Research Article
Cohesion Markers in Children's Story Books
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285344, author={Tatik Irawati and Mangatur Rudolf Nababan and Riyadi Santosa and Diah Kristina}, title={Cohesion Markers in Children's Story Books}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd English Language and Literature International Conference, ELLiC, 27th April 2019, Semarang, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ELLIC}, year={2019}, month={7}, keywords={cohesion markers children’s story book linguistics study}, doi={10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285344} }- Tatik Irawati
Mangatur Rudolf Nababan
Riyadi Santosa
Diah Kristina
Year: 2019
Cohesion Markers in Children's Story Books
ELLIC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.27-4-2019.2285344
Abstract
Cohesion is a lexical or grammatical link between the lexicographic elements in the text. The purpose of this study to explain and analyze the application of cohesion to children's story books that have simple and effective word and sentence structures. Applying the right cohesion will make it easier for readers to understand the contents of the story. The method used qualitative with embedded case study; researchers determine in advance before taking data so that everything has been prepared from the beginning. The design is flexible and open because the research can develop continuously during data collection. The finding of this research of grammatical cohesion (reference pronoun 20%, reference demonstrative 5%, reference definite article 2%, substitution 2%, ellipsis 2%, conjunction 18%). For lexical cohesion (repetition 20%, synonym 10%, contrast opposition antonyms 7%, contrast series scales 1%, 5% contrast series cycles, class-member1%, co-class 1%, whole-part 5% and co-part1 %.