An analysis of thematic progression patterns: Opinion section texts of The Jakarta Post

Marfuaty, Fitria Aida and Wahyudi, Ribut (2015) An analysis of thematic progression patterns: Opinion section texts of The Jakarta Post. International Journal of Language Studies, 9 (3). pp. 109-130. ISSN 2157-4898

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Abstract

Thematic progression is a salient aspect in the study of Systemic Functional Linguistics as it can function as a cohesive tie. The study of thematic progression has been vastly conducted for various purposes (including revealing the thematic progression in newspaper editorials and in translation texts) revealing the role of thematic progression in cultural (academic) writing system. This research focuses on investigating the pattern of thematic progression of the texts of the opinion section of The Jakarta Post in an attempt to reveal those patterns and to relate them to the patterns of argumentative texts. The findings of this investigation indicate that the most frequent type of themes and thematic progression patterns are topical theme and simple linear theme. The results of this study may be facilitative in composing coherent and cohesive texts.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Theme; Rheme; Opinion Section; Thematic Progression; Thematic Progression Pattern; Argumentative Texts
Subjects:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2003 Language Studies > 200399 Language Studies not elsewhere classified 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200408 Linguistic Structures (incl. Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics) > 20040803 Syntax and Grammar
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Ribut Wahyudi
Date Deposited:	09 Jun 2020 16:17

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