Discourse Markers in Narrative Texts in English Textbook of Senior High School Students
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- This thesis analyzed about the type and function of discourse marker in Narrative Texts. The aim of study was to describe type and function of discourse marker found in the Narrative Texts. The data were collected from the Narrative Texts in an English textbook entitle English in Use. The methodology of this research applied descriptive qualitative method. The qualitative data analysis applied Bogdan and Biklen theory (1982). The type of discourse marker in the narrative texts is used Fraser’s Taxonomy. The function of discourse marker is used Brinton (1996). Results from research data found 5 types: Contrastive Markers (with 54 occurrences), Elaborative Markers (with 233 occurrences), Inferential Markers (with 73 occurrences), Reason Markers (with 4 occurrences) and Sequential Markers (with 46 occurrences). It was also found 2 functions: Textual Function (with 406 occurrences) and Interpersonal Function (with 4 occurrences). Based on the analysis above, elaborative markers were dominantly used because narrative text was basically about story or events in the past. Elaborative markers were used to elaborate the story to the readers or listeners. However, There are 3 types of discourse markers which were not found in the narrative texts, they are conclusive, exemplifier and topic relating markers.