Mental Processes in a Children Short Story: Focusing on Systemic Functional Grammar Approach

Authors

  • Puspita Sari

Abstract

This research is entitled Mental Processes in a Children Short Story: Focusing on Systemic
Functional Grammar Approach. It aims at investigating (1) what participants involved in mental processes
and (2) what kinds of verbs categorized into mental processes. The research uses Systemic Functional
Linguistics Approach proposed by Halliday. The method used in this research is descriptive one using
paraphrasing and reference techniques. The data are taken from a short story for children which is entitled
Little Red Riding Hood, a European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The result shows that
(1) participants involved in mental processes are senser and phenomenon. Senser can be a conscious being
for only those who can feel, think or see. The phenomenon is that which is sensed, felt, thought or seen, and
(2) the verbs that can be categorized into mental processes are affective, cognitive and perceptive. From
those three categories, cognitive is the most dominant appearing in this story. It shows that the participant’s
role (senser) in this story use their thought and mind to sense their intension rather than doing something.

Published

2020-10-15

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