CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study In our daily activity we spend many times in
reading,like reading magazine or newspaper.
But most of us will choose magazine to read because it more interesting compare with the others. Magazine has pictures
which can help your understanding, and
it is interesting because they are about real life and the news. Magazine can
use as a medium of communication, source
of information, as the voice of every person, as a media literacy-based learning, as
increased creativity, and as an entertainer.
Everyone has a stack of old magazines lying
around the house somewhere, and whether
you're walking past a newsstand in the mall or sitting in the dentist's office and in the beauty salon you're going
tobe tempted to pick up a magazine and flip
through the pages. Magazines are everywhere, but what are they exactly? Magazine is a periodical publication with
articles, stories, or pictures on multiple
subjects by different authors. It is written for the general public typically even special interest. Magazines are written
with a general audience with special language.
It is available by subscription orfrom newstands often heavily supported by advertising. It referred to as popular
press publications becausearticles are often written by journalists, who gather information
from various sources and synthesize it into
their stories or reports. The audience for articles in magazines is ally the general public. A magazine consists of
articles. The articles in magazines are often a good way to gain an overview of our topic.
Universitas Sumatera Utara 2 Magazines have gone through a complex
evolution over the years, and it is instructive
to think of magazines as belonging to one of three distinct categories: trade, news, and consumer.
Trade magazines are designed to inform the
members of a particular professional or
occupational group, of itemsof specific interest to them. These magazines are generally not available to the
general public, and any advertising that they may contain tends to be directed at
members of that trade.
News magazines, which in the case of
publications are directed at a broad readership.
These magazines are designed toprovide a single source through which readers can catch up on news, current events,
and hot topics.
Consumer magazines ally contain a number of
small articles that deal with topics of
interest to the targetedgroup, but in most instances the bulk of available space is devoted to advertising.
In consumer magazines, advertisers have the
opportunity to pitch welldefined mixes of products, in a way thatspeaks directly
to the targeted group.
Through magazines, they convey information
about their products isgetting directly into
the hands of those people who are most likely to purchase what they are selling.
Globe Asia magazine is one of the magazines
that serves the three categories above
that is trade, news, and consumer. Asia(The Globe Jakarta) . Globe Asia is an Indonesian business magazine published in
English.The magazine has a market share of
the business, both in Indonesia and inAsian countries. Globe Media Group is a magazine that houses the company's
fastest-growing media in Indonesia.
It is a business magazine covering local and
interlocal business in news financial news, technology, companies, global
economics, finance, business research,financial trends, business opportunities,
global trends, innovationsand growth strategies.
Universitas Sumatera Utara 3 Language becomes a very powerful mediumto
convey all kinds of information, how
they are written really depending on its language so that they can get a lot of
reader.
Language in magazine is interesting to discuss
syntactically, that is logical relation,
studies how to express concepts, moods, feelings and attitudes.
Logical relation is part of syntax that
teaches how to make a reasoning, strong and
meaningful argument. It is a relation in which there is always the notion of cause-EFFECT. Cause and effect are an
action-reaction combination that uses conjunctions.
Logical relation refers to the communicative exchanges, the give and take that make up dialogical arguments.
There are seven kinds of logical relation
according to Beekman and Callow (1974:300)
and Barnwell (1980:178). The following examples are the seven types of logical relation : 1.
Reason-RESULT In the reason-RESULT relation the proposition
which has the role of reason answer the
question “why this result ?”.
example: We were unable to carry out the
experiment becausethe computer malfunctioned.
2.
Means-RESULT Means-RESULT is the relationship in which the
means proposition answer the question
“howdid this result come about?” Example:
Bywashing the dishes, Jhon got it clean.
3.
Purpose-MEANS Purpose-MEANS is a relationship in which the MEANS
proposition answer the question “what
was done in order to achieve this purpose?.
Universitas Sumatera Utara 4 Example: The company conducted a detailed
survey in order togauge its clients’ views.
4.
Concession-CONTRAEXPECTATION A
Concession CONTRAEXPECTATION isa relation of unexpectedness bet ween
propositions.
Example: AlthoughJhon explained the technique,
he wasn’t understand.
5.
Grounds-CONCLUSION Grounds-CONCLUSION relation answer the
question “What fact is this conclusion
based on?” Example: The car is dirty,
soJhon must have washed it.
6.
Grounds-EXHORTATION The Grounds-EXHORTATION relation is most like
the groundsCONCLUSION relation, however,
in grounds-CONCLUSION the CONCLUSION is
a statement and in Grounds-EXHORTATION the EXHORTATION is always a command Example: The door is open, soyou close it,
Jhon.
7.
Condition-CONSEQUENCE The Condition CONSEQUENCE relation is also of
the cause EFFECT type. However, the
cause, that is, the condition, is either hypotical or there is some element of uncertainty.
Example: if I like it I shall buy it.
In this thesis, logical relation is adopted to
be analyzed which are found in selected
articles of Globe Asia magazine.The magazine was chosen as the object analysis because there are many of logical
relations found in the articles.
Universitas Sumatera Utara 5 It is very interesting in analyzing logical
relation in Globe Asia magazine because
logical relation is a study that teach how to express an idea, concepts, moods, feelings and attitudes. Between logical
relation and the using of language in business
are very close. Language has a very important meaning in the world of business. Logical relation is essential to
business performer. Most activities performed
by the business performer are done through the avenue created by logical relation. Logical relation becomes a very
powerful medium to maintain argument and
idea. For example, to ensure working partner or to promote, introduce a new product we can use logical relation.
Based on the reasons above, it is important to
discuss more about the term of logical
relation throughGlobe Asia magazine in order to give more explanation about logical relation, how to use it in
writing and in speaking.
1.2
Formulation of the Problem Based on the background above, there are some
problems of the analysis to be discussed
: 1.
What kinds of logical relation are found in the selected articles of
Globe Asia magazine? 2.
Which kind of logical relation is the most dominant found in Globe Asia magazine? 1.3
Objectives of the Study Concerning the problem of the analysis , the
writer has objectives as follows: Universitas Sumatera Utara 6 1. To
find out the kinds of logical relations found in the selected articles of Globe Asia magazine.
2. To
find out the most dominant kind oflogical relations found in selected articles of Globe Asia magazine.
1.4 Scope of the Study This research mainly focuses on the types of
logical relation appeared in Globe Asia
magazine,Trihatma Haliman Property Tycoon Making Apartment Living Fashionable volume 11-November 2012. There are
21 articles. The logical relation was
analyzed contained in that magazine by using Beekman and Callow and Barnwell’s classification.
1.5 Significances of the Study This study is considered importantas it
provides the readers easy understanding
about logical relation.The writer hopes that this research will give understanding especially in syntax field.On
the other word, the writer will inspire other
researcher prospective to explore deeper about the logicalrelation .Thus, for students who find difficulty comprehend
logical relation can make this study as bibliography
to understand logical relation easily.This thesis also can be used as a reference in foreign language teaching.
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