Ratna Kusumawardhani, , 2201502007 (2007) INTERPERSONAL MEANING IN ENGLISH AND JAVANESE CATHOLIC DAILY PRAYERS ( A COMPARATIVE STUDY ). Masters thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

Prayer is created in a certain cultural and situational context. Prayer also contains interpersonal meaning. So, how the interpersonal meanings of English and Javanese Catholic Daily prayers are realized The purposes of the study are aimed at describing 1) the realization of interpersonal meaning found in English Catholic daily prayers, 2) the realization of interpersonal meaning found in Javanese Catholic daily prayers, 3) the similarities and differences in expressing the interpersonal meaning of the prayers of the two languages. The study is a descriptive qualitative research as the aim of the study is to describe the interpersonal meaning of English and Javanese Catholic daily prayers. The data are documents, in this case, the prayer texts. They are 6 English Catholic Daily Prayers and 6 Javanese Catholic Daily Prayers. The study was conducted based on clause, modality, and appraisal devices. Clause analyses and its modality are used to know the relation between the speaker and the addressee. Here, the relation between Catholic people and God, Hail Mary, or Jesus Christ. While the appraisal devices are used to know the way Catholic people express the prayers. They are attitude, amplification, source, and speech level. The result is shown in 1) speech functions, 2) speech roles, and 3) the appraisal of English and Javanese Catholic Daily prayers. As the texts are prayers, the speech functions found in English and Javanese prayers are giving information and demanding goods and services. The speech roles of English and Javanese prayers are statements and demands. The differences are mostly found in the appraisal systems, i.e. the use of the lexis to express the prayers, and the speech level. It is suggested that prayers are good media for teaching languages. By knowing the interpersonal meaning of the prayers, people are able to say the prayers correctly. They will express their statements and demands politely as the addressee is God.

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