Relasi Koherensi Wacana Tulis: Studi Kasus Pada Editorial Koran The Jakarta Post

Abstract

This study aimed to explore detailed information about coherence, types of coherence, and coherence tools in the English online editorial Shifting to Digital, published in The Jakarta Post newspaper on November 1, 2017. This qualitative study was a case study with a discourse analysis design relying on editorial linguistic corpus as main data. The data were read and analyzed critically and thoroughly using coherence concepts with semantic and pragmatic point of view. The analysis shows that Shifting to Digital editorial fulfilled the requirements as a coherent discourse topically, relationally, and sequentially. The propositions contained in each paragraph were arranged in accordance with the main editorial topic; related to one another; and logically where no jumping ideas occurred. In addition, the contribution of coherence tools used, such as cause-effect relation, contrast relation, elaboration relation, and temporal relation made this editorial to be coherent discourse. In accordance with the results of the analysis, it can be concluded that Shifting to Digital editorial is a written discourse that fulfilled all good criteria of a good discourse so that the readers can easily understand the author’s intended meaning or message.