Interpersonal Metafunction Research Articles

Children Story Books as a Means of Social and Intellectual Development

The proposed study has explored the interpersonal meta-function in two children story books entitled “Four Feet Two Sandals” and “The Spirit of Cheetah”. It was aimed to explore what type of social and intellectual messages were being conveyed in these stories. The study was based on qualitative method and Halliday & Mathiessen (2004) modal of interpersonal meta-function was applied as a theoretical framework. Meanwhile, a sample of 10 passages was drawn from the selected story books. Data was analyzed through the lens of content analysis technique. In both aspects of mood and modality, the findings revealed the author’s intention to convey several useful values like sacrifice, friendship, patience, determination to boost the social and intellectual level of the children.

The mood system of Myanmar

Abstract The main purpose of this article is to present the mood system of Myanmar within the framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL). The mood system of Myanmar is composed of two simultaneous systems: mood type and mood force. The former focuses on describing the methods of exchange including declarative, interrogative, and imperative, while the latter focuses on the “language force” embedded in the exchange. In this study, certain structures for Mood realization and Mood particles used by Myanmar speakers are presented for each type and subtype of the mood type and mood force systems of Myanmar. The findings show the interpersonal metafunction of Myanmar language makes an important contribution to further contrastive studies between the mood systems and their realizations of Myanmar and those of foreign languages.

Theresa May’s BBC Speech on Brexit Referendum: An Interpersonal Metafunction Analysis

Interpersonal metafunction is one of three components of linguistic study within the Systemic Functional Linguistics framework (SFL). It is concerned with how language users express ideas in texts in order for their audience to perceive them. In regards to political discourse, this study aims to unravel what PM Theresa May tries to deliver to her audience. By examining the patterns of independent clauses in her BBC speech regarding Brexit referendum, it indicates the presence of declarative and/or statement sentences. There is clearly an exchange pattern between the speaker (Theresa May) and the targeted listener (British citizen). She planned the order of her speech, beginning with an explanation of the existing state of the United Kingdom and her new elevated position as Prime Minister, as a preamble to her theme speech, the Brexit referendum. By boosting her speech (using the finite 'will'), she explored her promise of a far better life for British citizens after leaving the EU, and in the final portion of her address, she maintained a strong demand (using the high modulation 'must') to realize her planned goal. This text analysis as a whole may provide extra insight into political speech language.

C-E Translation of the Chinese Civil Code and Intellectual Property Law: A Systematic Functional Linguistic Approach

This thesis is based on the diverse C-E translation versions of the Chinese civil code and intellectual property law. Under the guidance of systematic functional linguistics, this thesis uses metafuction theory as the main perspective and takes the field, tenor and mode characteristics of intellectual property law into consideration to analyze the translation versions so as to find the most aptly worded translation version which reveals the legislation intention and original context. Also, efforts are made to seek the equivalence between the source language and the target language in terms of ideational metafunction, interpersonal metafunction and textual metafuncion, thereby ensuring the accuracy of declaration of will and avoiding gross misunderstanding. Based on the comparative study of different translated versions, the thesis concludes that the translation of intellectual property legal articles should pay attention to the usage of legal professional words and model verbs and ensure the formalness, conciseness and readability.

English advertising slogans: A modality system analysis

Advertising slogans in English are notable for their unique and discursive features, which make them stand out. Samples of 120 English slogans with modality from 500 of the most well-known commercials are chosen to represent the modality system in interpersonal meta-function. The functional qualities of English slogans are intended to be interpreted by a systematic analysis of these slogans from the perspectives of modality type, modal value, and modal responsibility. Because of this, the middle or low modality value is often seen in English slogans, along with an expressive subjective orientation, is used in most of them. Advertisers are expected to benefit from this article, which aims to help them develop great advertising slogans and improve the effectiveness of advertising voice communication.

Sign Found in Movie the Hitman's Bodyguard

This research tried to analyze and discuss about kinds and functions of sign found in movie “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”. This research used some theories to support the research, the theories were taken from the books entitled “Semiotic For Beginners” written by Daniel Chandler and Introducing English Semantic by Charles W. Kreidler (1998). The data were taken from American movie entitled “The Hitman’s Bodyguard”. The data were collected by observation method. Signs can also be found in the movie and they appear in various kinds with different meanings. Based on the result of the analysis, in the movie “The Hitman’s Bodyguard, there were some signs found, and they can be classified into three: Icon, Index, and Symbol. Icon is the likeness of a sign and its signified. The index is a sign that is closely associated with the signified, while the symbol is the only traditional link between the sign and its signified. Ideational meta function, interpersonal meta function, and textual meta function were also three essential meta-functions. The Ideational Meta function is to represent an aspect of the experiential world outside of its system of signs in a referential or pseudo-referential sense. The Interpersonal Meta function is used to project the relationships between a sign’s producer and receiver or reproducer. The Textual Meta function is to create texts, which are sign complexes that are coherent both internally and within the context in which they were created.
 Keywords: semiotics, sign, movie the Hitman’s Bodyguard

Sign Found In The Movie Spiderman : Far From Home

This research analyze the kinds and functions of the signs found in the movie Spiderman : Far from Home. There are some methods used in writing this research, they are data sources, data collection, data analysis, and presenting the result of the analysis. In this research writer used the movie entitled “Spiderman: Far from Home” as the data source. The writer applied some methods of research those are by watching the movie, taking any signs that found in it, and then it was classified based on their kinds of sign on the collecting the data. In analyzing the data, the writer applied the theory of Chandler in his book entitled Semiotic for Beginners (1931) as the main theory and supported by other theories that are relevant to this topic. The analysis of data was done by explaining all the signs found in the movie based on its kind and function. The result of the research shows that the signs found in the movie Spiderman: Far from Home consist of 3 Icons, 5 Indexes and 8 Symbols. In the Icon there are, 3 Ideational Metafunctions. In the Index there are, 4 Ideational Metafunctions and 1 Interpersonal Metafunctions. In the Symbol there are, 6 Ideational Metafunctions, 4 Interpersonal Metafunctions and 4 Textual Metafunctions.
 Keywords: Sign, Icon, Index, Symbol, Movie Spiderman : Far from Home

Signs Found in San Andreas Movie

Humans, as social beings, must always communicate with others in their daily lives. Language is certainly used when communicating with others. The goal of this study was to identify, classify, and analyze the different types of signs and their functions in the San Andreas movie. This study employs a qualitative approach. The study’s findings revealed that signs can be found in movies. The movie ”San Andreas” served as a data source, demonstrating how different people use signs. Icon, Index, and Symbol are just some of the signs used here. Each sign has different functions as well. Ideational Metafunction, Interpersonal Metafunction, and Textual Metafunction are all parts of the sign’s function. Ideational Metafunction is one of the most prominent functions of the sign in the film ”San Andreas,” and it is most prominently displayed by the sign Icon. Icon, Index, and Symbol all contain Ideational Metafunction. In Index and Symbol, you’ll find Interpersonal Metafunction. Symbol and Index contain textual metafunction in this film.
 Keywords: sign, semiotics, San Andreas movie

HOW TO TEACH ENGLISH CONVERSATION? AN IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTIMODAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS THROUGH IMAGES

The purpose of this research is to identify how is the role of images implementation in teaching English conversation. Rapid technological developments increasingly highlight the use of multimodality theory. Multimodal in this case has a metafunction. Multimodal is now used as a new learning resource that can be used in the learning process. This multimodal aims as an evolving approach to knowledge in visual or image sources. This study used a qualitative descriptive method. In this study, an analysis of multimodal literature is carried out, namely through pictures of English conversations, these images are then used in learning about conversations in English. Three steps of representational metafunction, an interpersonal metafunction, and a compositional metafunction were used to analyze the multimodality of images used as learning media in learning English. The results obtained are that there is an increase in students' understanding when using images as learning media in conversational material in English. Based on the analysis of three multimodal components, namely the representational, interpersonal, and compositional, it is possible to conclude that the image of the English conversation employed leads to adaptation to the qualities of the kid as a learner. Children enjoy animated characters, and the use of color and animation in drawings is designed to pique pupils' interest in participating in learning by displaying images of discussions and encouraging them to practice them.

Islamic Female Clerics’ Preaching on the Discourse of Woman’s Body, Sexuality and Domestication: A Study through Transitivity and Appraisal Analysis

This text-oriented discourse analysis aims to evaluate and compare the language voiced by the two Islamic female clerics’ (Ustazah Aisah Dahlan and Mamah Dedeh) in their preaching as well as their stances towards the Discourse of Muslim Woman’s Body, Sexuality and Domestication posted on their affiliated Youtube accounts during this Covid-19 pandemic. The data (two video transcripts with the duration 09 minutes 04 seconds and 42 minutes and 54 seconds, respectively) were taken based on stratified purposeful sampling. Using transitivity system (ideational metafunction of language) postulated by M.A.K. Halliday(2014) and language evaluation theory (interpersonal metafunction of language) developed by Martin and White (2005), it was found that Aisah Dahlan’s preaching was dominated by attributive relational process and positive judgment in heteroglossic expressions to justify Muslim men’s attitudes and behaviors, whereas negative judgment in force expressions were deployed in discussing the Muslim woman’s body, sexuality, and domestication discourse. On the contrary, Mamah Dedeh’s preaching was dominated by the material process and positive judgement of sanction which indicates that husband and wife share equal responsibility in the household.Keywords: Ustazah, Text-Oriented Discourse Analysis, Muslim Woman’s Body, Islamic views on Sexuality, Domestication of woman, Transitivity analysis, appraisal analysis

Interactions in Professional Discourses in Job Interviews: The Use of Interpersonal Meaning, Mood and Modality

This paper presents an aspect of the investigation into the interaction in professional discourse,that focuses on interpersonal meanings in a job interview. The theory of the interpersonal metafunction or the clause as exchange from systematic functional linguistics is used to analyse the interactions between interviewers and interviewees in job interviews. The study uses Mood and Modality to examine closely how interaction is carried out in the interviews. In an interview, the interviewer uses particular speech roles and the interviewee responds accordingly. However, the current study shows a variety of responses that do not always complement the interviewer’s speech role. Data for the study were obtained from 10 interviews from one interview session for the post of customer services. A qualitative content analysis was carried out using Halliday’s Systematic Functional Linguistic theory on the clause as exchange that was deemed suitable to bring out the various meanings in the interviews. A close examination of Mood and Modality was carried out on the recurrent themes in the interviews such as strengths and weaknesses, problem solving strategies and initiative and working experiences of the interviewees. The findings show that recent Malaysian graduates have used mostly “can”at 28 % and “will”at 35 % as Modality resources. A study on the grammatical realisation of interaction in interviews is necessary for recruitment companies, human resources personnel and interviewees themselves. The current study hopes to contribute towards an understanding of current market demands for hiring employees in terms of interviews.

Propaganda as expressed through nouns1

Previous studies have often used a critical discourse approach to analyse propaganda texts. Although the social function of language in propaganda texts is well recognised and researched, the systematic aspect of the language used to fulfil this function seems less well understood. To draw more general conclusions about the way in which nouns are used to express propaganda, systemic functional linguistics was used to analyse texts identified as propaganda. This study is a qualitative study, although a quantitative presentation of the data is also provided. The texts used in the study thematically pertains to former South African president, Jacob Zuma, and are a combination of texts thematically focusing on two controversial South African cases, namely Nkandla and state capture. During Zuma's term, he was implied in both of these cases. The events enjoyed large-scale media attention and many texts were generated, some of which were pro-Zuma and some of which were against Zuma. Some of the salient findings include: the propaganda text group contains more subjective nouns than the non-propaganda text group. This high number of evaluative terms can be understood with the interpersonal metafunction in mind. For propagandists to attain their aims, they have to invite the receiver of the communication to join their perspective. These nouns are often used in collocations and can be used to create a specific discourse in a society. It is well known that nouns are used for different propaganda techniques, especially for dysphemism, but they can also be used for a specific type of dysphemism, namely self-dysphemism.

Compositional and interpersonal analysis of the picture book Stella brings the family: deconstructing affection

This study attempts to carry out an analysis of the compositional and interpersonal metafunctions of the picture book Stella brings the family (2015). The analytical tools employed in this study are based on the model for reading visual narratives proposed by Painter, Martin and Unsworth (2013) and on Kress and van Leeuwen’s Visual Social Semiotics (2021), which are useful models for the analysis of multimodal texts. The compositional and interpersonal analysis intends to deepen the deconstruction of meaning in the picture book and how the characters express affection. The compositional analysis reveals that the visual and the written text are complementary and that the different focus groups highlight the characters. The types of themes and the layout foreground the protagonist Stella. In addition, from an interpersonal perspective, the analysis reveals that Stella has more physical contact with one of her fathers, which suggests that Stella has a closer relationship with him. The compositional and interpersonal meanings contribute to establishing a close connection with readers so that they identify with Stella’s problem of not having a mother to celebrate Mother’s Day.

‘Can We See It?’: Contextualizing ‘Deforestation’ from an English-Medium Science Textbook for a Primary School Level

Understanding an English-medium science textbook is possibly challenging for some students. It is, for example, due to the language used. To deal with this issue, construing the use of the other mode, such as visual images, along with the verbal text is regarded useful. Thereby, the construal of multimodality in an English-medium science textbook becomes crucial. Albeit a myriad of inspections on multimodality exists, but to the best of the writer’s knowledge, such investigation with respect to an English-medium science textbook, particularly at a primary school level, was found to be limited. Therefore, this study aimed to scrutinize the verbal text and visual image presented in a science textbook used for a primary school level which is presented in English. To that end, a descriptive research design was employed. In this regard, a systemic functional multimodal discourse analysis (SF-MDA) within the trinocular metafunctions encompassing ideational, interpersonal, and textual metafunctions was utilized. The systemic functional linguistics theory, the grammar of visual design, intersemiotic complementarity, and logico-semantics were the frameworks employed to analyze the artefact, the English-medium science textbook. The findings revealed that the visual image and verbal text interact with one another within the three metafunctions. Given the interaction between the two modes, the present study suggests that both teachers and students are required to take into considerations and be aware of the potential or roles of images along with the verbal text, i.e. the images are not merely accessories, but instead, these are able to assist the comprehension of the science materials learned.

Anatomizing Ideology Below the Clause: The Transitivity Analysis of Iqbal’s Mukalma Jibra.īl-o-Iblīs (Gabriel and Lucifer)

This paper aims at exploring how ideology is construed in a text and how the text bears significant meaning potentials. Drawing on Systemic-functional Linguistics (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2014), particularly on the Transitivity analysis, it examines how language serves in terms of two folds of structural social semiotics and ideology representation. The study probes out how the constituent analysis (Transitivity analysis) could be significant in unfolding the meaning potential of a text. The data was taken from the text of the poem ‘Jibra.īl -o-Iblīs'. The data was comprised of the twenty-two sentences taken from the text of the poem which was later on transliterated and translated for the purpose of analysis. The purposive sampling tool has been significantly helpful in the excerption of data, and a mixed-method approach has been employed in terms of analysis. Findings suggested that the poem reflects five process types which were Material, Mental, Verbal, Relational, and Existential and the participants been detected were Actor, Goal, Scope, Range, Beneficiary, Target, Senser, Phenomenon, Verbiage, Sayer, Token, Value, Attribute, Carrier and Existent. Also, the types of circumstance detected in the analysis were Circumstance of Manner, Location, Role, Contingency, Angle, Cause, Accompaniment, and Extent. To configure the dominant process type, Bungin’s statistical approach (2001) was employed. And, it is acknowledged that the dominant process type in the poem was the verbal process (47%) and the subsequent was the material process (27%). Findings also foreshadow that poem's meaning potential is blueprinted on a spiritual aura which is being communicated mainly through the verbal process and material process subsequently. This paper focuses only on the transitivity analysis the future researches could be done about interpersonal or textual metafunction analysis of the poem.

Revealing the Meanings of Prince Harry’s First Speech after Royal Split: Systemic Functional Grammar Analysis

The speech is delivered by Prince Harry. Three areas of SFG are applied to analyze the speech. The result shows that in terms of ideational metafunction, material, and mental processes are 2 highest occurrences in the speech. It happens since the speaker displays all his concrete actions including doing charity and meeting many people of his country. Through mental process, it shows that he involves his senses to communicate the language in his mind. Three types of mental process, namely cognition, affection, and perception are found in the speech indicating his empathy to the people towards the news of the royal split. The interpersonal metafunction shows that he does take sides on the wife and family. Using modality, he employs that the media power force creates huge speculations among the citizens. They accuse his wife for bringing bad impacts for him. By applying high commitment of modality, he reassures people that his wife is not the cause of the split. He also requests the people to love her as much as they love him. The modality shows that the split will not change the commitment he has for serving the country. The polarity displays a clarification that the decision of splitting is taken after long consideration. The personal pronoun ‘I’ shows that the speaker is the subject matter of the speech. The textual metafunction in the speech shows that unmarked theme deploys the idea that it is a declarative speech which functions to give information or clarification. The additional conjunction is used to explore detailed information people must know.

Analysis of interpersonal metafunction in text messages: A case study of group text messages among teachers of English at Viet Anh School

This paper analyzes the interpersonal metafunction in text messages of teachers of English at Viet Anh School. The paper uses Systemic Functional Grammar as the theoretical framework which aims to investigate into a language from a qualitative approach. The aim of this paper is to discover how interpersonal metafunction is being served in text messages of teachers of English in terms of mood, speech function, modality, and personal pronouns. The analysis indicates that the teachers of English often use text messages for providing more information and demanding services by the dominant use of declarative clauses in their interaction. These teachers of English also perform their plans or desires about their future intention through the frequent use of modalities such as ‘will’, ‘can’ or ‘could’. Through the analysis of personal pronouns, it can be clear that the teachers of English tend to interact with each other by sharing their points of view rather than mentioning about other things or persons. Their social relation is shortened through the popular use of pronouns ‘I’, ‘we’ and ‘you’. Thus, it can be concluded that the social relationship among teachers of English is established and maintained through the use of interpersonal metafunction.

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Children picture books which incorporate a system of words and images devotes the most space to pictures; it, therefore, makes sense to consider images as important as words. To analyse and interpret the interface between text and image, this article proposes to use the language of evaluation of Martin and White (2013) which includes three meta functions (ideational metafunction, interpersonal metafunction and textual metafunction) to to analyse words further developed by Kress and van Leeuwen in Reading Images (2006) with the grammar of visual design framework to analyse pictures portrayed in picture books for children.

TRANSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF KEYNOTE SPEECH OF JOKO WIDODO AT WEF EA 2015

International political speeches have played an extremely important role in political environment and take broader public attention due to their political, economy, and cultural values manifested through the language used. Systemic–Functional Grammar introduced and developed by Halliday (1967) sets out that with languages there are ideational meta-function, interpersonal meta-function, and textual meta-function. Hiring the theory of transitivity from Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics, this study focuses on analysing Joko Widodo’s keynote speech. The aim is to figure out the deeper meaning of the speech through the distributions and so the dominations of the transitivity processes along with their participants. At the same time this study tries to find out the hidden information by analysing the functions of the transitivity processes and the main participants. The qualitative method is employed for the transitivity analysis while the quantitative method is taken to provide the statistic description on the distributions of the types of the process and the participants found. The analysis generates two major findings: First, there are five types of process: material, relational, verbal, mental, existential and the participants found, and no single behavioural process and its participants occurred. Among them, the material process and relational process along with their participants dominate the speech, which makes it well-delivered, more powerful, objective, and convincing. Second, the pronouns ‘we, our, and us’ are found as the main participants in Joko Widodo’s keynote speech that indicate his efforts to draw a close relation between him and his audience so his addressing has succeeded.

Comparison of Indonesia and Korea Video Tourism Advertisements Found in YouTube Using Social Semiotic

This study aims to compare the differences and the similarities between two video tourism advertisements of Indonesia and South Korea through three levels of metafunction. The three levels of metafunctions are: 1) the level of ideational metafunction, 2) the level of interpersonal metafunction, and 3) the level of textual metafunction. The Systemic Functional Linguistics theory by Halliday, Visual Grammar theory by Kress and Van Leeuwen and generic structure analysis theory by Cheong were applied to analyze this research. The method used in this research was a descriptive research method. The data in this research were texts and images used in two video tourism advertisements. The results of the study show that they share one similarity and fourteen differences in the level of ideational metafunction. Then, there are six similarities and eight differences in the interpersonal level. Meanwhile, there are four differences and no similarities found for textual metafunction. The conclusion obtained from the findings is that they are more different rather than similar and the differences in how they produces the video tourism ads are affected by the differences in cultural background of the videos which are represented through speech and visual and lead to the different ways of producing structure of clauses and selection of words in the three levels of metafunction.