AN ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE IN JANE AUSTEN S NOVEL PRIDE AND PREJUDICE A Thesis By : EVA PEBRIYANTI REG : 060721025 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATRA FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH LITERATURE DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2008
ABSTRAK Skripsi ini berjudul An Analysis of Prepositional Phrase in Jane Austen s Novel Pride and Prejudice yang mengetengahkan pembahasan dan penganalisaan tentang frasa kata depan yang terdapat pada sebuah novel berjudul Pride and Prejudice karya Jane Austen. Tujuan dari skripsi ini adalah untuk mengamati penggunaan frasa kata depan yang dipakai pada kalimat-kalimat yang terdapat dalam novel Pride and Prejudice. Kemudian menganalisis jenis informasi apa saja yang banyak dipakai dalam kalimat-kalimat yang ada pada novel tersebut. Skripsi ini memakai metode deskriptif untuk memaparkan dengan jelas langkah-langkah apa saja yang dilakukan untuk mengambil data yang akurat. Data ini diperoleh dengan menggunakan metode Purposive Sampling yang dikemukan oleh Arikunto, dimana jumlah data yang dijadikan sebagai sampel analisis adalah setengah dari jumlah data keseluruhannya.. Dari hasil analisis, ditemukan bahwa ada 240 prepositional phrase yang digunakan pada kalimat-kalimat yand terdapat di dalam novel tersebut. Dengan menerapkan metode Purposive Sampling maka diperoleh sebanyak 120 frasa kata depan yang akan dijadikan sebagai sampel penelitian dan 60 frasa kata depan yang akan dinalisis dalam skripsi ini Berdasarkan informasi yang disampaikan ada enam jenis informasi tentang penggunaan frasa kata depan yang terdapat dalam kalimat kalimat pada novel tersebut yaitu : Place, Direction, Time, Identification, Purpose/Reason, dan Possession. Berdasarkan data analisa, terdapat 6 jenis informasi mengenai penggunaan kata depan dimana yang paling dominan adalah frasa kata depan yang termasuk jenis tipe Physical Relationship yang fungsinya sebagai kata keterangan yang menerangkan keterangan tempat ( sebanyak 17 frasa ).
AKNOWLEDGEMENT First of all, I would like to express my thankfulness to Allah SWT, who gave me faith and strength to walk through even the hardest time in my life. He is always faithful and makes me full of hope. Without his help, this thesis will never be finished at last. And also thank to our propet Muhammad SAW. On this occasion, I also thank Drs. Syaifuddin, MA., Ph.D., the Dean of Faculty of Letters of North Sumatera University, for all the opportunities and facilities given to me till the end of my study in this faculty. Later, I also thank Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M.Hum as the Head of English Department and the Secretary of English Department, Drs. Yulianus Harefa, M.Ed. TESOL. who have given me supports to finish this thesis I would like to express my sincerely gratitude to my Supervisor Dra. Masdiana Lubis, MA, as well as to my Co-Supervisor Dra. Roma Ayuni Lubis, MA, for all their advice, guidance, comments in supervising the draft of writing this thesis. I am gratefulness to my grandmothers and my parents who have sent me school since Primary School until University, whose patience, love and supports that has been strenght to my weaknes. Her grateful thanks are also due to her young sisters : Sophie, Wani, Evi, Elsa and Adel for their valuable helps, time and supports. Futher, my thanks also goes to my close friend ( Zaki who give me spirit and supports ), my best friend ( Titin who help me to type and give the inspiration to finish this thesis ) and too many to enumerate one by one here, without whose invaluable help, I could not have carried out the task it was entrusted with.
Dispite my efforts to produce a faultless paper, I am well aware that the reader will find numerous imperfections, for which I apologize. Finally, I hope this thesis will add our knowledge about the using of prepositional phrase that found in a novel especially about its type, form and position. Medan, June 2008 The Writer, Eva Pebriyanti 060721025
TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRAK... i ACKNLOWLEDGEMENTS... ii TABLE OF CONTENTS... iv Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Analysis... 1 1.2 Problems of the Analysis... 2 1.3 Objectives of the Analysis... 3 1.4 Scope of the Analysis... 3 1.5 Significance of the Analysis... 3 Chapter 2 : REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1. Theoretical Framework... 4 2.1.1. Preposition and Prepositional Phrase... 4 2.1.2. Types of Preposition... 10 2.1.2.1. Physical Relationships... 10 2.1.2.2. Semantic Relationships... 14 2.1.3. Form of Prepositions... 17 2.1.4. Position of Prepositional Phrase... 20 2.1.4.1. In Adjectival Function... 20 2.1.4.2. In Adverbial Function... 22 2.2. Relevance Study... 22 Chapter 3 : METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Method... 23 3.2 Data Collecting Method... 23 3.3 Population and Sample... 24 3.4 Method of Analysis... 25 Chapter 4 : AN ANALYSIS OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE IN JANE AUSTEN S NOVEL PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 4.1Types, Forms and Position of Prepositional Phrases in Pride and Prejudice Novel... 26 4.1.1. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With At... 26 4.1.2. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With By... 28 4.1.3. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With For... 30 4.1.4. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With In... 31 4.1.5. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With Into... 36 4.1.6. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With Of... 38 4.1.7. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With On... 40 4.1.8. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With Out of... 40 4.1.9. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With Over... 41 4.1.10. Prepositional Phrase Beginning With To... 41 4.1.11. Prepositional Phrase beginning With Up... 42 4.1.12. Prepositional Phrase Beginning By With... 42
4.2. The Table of Data Analysis... 43 Chapter 5 : CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 5.1 Conclusions... 46 5.2 Suggestions... 47 BIBLIOGRAPHY... vi APPENDICES... vii