mono, Dipl. Tran., M.Hum as my reader who give me the valuable time in giving and constructive criticism in completing this paper. Dr. Syahron Lubis, M.A as the Dean of Faculty of Cultural Science, University of North Sumatera. All lecturers in Diploma III English Study Program for giving me advice and knowledges. v
My beloved friends: Selli Napitupulu, Labora Simamora, and Yeni Sembiring. Thank you for your supports, cares, and other things that help me to complete this paper. Thank you for the nice friendship during our study. I will be missing the days we spent together. All my friends in Class B Diploma III English Study Program/ SOLIDAS 2010. Thank you for your supports that help me to complete this paper. I will be missing you all. Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Theref0re, I welcome any constructive criticism and suggestions towards this paper. Medan, July 2013 The writer, Fahrunisa Reg. No. 102202052 vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR DECLARATION... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION... ii ABSTRACT... iii ABSTRAK... iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS... v TABLE OF CONTENTS... vii 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study... 1 1.2 Problem of the Study... 3 1.3 Purpose of the Study... 3 1.4 Scope of the Study... 4 1.5 Significance of the Study... 4 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Grammar... 5 2.2 Conjunction... 5 2.2.1 The Definition of Conjunction... 5 2.2.2 The Types of Conjunction... 6 3. METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Method... 15 3.2 Data and Data Sources... 15 3.3 Data Collecting Method... 15 3.4 Data Analysis Method... 16 4. CONJUNCTION ANALYSIS... 17 5. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion... 29 5.2 Suggestion... 30 REFERENCES..... 31 vii