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Alisia, Erika (2020) Rhetorical question in expats confession Indonesia fan page facebook. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
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Abstract
This study purposes to analyze the types and the function of rhetorical questions in expats confession-Indonesia. The researcher used two theories in this study. First is Bussmann(1996) to discuss the types of rhetorical questions, and the second is Larson(1998) to discuss the functions in rhetorical questions, furthermore the researcher has solved two research problems. They are (1) what is the type of rhetorical questions in expats confessions-Indonesia, (2) what is the function of rhetorical questions in expats confessions-Indonesia. A qualitative was applied to discuss the research problems. Collecting the data and classifying were used by the researcher to find the types and the functions. Then, the researcher interpreting with support by Betty Azar to find the pattern. Besides, the sentences before or after rhetorical questions are used to prove the data. Also, the audience’s responses have the purpose of convincing too. The result of this research is the researcher found all the types of rhetorical questions. They are a positive yes-no and wh-question and a negative yes-no and wh-question. A positive wh-question is the dominant type used by the expat. Especially in the question word “how.” The second result is the function of the rhetorical question. All functions are found in this study. However, the function to admonish or exhort something like a dominant function. As we know, there are three kinds of feeling related to the pattern. The researcher found the dominant pattern is positive. It means the aim’s expat to admonish with an impatience feeling. However, the researcher found limited data in a negative yes-no question and the functions are to show surprise and to introduce a new topic.
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| Subjects: | Bahasa Inggris Sastra |
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| Keywords: | rhetorical question; types of rhetorical question; function of rhetorical questions; expats confessions. | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris | ||||||||
| Depositing User: | Erika Alisia | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Sep 2020 04:59 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2020 04:59 | ||||||||
| URI: | http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/43732 |
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