THE USE OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION IN ENGLISH ARTICLES OF EDUKASI LINGUA SASTRA JOURNAL VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1, APRIL 2021

Published: Aug 8, 2024

Abstract:

In the application of language, the written form is the thing that requires the most thought process where the writers have to concentrate in order to produce written results as expected. The writers must understand and comprehend how to structure sentences correctly, and also must paying attention to cohesion between sentences. This research aims to investigate the type of grammatical cohesion and the dominant type of grammatical cohesion found in English article on Edukasi Lingua Sastra journal. This research uses a qualitative method with the data collection technique is document analysis. The result of this research is almost all the types of grammatical cohesion were found in every English article on Edukasi Lingua Sastra Journal Volume 19 Number 1, April 2021 except for one article by Mila Arizah, Merie Agustiani, and Karina D.K where no substitution type was found. The total of data found was 3.235 items which divided into four type, they are reference with 2.041 items, substitution with 9 items, ellipsis with 185 items, and conjunction with 1.000 items. If it showed in the percentage results is 63,1% of reference, 0,3% of substitution, 5,7% of ellipsis, and 30,9% of conjunction. So it can be concluded that reference is the most dominant type of grammatical cohesion in this research.

Keywords:
1. Grammatical Cohesion
2. English Article
3. Edukasi Lingua Sastra Journal Volume 19 Number 1, April 2021
Authors:
1 . Yulianti
2 . Asep Hardiyanto
How to Cite
Yulianti, & Hardiyanto, A. (2024). THE USE OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION IN ENGLISH ARTICLES OF EDUKASI LINGUA SASTRA JOURNAL VOLUME 19 NUMBER 1, APRIL 2021. Griya Cendikia, 9(2), 281–288. https://doi.org/10.47637/griyacendikia.v9i2.1468