%T EXAMINING INTERPERSONAL GRAMMATICAL METAPHOR
USE IN ACADEMIC WRITING
%D 2024
%X Academic writing presents challenges as students struggle to create meaning
through texts. Writing an academic final paper is a challenge for university
students. This study aims to analyze and examine the students use of interpersonal
grammatical metaphor in academic writing within the utilization of mood and
modality. By applying the theoretical framework of systemic functional
linguistics, the researcher chose a descriptive qualitative method and thematic
analysis design based on her research aims. Six papers were selected since they
met eight qualifications from the appraisal checklist. All the selected papers
distributed 76 clauses of positive declarative mood, 6 clauses of negative
declarative mood, and 24 clauses of imperative mood. The data collected
presented a total of 106 clauses in the distribution of mood systems. Students
applied a total of 47 clauses for high obligation, 10 clauses for medium obligation,
and 33 clauses for low obligation. Moreover, students applied 8 clauses of high
inclination and 8 clauses of modalization in usuality. The data collected presented
a total of 106 clauses in the distribution of modality. The realization of the mood
system was used to express meaning through their research background and reason
for choosing the topic. While types of modalities are realized to strengthen their
background of study and express possibilities that were likely to occur in their
reason for choosing the topic, students realized modalization to express meaning
and give evidence why their topic is reasonable.
Keywords: Interpersonal Grammatical Metaphor, Mood and Modality, Academic
Writing
%L eprintsunpak8234
%I Universitas Pakuan
%A Alya Nurfakhira