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ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS OF MOOD IN SOMEECARDS: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL LINGUISTIC STUDY

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This thesis entitled "Illocutionary Acts of Mood in Someecards: A Systemic
Functional Linguistic Study". This thesis is conducted to describe and analyze the
kinds of mood and speech function in Someecards and the kinds of illocutionary acts
relating to mood and speech function which can be found in Someecards. This thesis
employed a qualitative research design, embracing characteristic of descriptive study.
This view as suggested by Pearson (2002), in a qualitative research, a single
phenomenon of interest is researched then being stated in a purpose statement. The
data are obtained from Someecards which is a free online electronic cards service (E­
cards) produced by Brook Lundy and Duncan Mitchell in 2006 available in
http://www.someecards.com and http://www.instagram.comlsomeecards edition
January 2017 until May 2017. Moreover, the data collected are analyzed hy using
framework of the theory of functional grammar proposed by Halliday (2014), and
Gerot and Wignell (1994). Further, the data collected also are analyzed by using the
theory of illocutionary acts from Deterding and Poedjosoedarmo (2001), and
Downing and Locke (2006). The findings reveal that there are Mood and Direct
Illocutionary Acts and Mood with Indirect Illocutionary Acts found in Someecards.
Further, the data description describes that there are four kinds of mood found as
mood and direct illocutionary acts. They are declarative mood as statement,
interrogative mood as question, exclamative mood as exclamation, and imperative
mood that can express an expression of giving directive, Further, the data collected
shows mood with indirect illocutionary acts. They are declarative mood that can
express an expression of giving directive, declarative mood as exclamation, and
interrogative mood as exclamation. Those data collected indicate the mood with the
variation of speech function found in Someecards.

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420 Hum i

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Jatinangor : Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Unpad., 2017

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xii, 105 hlm. ; il. ; 29 cm.

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English

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420 Hum i

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