analysis story "By Air"
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This document analyzes the short story "By Air" using systemic functional grammar. It finds that material processes make up 65% of the processes in the story, with declarative mood making up 75% of the clauses. Marked themes are the most common theme type at 70%. The story is about a boy who used to travel by air frequently to visit his parents in South America, and one flight where the plane had to turn back after takeoff due to an unknown problem that worried the passengers.
analysis story "By Air"
- 1. Analysis of “By Air” Short Story In Partial to fulfillment Systemic Functional Grammar Assignmment Name : Priyanka Eka Widyasari Class : 5 F NPM : 10420045 English Education Department Faculty of Language and Arts Education IKIP PGRI SEMARANG 2012
- 2. A. 1. By Air Circumtance Adv of Manner Adjunct Residue Rheme 2. I used to travel by air a great deal Participant Process Circumtance Goal Actor Material Adverb of manner Subject Finite Predicator Adjunct Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Unmarked Topical Theme Rheme 3. When I was a boy. Identified Process Identifier Value Relational Token Subject Finite Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme 4. My parents used to live in South America Participants Process Location Actor Material Spartial Subject Finite Predicator Adjunct Mood: Declarative Residue Umarked Topical Theme Rheme
- 3. 5. and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. Participant Process Circumtance Actor Material Location Temporal Subject Finite Predicator Adjunct Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme 6. An air-hostess Would take charge of me Attributor Process Beneficiary Circumtancial Recipient Subject Finite Predicator Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Unmarked Topical Theme Rheme 8. I am used to travelling by air Participant Process Circumtance Actor Material Adverb of Manner Subject Finite : Present Finite: Past Predicator Adjunct Mood: Declarative Residue Unmarked Topical Theme Rheme 9. And only on one occasion I have ever felt frightened. Circumtance Senser Process Attribute Adverb of time Mental: Affect Subject Finite Adjunct Predicator Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Marked Topical Theme Rheme 7. And I never had an unpleasant experience. Carrier Process Attribute Possessor Relational Possessed Subject Adjunct Finite Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme
- 4. 10. Ater taking off Process Material Predicator Residue Structural Theme Rheme 11. We were flying low over the city Participant Process Goal Actor Material Medium Subject Finite Predicator Complement Mood: Declarative Residue Unmarked Topical Theme Rheme 12. And slowly Gaining height, Circumtance Process Goal Adverb of Manner Material Predicator Complement Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme 13. When the plane suddenly turned round Participant Circumtance Process Actor Adverb of Manner Material Subject Adjunct Predicator Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme 14. And flew back to the airport. Process Circumtance Material Predicator Complement Residue Structural Theme Rheme
- 5. 15. While we were waiting to land Participant Process Circumtance Actor Material Place Subject Finite Predicator Adjunct: Circumtancial Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme 16. An air-hostess told us to keep calm Sayer Process Receiver Projected Clause Verbal Subject Predicator Complement Predicator Mood: Imperative Residue Marked Topical Theme Rheme 17. And get off the plane quitely Process Agent Circumstance Material Predicator Complement Adjunct Residue Structural Theme Rheme 18. As soon as it had touched down. Circumtace Participant Process Material Adjunct Subject Finite Predicator Mood: Declarative Residue Conjunctive Topical Theme Rheme
- 6. 19. Everybody on board was worried Senser Process Affect Subject Finite Predicator Mood: Declarative Residue Marked Topical Theme Rheme 20. And we were find out Participant Process Actor Material Subject Finite Predicator Mood: Declarative Residue Structural Topical Theme Rheme B. By Air I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy. My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays. An air-hostess would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience. I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion I have ever felt frightened. After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height, when the plane suddenly turned round and flew back to the airport. While we were waiting to land, an air-hostess told us to keep calm and to get off the plane quitely as soon as it had touched down. Everybody on board was worried and we find out what had happened. Source story: Practice and Progress by L.G.Alexander
- 7. Interpretational meaning: The most dominant process is material process. The material process on this short story anlysis is stated on number 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20. In other hand, the relational process is stated on number 3, and 7. Mental process is stated on number 9 and 19. While verbal process is stated in number 16 and circumtancial process is stated in number 6. Based on the analysis, the most dominant process found in “By Air” short story is Material Process with = 65% and the less dominant process is Verbal Process with = 5% and Circumtancial = 5%. The most dominant Mood that found in “By Air” short story is Declarative. Mood Declarative is stated in number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20. Mood Imperative in this short story stated in number 16. And there is no Mood Interrogative in this short story. The percentage of Mood Declarative found in “By Air” short story is = 75% and Mood Imperative is = 5% and the less dominant mood in this short story is Mood Interogative with 0%. The most Theme that found in “By Air” short story is Marked Theme. Marked Theme is stated in number 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. On the other side, Unmarked Theme is stated in number 2, 4, 6, 8, 11. Based on the analysis, the percentage of most dominant Theme that found in “By Air” short story is = 70% while the less dominant theme is Unmarked Theme with = 20%.