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Analisis Tautan Dan Runtutan Dalam Teks Klasik Dan Moden, Hasnah Mat Adnan Jan 2002

Analisis Tautan Dan Runtutan Dalam Teks Klasik Dan Moden, Hasnah Mat Adnan

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Research in this field has touched beyond grammatical barrier, which is specification of traditional about Malay discourse and modern type. The to two main aspects, being the base of text, which are cohesion and coherence will be the main focus in this investigation. One who investigates the aspect of cohesion without studying the aspect of coherence in a discourse is not complete as both are linked to one another. Although both are different concepts, they are revealing continuous interplay at the level of textual structure. Cohesion, being the form and coherence as the function of meaning should not be ignored …


Explorations Into Cohesive Conjunctions In Political Speeches, Chithra Palaniandy Jan 2001

Explorations Into Cohesive Conjunctions In Political Speeches, Chithra Palaniandy

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The present research is a study of the discourse semantic stratum within the systemic functional theory of language. It focuses on cohesion in written discourse and more specifically, on conjunctions in authentic texts. Five written­ to-be-read speech texts delivered by the then Minister of Education Dato' Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak were chosen for the analysis of the cohesive conjunctions present in them. These texts belong to the genre of political discourse, which fall under the factual expositions of the hortatory type. Besides identifying a range of conjunctions used, and establishing the categories they belonged to, - additive, adversative, causal …


Analisis Teks Ucapan Politik Bahasa Melayu Dari Segi Retorik : Satu Kajian Kes Terhadap Ucapan Politik Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Ai Chat Lee Jan 2001

Analisis Teks Ucapan Politik Bahasa Melayu Dari Segi Retorik : Satu Kajian Kes Terhadap Ucapan Politik Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Ai Chat Lee

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The purpose of this research is 10 analyse the various rhetorical techniques used in 1he political speeches delivered by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The main objective of this research is to provide a systematic textual analysis of the speeches, from the qualita1ive as well as the quantitative aspects. In addition, relevant phrases that can be classified under various rhetorical techniques are identified and presented. Grimes' (/975) model of discourse analysis is adopted in a modified form and used to analyse three selected texts o f Mahathir 's political speeches. The three texts are Mahathir's speeches during the UMNO General Assembly in …


An Analysis Of Nominal Groups In Inspirational Writings : A Systemic-Functional Approach, Wai To Wong Jan 2001

An Analysis Of Nominal Groups In Inspirational Writings : A Systemic-Functional Approach, Wai To Wong

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The Nominal Group (NG), which carries lexical content, is part of a clause that contains nouns, determiners, numerals, epithets, classifiers and qualifiers. This paper gives an overview of how NGs function in response to the concepts found in inspirational writings with Christian themes. The NGs are selected from five different sources on such writings. The NGs are quantitatively and qualitatively described and analysed in both their logical and experiential structures. The theoretical foundations of Systemic Functional Grammar are adapted for use, following the framework espoused by M A K Halliday (1994), for the NG analysis. The NGs are first demarcated, …


A Genre Analysis Of Advertisements In A Local Newspaper, Moi Moi Yong Jan 2001

A Genre Analysis Of Advertisements In A Local Newspaper, Moi Moi Yong

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This study attempts to investigate the organisation of advenisements on private institutions of higher learning taken from 'The Star' daily and to provide a descriptive account of how the advertisements are structured Twenty advertisements on different private institutions of higher learning are selected and analysed using the nine move structure analysis adapted by S. Kathpalia (1992). This genre based move structure is employed as a format to study the structure of these advertisements. It is revealed that there is a uniform pattern of organisation of the elements in the advertisements. An eight move structure is identified. It is also found …


An Analysis Of Local Internet Relay Chat, It Ting Beh Jan 2001

An Analysis Of Local Internet Relay Chat, It Ting Beh

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This study first examined the language convention features (emoticon and typographic) employed by the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) participants. Second, it examined the code-switching patterns and the communicative purposes in Malaysian IRC. Third, it analysed whether the strategies of the openings and closings are transferred from face-to-face communication to IRC. Six extracts, one-hour chat each, from the #mamak channel were analyzed to identify the above. Moreover, questionnaires were administered to five faculties in University of Malaya to support some of the findings. Sacks, Schegloff, and Jefferson's (1974) adjacency pair model and sequential location mod􀀤I were used as the framework to …


Falsafah Etika Masyarakat Melayu Tradisional : Satu Kajian Berdasarkan Pantun Melayu, Zaleha Ahmat Jan 2000

Falsafah Etika Masyarakat Melayu Tradisional : Satu Kajian Berdasarkan Pantun Melayu, Zaleha Ahmat

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The idea of this study is to put forward an analysis on the system of ethics of the traditional Malays. Nevertheless, it does not provide a listing of characters, attitudes and behaviour of the people. This writing is giving attention on a research of the existence and conscience of ethics from a philosophical view. This study is about attempts on seeking originality and authenticity in the significance of "budi" which is synonymous to the Malay people and its civilization. "Budi' defined as a soul process of purifying self consciousness in gaining truth to the result of choices and actions made …


Analisis Kesilapan Tatabahasa Dalam Penulisan Karangan Bahasa Melayu Pelajar Tingkatan Lima, Mohamad Abdul Rahman Jan 2000

Analisis Kesilapan Tatabahasa Dalam Penulisan Karangan Bahasa Melayu Pelajar Tingkatan Lima, Mohamad Abdul Rahman

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This survey is mainly done for identifying the grammatical errors in Malay Language essay writing of form five students. It focuses on the wrong usage of three kinds of grammatical items; ; subject-verb-agreement, conjunction and pluralization. A total of 30 form five students from Guar Chempedak Secondary School participated in this survey. The data are analysed by using the descriptive statistic to find out the frequency and the percentage of the errors found in the essay. The finding indicates that a number of 279 grammatical errors (subject-verb agreement, conjunction and pluralization) are done by the students. The most significant error …


Analisis Wacana Tafsiran Al-Quran : Tumpuan Surah Al-Fatihah, Abdul Hamid Sulaiman Jan 2000

Analisis Wacana Tafsiran Al-Quran : Tumpuan Surah Al-Fatihah, Abdul Hamid Sulaiman

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The objective of this research is to introduce a discourse analysis method found in Islamic writings. This research shows that knowledge in this field does not belong to the Western scholars only. The author has chosen a discourse analysis method that benefits a wider scope of audience and of better preference to study. A discourse study of the meaning of The Quran (tafsir) is the first preference in Islam. There are so many tafsir made by Islamic scholars ever since the past decades until today. They were made in various methodology and backgrounds of the authors. The tafsir of al-Quran …


Makna Tersirat Di Sebalik Ayat Tanya : Satu Kajian Deskriptif Dalam Surah Al-Naml, Abdullah Haron Jan 2000

Makna Tersirat Di Sebalik Ayat Tanya : Satu Kajian Deskriptif Dalam Surah Al-Naml, Abdullah Haron

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The objectives of this research on the " Hidden meaning of the sentences in the form of  question " are to identify and to analyze the meaning in the usage of" sentences in the  form of question ". Fallowing it, the result of the research is written in a  comprehensible way and can provide satisfaction to the readers.  Generally, in the usage of language there are questions that do not require answers from  the listeners. The speakers intelligently conveys his or her message indirectly through  the questions. The listener will understand the meaning of the sentence in the form of …


Persuasion In Thesis Writing, Faridah Noor Mohd. Noor Jan 2000

Persuasion In Thesis Writing, Faridah Noor Mohd. Noor

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This study is an attempt to suggest that persuasion is employed in thesis writing . Based on the Social Constructionist Approach , the present study proposes that persuasion in thesis writing is implicit. This is in line with the demands of the academic community that expects scientific language to be objective. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted in the study. The major study is a qualitative analysis based on a corpus made up of fourteen (14) Master's theses that were randomly selected from the Arts and Science fields. Two quantitative analyses were also conducted on the corpus. The first …


Perkamusan Melayu : Sumbangan Data Korpus Berkomputer, Norliza Haji Jamaluddin Jan 2000

Perkamusan Melayu : Sumbangan Data Korpus Berkomputer, Norliza Haji Jamaluddin

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This study is on the definition aspect in Malay lexicography with the focus on kamus Melayu Inqqeris Dewan. The definition aspect being discussed in this thesis is on the way the definition is done based on the COBUILD definition practice. The elaboration of every word entry is based on the analysis of the computer corpus data. There are six chapters in this thesis . The first chapter provides the background of the study, the objectives, scope and methodology. Chapter II is on the lexicographic convention and definition practice by the COBUILD and kamus Dewan projects. Chapter III presents the computer …


Genre In Social Process : The Executive Secretary In Business Environment, Suseela Nair Jan 2000

Genre In Social Process : The Executive Secretary In Business Environment, Suseela Nair

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This is a study on genre as a social process in relation to the role of the executive secretary in the business environment. The study examines the way in which linguistics, drawn into the realm of the social sciences, serves as a 'tool' for the analysis of the role of the executive secretary in a business organization. The study provides evidence on how language, emerging from the context and linguistic symbols, shapes persons and behaviour in the work environment of the executive secretary. The focus is on talk interactions of the executive secretary in naturally occurring circumstances. The main talk …