Hypothesis of the Research
Appraisal and Ideology Realization in Indonesia State Capital Relocation News Texts
Appraisal and Ideology Realization in Indonesia State Capital Relocation News Texts
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia
2 Universitas Islam Negeri Salatiga, Indonesia
Abstract
This study analyzes the language employed by Kompas, Republika, Media Indonesia, and Jawa Pos regarding the relocation of Indonesia’s capital city, focusing on attitude, graduation, and engagement. Eight online texts were analyzed using discourse analysis. This paper used systemic functional linguistics as a tool to analyze the texts. The findings revealed a predominance of positive attitude data (67.2% positive, 32.8% negative), predominantly heterogloss in engagement (91.8% heterogloss, 8.2% monogloss), and a majority of raising/sharpening graduation data (75.1% raising/sharpening, 24.9% lowering/softening). This disparity between positive and negative appraisal data signifies significant and contentious issues the government, community leaders, and the general public face concerning the capital city’s relocation. The results of news outlets analysis demonstrated how ideological orientations shape the construction of social and political values, influencing public beliefs and perceptions of the capital relocation project in Indonesia.
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English Syntax Kia Hai?
1. Definition of English Syntax
Syntax is a branch of linguistics that studies the rules and principles for constructing sentences in a language. In the context of English, syntax refers to how words are arranged to form meaningful sentences according to specific grammatical rules.
In simple terms: English syntax is about sentence structure—how words combine to create phrases, clauses, and full sentences that make sense in English.