THE USE OF SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES IN THE JAKARTA POST
BREAKING NEWS
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
The discussion in this chapter include background of the
research, research problems, objectives of the research,
significances of the research, scope and
limitation of the research, and definitions of the key terms.
A.
Background of the Research
Human
activities and interactions can’t be separated from language. We use language
in communication to give and get information. Language has an important role in
the society, Soeparno (2002:5) stated that there is no society without any
language and there is no any language without society. That’s why we need to
master language to keep communication with others. Many experts have
discussed and explained their finding about
human language. A study which scientifically
discusses about human language then what we
call linguistics.
Linguistics
as a scientific study has a large range of discussion. Based on the object of
discussion, linguistics can be broadly broken into two categories or
subfields of study: micro linguistics and
macro linguistics. According to Soeparno (2002:21) micro
linguistics is the study about language itself without any relation with other
study. It focuses on internal language structure. Micro linguistics itself
has some subdivision, they are Phonology,
Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, and Lexicology. While macro linguistics is the
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