Interpersonal Clauses in Text of Pan Angklung Gadang Systemic Functional Linguistics Perspective

Abstract

Balinese communities have a lot of narrative text with many kinds of genre. Text of Pan Angklung Gadang is one of narrative texts categorized as anecdote. However, the text is not known as poplar as other narrative texts in Balinese communities. In fact, the text embeds very deep moral value that can be useful for live guidance in the communities. The paper analyzes interpersonal clauses involving clause forms and modalities embeds in the clauses. The theory used for the analysis is the theory of interpersonal clause taken from Halliday. The data were taken from a book entitled Kumpulan Satua (Dongeng Rakyat Bal). This research hired qualitative research by giving the descriptive explanation. The theory used for the research was the theory of interpersonal proposed by Halliday. The theory involves clause forms, modalities, and lexical choice. The data were taken from the language spoken by the participants in dialog in four cases. The research showed that context of situation had very important role to create the appropriate meaning of the text. Having poor knowledge in context of situation makes disadvantage for the all people. In contrast, having good knowledge in context of situation makes our lives more comfortable. The text guides us how to behave in communities which focuses on ethic, esthetic, and logic.