The Analysis of Metaphors of Modality in The Book Into The Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R Doty, MD

Haniifatul, Adzra (2023) The Analysis of Metaphors of Modality in The Book Into The Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R Doty, MD. Diploma thesis, Universitas Andalas.

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Abstract

The metaphor of modality is a language variation in the expression of modality. Analyzing the metaphor of modality is important to see the degree of certainty of utterances in communication. The theory by M.A.K Halliday (1994), specifically the metaphor of modality, was applied to see the use of the metaphor of modality in the autobiography book. This study aimed to find the types and values of the metaphor of modality used by the writer in the book. The method of this study was a descriptive qualitative method. The data collected were labeled based on the mental process elements and mood elements in the box. This research found that there are 110 data containing metaphors of modality found in the book Into The Magic Shop. All of the data is categorized into types and values of metaphors of modality. The types are probability with 56 (50.91%) data, usuality 2 (1.82%) data, the type of obligation has 38 (34.55%) data, and lastly, inclination with 14 (12.73%) data. Then, the value of metaphor of modality found which are high with 51 (46.36%) data, median value with 41 (32.27%) data, and low value with 18 (16.36%) data. The most occurred type found in the book is the probability type of metaphor of modality, and followed with the most dominant value of metaphor of modality is high value of metaphor of modality. Keywords: Autobiography, Metaphors of Modality, Systemic Functional Linguistics,

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