The Use of Modal Verbs in Research Articles
| Main Author: | Vidya Supramana, Octavina |
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| Other Authors: | Astika, Gusti, Kurniawati, Anita |
| Format: | Thesis application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris FBS-UKSW
, 2013
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.uksw.edu/handle/123456789/1640 |
Daftar Isi:
- Lembar Pengesahan tidak disertai tanda tangan dosen pembimbing
- Modal verbs are a part of grammatical structures. Modal verbs play important role in research articles. This study investigated the meanings of modal verbs used in research articles. In this study, the data were collected from 10 research articles taken from 10 different journals. Those 10 research articles were published between 2006 to 2010. This study only focused on the conclusion sections of each research articles which had sentences with modal verbs. In the analysis, the sentences with modal verbs were identified in accordance with their meaning based on the classifications of modal verbs proposed by Janet and Ellen Lange (1999). The modal verb would, was analyzed based on Weissberg and Buker (1990). The results showed that modal verbs often occurred in the conclusion indicating that modal verbs were important in conclusion sections of research articles to deliver the researchersâ€TM intention. The modals can, should, may, could, might, would, must, and will were found in conclusion sectionsâ€TM sentences. The modal verbs were used to show ability, possibility, advisability, expectation, past ability, degree of tentativeness, necessity, and future time. This study can be very useful for teachers and language learners in understanding research reports.