INTERPERSONAL MEANING OF MODALITY IN UNDERGRADUATE THESES OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: A SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR APPROACH
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.26618/exposure.v13i2.14911Keywords:
Interpersonal Meaning, Modality, Undergraduate Theses, English Department, Systemic Functional Grammar.Abstract
Modality is a key in articulating the authors' viewpoints in their arguments. To address the gap, this recent study aims to thoroughly describe the interpersonal meaning in terms of modality within English Literature’s undergraduate theses. Textual analysis using a corpus-based approach was rigorously applied. This research utilized AntConc 4.2.0 version as instrument. The researcher meticulously selected 40 undergraduate theses between March and August 2023. The SFL concept proposed by Halliday and Matthiessen (2004) was implemented to analyze the data. The findings demonstrated that undergraduate students largely used modalization in the context of probability across the undergraduate theses. It indicates that they utilize the modality to persuade readers by describing upcoming developments and exchanging information with them. Undergraduate students additionally employed medium modality with greater frequency than low modality. It indicates that they perceive the readers as having the same status as others, which promotes a peaceful relationship between them. It suggests that undergraduate students intentionally become involved with the readers through the ideas presented in the undergraduate theses, harmonizing their positions of authority with the readers, leading to a warm connection between them. Thus, it reflects the close distance between conversational participants.References
Adrian, D., & Fajri, M. S. A. (2023). Hedging practices in soft science research articles: A corpus-based analysis of Indonesian authors. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 10(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2023.2249630
Ahmad, M., Mahmood, M. A., Mahmood, M. I., & Siddique, A. R. (2019). Use of modal verbs as stance markers in Pakistani English newspaper editorials. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 9(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.29333/ojcmt/5722
Amalia, M., Subandowo, D., Faliyanti, E., & Thresia, F. (2018). An analysis of domain mood and modality of interpersonal meaning in Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)'s speech. English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 1(1), 22-28. https://doi.org/10.12928/eltej.v1i1.144
Asfina, R., Kadarisman, A. E., & Astuti, U. P. (2018). Hedges used by Indonesian ELT students in written and spoken discourses. Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7(3), 650-658. https://doi.org/10.17509/ijal.v7i3.9815
Ayuningtyas, I. P. (2021). Modality analysis in Joe Biden’s speech delivered on the anniversary of the covid-19 shutdown. EnJourMe (English Journal of Merdeka): Culture, Language, and Teaching of English, 6(2), 115-125. https://doi.org/10.26905/enjourme.v6i2.6531
Brillianta, C. D., & Setiarini, N. L. P. (2022). The interpersonal functions of Joe Biden’s campaign speech transcript: A systemic functional linguistics approach. SPHOTA: Jurnal Linguistik dan Sastra, 14(2), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.36733/sphota.v14i2.2663
Cahyati, N., Sinar, T. S., & Yusuf, M. (2021). Using AntConc software in analyzing modality: Case study in EFL tertiary students’ hortatory exposition text in Indonesia. LingPoet: Journal of Linguistics and Literary Research, 2(1), 94-103. https://doi.org/10.32734/lingpoet.v2i1.5141
Coberley, D., Speltz, E. D., & Zawadzki, Z. (2023). Using corpus methods to analyze modal verbs in government science communication on Twitter. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 2(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100042
Desmawati, O. (2022) Faktor yang menentukan kelulusan tepat waktu pada mahasiswa PSPM UIN RIL dengan analisis faktor confirmatori (CFA) [Undergraduate Thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung]. http://repository.radenintan.ac.id/21271/1/PERPUS%20PUSAT%20BAB%201%20DAN2.pdf
De la Rosa, V. M., & Romero, E. D. (2021). Epistemic and non-epistemic modals: The key to interpreting the spirit of counter-terrorism United Nations Decurity Council resolutions. Journal of pragmatics, 180, 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.04.009
Dietrichs, I. (2019). Academic writing in a Swiss University context. Pressbooks.
Dzarna, A. S., & Martutik, M. S. (2023). The modality psychology of language characteristics to bring ideology into Madurese song. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(7s), 621-632.
Đorđević, J. (2020). Improved understanding of meanings of modal verbs in legal English and increased motivation through Computer Assisted Language Learning. Ibérica, (39), 295-317. https://doi.org/10.17398/2340-2784.39.295
Ellis, R. (1986). Understanding second language acquisition. Oxford University Press.
Farhan, A. K. (2023). Divergence in the translation of criminal law: A corpus-based study of prohibition in Iraqi penal code and its English translation. Ampersand, 10, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amper.2022.100104
Fatoni, N. R., Santosa, R., & Djatmika. (2020). The interpersonal meaning of mocking chant to football players by English Premiere League supporters. LiNGUA, 15(1), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.18860/ling.v15i1.8237
Febrianti, Y., & Al Auwal, T. M. R. (2021, September). Millennials’ use of terms of endearment in casual conversation in digital communication. In 2nd International Conference on Science, Technology, and Modern Society (ICSTMS 2020) (pp. 234-238). Atlantis Press. https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210909.052
Febrilia, B. R. A., Rahayu, S., & Korida, B. D. (2019). Ordinal logistic regression analysis of factors affecting the length of student study. Jurnal Matematika MANTIK, 5(1), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.15642/mantik.2019.5.1.28-34
Gho, G., & Pasaribu, A. N. (2021). An analysis of modalities of the book ‘’How Children Succeed’’ by Paul Tough. IDEAS: Journal on English Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature, 9(2), 199-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.24256/ideas.v9i2.2222
Halliday, M. A. K., & Matthiessen, C. (2004). An introduction to functional grammar (3rd ed.). Hodder Arnold.
Haninda, M. H., & Bram, B. (2022). Academic writing of EFL students’ undergraduate theses: A discourse marker analysis. ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 5(1), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.34050/elsjish.v5i1.19719
He, Q. (2021). A corpus-based study of interpersonal metaphors of modality in English. Studia Neophilologica, 93(1), 50-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393274.2020.1792805
Herman, H., Saputra, N., Ngongo, M., & Fatmawati, E. (2022). Delivering a good speech by identifying the interpersonal meaning found in Joe Biden’s victory speech: A case on systemic functional linguistics. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 22(3), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v22i3.77
Hyland, K. (1994). Hedging in academic writing and EAF textbooks. English for specific purposes, 13(3), 239-256. https://doi.org/10.1016/0889-4906(94)90004-3
Ilham, I. (2019). Mood and modality of interpersonal meaning in research journal articles. Jurnal Eduscience, 5(1), 30-50. https://doi.org/10.47007/edu.v5i1.2831
Indrian, R. D., & Ardi, P. (2019). Rhetorical structures of English-major undergraduate thesis introduction chapters. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 4(2). 195-214. https://doi.org/10.21462/ijefl.v4i2.166
Jannatussholihah, S., & Triyono, S. (2020). Power in Indonesian presidential speeches: An analysis of linguistic modality. LiNGUA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa dan Sastra, 15(2), 239-252. https://doi.org/10.18860/ling.v15i2.8471
Koutsikou, M., Christidou, V., Papadopoulou, M., & Bonoti, F. (2021). Interpersonal meaning: Verbal text–image relations in multimodal science texts for young children. Education Sciences, 11(5), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11050245
Kristianti, E. A. (2020). Interpersonal meanings of modality in Jacinda Ardern’s speeches on covid-19. LET: Linguistics, Literature and English Teaching Journal, 10(2), 137-156. https://dx.doi.org/10.18592/let.v10i2.3995
Kurniati, R. F. (2019). Conjunctions in Indonesian undergraduate thesis abstracts. Etnolingual, 3(1), 27-41. https://doi.org/10.20473/etno.v3i1.12059
Latunra, A. R. Q. (2022). Interpersonal meaning in the Gettysburg address (systemic functional analysis). ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 5(4), 723-728. https://doi.org/10.34050/elsjish.v5i4.24847
Leech, G., & Svartvik, J. (2003). A Communicative Grammar of English (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Liu, J., & Liu, Q. (2023). Stance constructions in CEO statements of CSR reports of Chinese and US companies. English for Specific Purposes, 70, 237-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2023.01.004
Loi, C. K., Lim, J. M. H., & Wharton, S. (2016). Expressing an evaluative stance in English and Malay research article conclusions: International publications versus local publications. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 21(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2015.08.004
Luvuno, M. D., & Ajani, O. A. (2022). The use of modal auxiliary verbs among selected pre-service students at a South African rural university. International Journal of Higher Education, 11(2), 67-81. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v11n2p
Luzón, M. J. (2023). Multimodal practices of research groups in Twitter: An analysis of stance and engagement. English for Specific Purposes, 70, 17-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2022.10.006
Mangana, A. V., & Kurniawan, E. (2020). Understanding and evaluating personal letter writing: A systemic functional linguistics analysis of student texts in one of senior high school in Indonesia. Indonesian EFL Journal, 6(2), 165-174. https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v6i2.3385
Murniati, M. (2018). Syntactic complexity in EFL and native learners' undergraduate thesis abstracts. Journal of English Language and Culture, 9(1), 29-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.30813/jelc.v9i1.1450
Mustikawati, D. A., & Sumarlam. (2017). Interpersonal metafunction in interactive dialogue Mata Najwa Metro TV. LiNGUA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa dan Sastra, 12(1), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.18860/ling.v12i1.3917
Ngongo, M. (2021). The investigation of modality and adjunct in spoken text of proposing a girl using Waijewa language based on Halliday’s systemic functional linguistic approach. English Review: Journal of English Education, 10(1), 223-234. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v10i1.5382
Ningrum, D., Suriyani, S., Nurlela, N., & Zein, T. (2023). Interpersonal metafunction in Morgan Freeman's speech in the opening of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. LiNGUA: Jurnal Ilmu Bahasa dan Sastra, 18(1), 93-106. https://doi.org/10.18860/ling.v18i1.21836
Nurani, S., Mulyadi, M., & Sari, R. K. (2022). Mood and modality in Tim Cook’s speeches: Tenor of discourse. Scope: Journal of English Language Teaching, 6(2), 102-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.30998/scope.v6i2.12791
Ojo, O. E. (2020). Hedges and boosters as modality markers: An analysis of Nigerian and American editorials. k@ta, 22(2), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.9744/kata.22.2.55-62
Pasaribu, A. N. (2022). Students’ motivation in English learning amid covid-19 pandemic: A systemic functional linguistics perspective. Al-Ishlah: Jurnal Pendidikan, 14(2), 1553-1562. https://doi.org/10.35445/alishlah.v14i2.1824
Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan, Kebudayaan, Riset, dan Teknologi Republik Indonesia Nomor 53 Tahun 2023 tentang Penjaminan Mutu Pendidikan Tinggi.
Prasetyaningrum, A., Asrobi, M., Surayya, S. A., & Fikni, Z. (2022). Grammatical cohesion in students’ undergraduate thesis. Premise: Journal of English Education and Applied Linguistics, 11(2), 297-315. https://doi.org/10.24127/pj.v11i2.4744
Priyastuti, M. T. (2020). Penggunaan modal verbs bahasa Inggris dalam ketrampilan berbicara. Journal of Language and Health, 1(1), 11-20. https://doi.org/10.37287/jlh.v1i1.97
Program Studi Sastra Inggris. (2020, August 08). Buku pedoman akademik Fakultas Humaniora tahun 2020. https://bsi.uin-malang.ac.id/buku-pedoman-akademik-2020-2/
Puspitasari, V., Warsono, W., & Sutopo, D. (2021). The realization of mood and modality in the analytical exposition of the undergraduate students of Tidar University. English Education Journal, 11(3), 376-383. https://doi.org/10.15294/eej.v11i1.46349
Qian, L. (2017). A corpus-based study of modal verbs use in English writing by EFL learners. Canadian Social Science, 13(11), 31-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/9975
Rahmasari, S., & Lauwren, S. (2020). Modality analysis on the official website of indonesian tourism. Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature, 15(1), 112-119. https://doi.org/10.15294/lc.v15i1.24453
Ramadhani, R., Amalia, R. M., Indrayani, L. M., & Mahdi, S. (2019). The modality systems in Lawyer and Witness’s utterances on courtroom questioning of legal discourse. ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 2(3), 378-388. https://doi.org/10.34050/els-jish.v2i3.6914
Rui, Z., & Jingxia, L. (2018). The study on the interpersonal meanings of modality in micro-blogging English news discourse by the case of “Donald Trump’s muslim entry ban”. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 9(2), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.2p.110
Salama, A. H. (2021). The force dynamics of adjectival deontic modality in the mediatised register of the fatwa: a corpus cognitive–semantic analysis. Corpora, 16(1), 1-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/cor.2021.0207
Saravani, S., Marziyeh, A., & Jenaabadi, H. (2017). The relationship of the dimensions of perceived teaching style with students’ Mathematics achievement and self-efficacy. International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 12(2), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.29333/iejme/603
Schützler, O., & Herzky, J. (2022). Modal verbs of strong obligation in Scottish Standard English. English Language & Linguistics, 26(1), 133-159. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1360674321000071
Siregar, Y., Pasaribu, A. N., & Sinambela, E. (2021). An analysis of mood and modality. PIONEER: Journal of Language and Literature, 13(2), 302-314. https://doi.org/10.36841/pioneer.v13i2.1299
Stevick, E. W. (1989). Success with Foreign languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them (C. N. Candlin, Ed.). Prentice Hall International.
Suharyadi, S., Widiati, U., & Basthomi, Y. (2021). Exploring EFL teachers' new pedagogical content knowledge of genre-based approach. English Review: Journal of English Education, 10(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v10i1.5348
Syafutri, T., Syafriyadin, & Sofyan, D. (2022). Error analysis on noun phrase in students’ undergraduate theses. ENGLISH FRANCA: Academic Journal of English Language and Education, 6(2), 447-460. http://dx.doi.org/10.29240/ef.v6i2.4659
Syaifullah, S., & Sukova, H. M. (2022). An analysis of grammatical errors on undergraduate thesis abstract. ELT-Lectura, 9(1), 18-27. https://doi.org/10.31849/elt-lectura.v9i1.9217
Vinchristo, A. A. (2022). Interpersonal meta function analysis of editorial discourse in business-related issues using English systemic linguistics. Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 8(1), 44-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.32601/ejal.911518
Vrika, R., Mujiyanto, J., & Suwandi, S. (2019). The realization of interpersonal meaning in the report text of the undergraduate students of Universitas Batanghari Jambi. English Education Journal, 9(4), 492-500. https://doi.org/10.15294/eej.v9i4.31907
Wahyuni, A. E., Yannuar, N., Basthomi, Y., & Suharyadi, S. (2023). The negotiation of identities in multilingual settings as depicted in Indonesia dalem Api dan Bara. Linguistik Indonesia, 41(2), 151-167. https://doi.org/10.26499/li.v41i2.472
Wang, X., & Huang, C. R. (2021). From contact prevention to social distancing: The co-evolution of bilingual neologisms and public health campaigns in two cities in the time of covid-19. SAGE Open, 11(3), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440211031556
Wu, X., & Li, J. (2019). A corpus-based study of modal verbs in the Uniform Commercial Code of the USA. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law-Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, 32, 463-483. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-019-09620-9
Xiao, Y. (2017). Chinese ELF learners’ acquisition of modal verbs: A corpus-based study. International Journal of English Linguistics, 7(6), 164-170. http://doi.org/10.5539/ijel.v7n6p164
Yu, Q., & Wen, R. (2022). A corpus-based quantitative study on the interpersonal functions of hedges in Chinese and German academic discourse. Heliyon, 8(9), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10698
Zhang, D. (2020). Towards a discourse semantic characterisation of the modal particles in Khorchin Mongolian: A case study of an interaction. Journal of Pragmatics, 158, 13-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2019.12.013
Zhou, J. (2021). A corpus-based study of explicit objective modal expressions in English. Studia Neophilologica, 95(1), 100-126. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393274.2021.1980737
Zohrabi, M., Dobakhti, L., & Pour, E. M. (2019). Interpersonal meanings in children’s storybooks. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 7(2), 39-64.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
In order to assure the highest standards for published articles, a peer review policy is applied. In pursue of the compliance with academic standards, all parties involved in the publishing process (the authors, the editors and the editorial board and the reviewers) agree to meet the responsibilities stated below in accordance to the Journal publication ethics and malpractice statement.
Duties of Authors:
- The author(s) warrant that the submitted article is an original work, which has not been previously published, and that they have obtained an agreement from any co-author(s) prior to the manuscript’s submission;
- The author(s) should not submit articles describing essentially the same research to more than one journal;
- The authors(s) make certain that the manuscript meets the terms of the Manuscript Submission Guideline regarding appropriate academic citation and that no copyright infringement occurs;
- The authors(s) should inform the editors about any conflict of interests and report any errors they subsequently, discover in their manuscript.
Duties of Editors and the Editorial Board:
- The editors, together with the editorial board, are responsible for deciding upon the publication or rejection of the submitted manuscripts based only on their originality, significance, and relevance to the domains of the journal;
- The editors evaluate the manuscripts compliance with academic criteria, the domains of the journal and the guidelines;
- The editors must at all times respect the confidentiality of any information pertaining to the submitted manuscripts;
- The editors assign the review of each manuscript to two reviewers chosen according to their domains of expertise. The editors must take into account any conflict of interest reported by the authors and the reviewers.
- The editors must ensure that the comments and recommendations of the reviewers are sent to the author(s) in due time and that the manuscripts are returned to the editors, who take the final decision to publish them or not.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post online a pre-publication manuscript (but not the Publisher’s final formatted PDF version of the Work) in institutional repositories or on their Websites prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (see The Effect of Open Access). Any such posting made before acceptance and publication of the Work shall be updated upon publication to include a reference to the Publisher-assigned DOI (Digital Object Identifier) and a link to the online abstract for the final published Work in the Journal.
