MATERIAL PROCESS IN TRANSITIVITY OF BESEMAH LANGUAGE CLAUSES: A Functional Grammar Approach

Abstract

The title of this study is Material Process in Transitivity of Besemah Language Clause: Functional Grammar Approach. It aimed to find out material processes in Besemah language and to analyze the elements of material processes found in the language. This research discusses three main points: (1) the verbs that can be categorized into material process; (2) the participants involve in the material process; and (3) the clause patterns of material process. The approach applied in this study was Functional Grammar Approach (FGA) using descriptive method, employing data from the book Bahasa Besemah 2, which show the elements of material processes. The findings of the study show that (1) the verbs ngelipat, belajagh, ngandas, ngadum, diagai, ngaduk, beghusiq, main, ngeghap, ngenjuq, nganiaye, and nganyat belong to the verbs of material process, (2) the participants in the material process can be actor, goal, recipient, client, range, and instrument, and (3). The clause patterns of material processes may be categorized into be intransitive, mono-transitive, and ditransitive verb clause.