A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES IN THE ARTICLES OF THE JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER A PAPER BY MASYITAH BATUBARA REG.NO. 072202048 DIPLOMA III ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF LETTERS UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA MEDAN 2010
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ABSTRAK Kertas karya yang berjudul A Brief Description of Demonstrative Adjectives in The Articles of The Jakarta Post Newspaper ini membahas tentang penggunaan demonstrative adjective di dalam kalimat yang terdapat pada artikel surat kabar harian Jakarta Post. Menurut teori Suryadi dan Junaida, demonstrative adjective adalah kata sifat yang dipergunakan untuk kata ganti penunjuk baik personal maupun non-personal, dan demonstrative adjective dibagikan menjadi dua jenis yaitu definite dan indefinite. Kata tunjuk yang termasuk jenis definite adalah the, this, these, that, those, dan such ; dan kata tunjuk yang termasuk dalam jenis indefinite adalah a, an, any, some, another, dan other. Tujuan dari pemilihan topik kertas karya ini adalah untuk mengetahui tentang sejauh mana para jurnalis dari surat kabar harian tersebut menggunakan demonstrative adjective dalam tulisan-tulisan yang mereka hasilkan. Kertas karya ini menggunakan metode penelitian kepustakaan dan di dalam pembahasannya terdapat paparan contoh-contoh kalimat sesuai dengan topiknya. Setelah membaca, menghitung, mentabulasikan jenis demonstrative adjectives yang terdapat pada artikel-artikel di harian surat kabar Jakarta Post yang dikalkulasikan dengan menggunakan teori Junaidi dan Suwono, maka ditemukan bahwa demonstrative adjectives yang paling dominan digunakan dalam artikelartikel Jakarta Post adalah definite demonstrative adjective the dengan persentase 70,63%, dan yang paling jarang digunakan adalah indefinite demonstrative adjective another dengan persentase 0,49%.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim. First of all, I would like to thank and praise to the 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 Letters, University of Sumatera Utara. Then, I would like to express a deep gratitude, love, and appreciation to: My beloved siblings, Aisyah Mardiah, Ahmad Fauzi, Rahmat Hidayat, Muhammad Faisal and Atikah. Thank you for all your motivations, advices, prays, loves and financial. I present this paper for you. Dra. Syahyar Hanum, D.P.F.E. as the Head of English Diploma Study Program, who gives me a lot of knowledge. Drs. Bahagia Tarigan, M.A., as my supervisor and Drs. Parlindungan Purba, M. Hum. as my reader. Thank you for the valuable time in giving the correction and constructive critics in completing this paper. Prof. Syaifuddin, M.A., Ph.D., as the Dean of Faculty of Letters, University of Sumatera Utara. All lecturers in English Diploma Study Program for giving me advices and knowledges. My lovely cousins Lia Nurusshabah and Syauqina Batubara for lending me your books and for being a wonderful sister.
My second parents, Ayah Mirwan, Abah Muhyi, Umi Dewi, Umi Wardah, Bunde Hawa for being a kind and nice parents, may Allah bless you all. Kak Ika (Mam) and Kak Friska Mailis Sari, thanks for being my sisters and best friends too. I will never forget your kindness to me. My best friends: Masdalifah, Maya, Dini, Ningsih, Wulan, Yuliska, Tri and Sulis. Thank you for your support, 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. Finally, I do realize that this paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore, I welcome any constructive critics and suggestions towards this paper. Medan, April 18, 2010 The writer, Masyitah Batubara Reg. No. 072202048
TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHOR S DECLARATION... i COPYRIGHT DECLARATION... ii ABSTRACT iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv TABLE OF CONTENTS vi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1. Background of the Study... 1 1.2. Scope of the Study... 2 1.3. Purpose of the Study... 2 1.4. Significance of the Study... 3 1.5. The Method of Research... 3 CHAPTER 2 THE BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES 2.1. The Definition of Adjective... 4 2.2. The Position of Adjective... 4 2.3. The Definition of Demonstrative Adjective... 5 2.4. The Usage of Demonstrative Adjectives. 6 2.5. The Classification of Demonstrative Adjectives... 8 2.5.1. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives... 8 2.5.2. Indefinite Demonstrative Adjectives 10
CHAPTER 3 THE DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES IN THE ARTICLES OF JAKARTA POST NEWSPAPER 3.1. The Data of the Articles in Jakarta Post Newspaper... 14 3.2. The Analysis of Demonstrative Adjectives in the Articles of Jakarta Post Newspaper.... 16 3.2.1. Definite Demonstrative Adjective the.. 16 3.2.2. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives this and these... 20 3.2.3. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives that and those 20 3.2.4. Definite Demonstrative Adjective such... 21 3.2.5. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives a and an. 21 3.2.6. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives some and any. 23 3.2.7. Definite Demonstrative Adjectives another and other... 24 CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS 4.1. Conclusions 29 4.2. Suggestions. 30 REFERENCES APPENDICES