THE DISCOVERY OF REGISTERS IN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER OF BALI TRAVEL NEWS

Abstract

ABSTRACT
This study aims to discuss the discovery of registers in the newsletter Bali Travel News
according to Biber and Conrad theory (2009) which states that registers are variations
related to certain usage situations. The existence of newspapers in the form of printed
media is still in great demand by the public. This newspaper is written in English and
contains articles that do occur in tourism in Bali without age restrictions to readers. In
general, newspapers often used informal words rather than formal words according to
their lexical and grammatical characteristics which are very interesting and entertaining.
The register description includes three main components: context of situation, linguistic
features, and functional interpretation between the first and two components. The data is
analyzed with descriptive qualitative method. Linguistic features included word selection
such as the use of pronouns, lexical and active as well as passive voice. Results are
presented through formal and informal methods.
Keywords: register, context of situation, linguistic features.
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bermaksud untuk membahas temuan register pada surat kabar Bali Travel
News menurut teori Biber dan Conrad (2009) yang menyatakan bahwa register adalah
variasi yang berkaitan dengan situasi penggunaan tertentu. Keberadaan surat kabar
dalam bentuk media cetak masih banyak diminati oleh masyarakat. Koran ini
menggunakan bahasa Inggris dan berisi artikel yang terjadi di Pariwisata di Bali tanpa
adanya batasan umur bagi pembacanya. Pada umumnya, surat kabar lebih sering
menggunakan kata-kata informal daripada kata-kata formal sesuai dengan ciri leksikal
dan gramatikal yang sangat menarik dan menghibur. Deskripsi register mencakup tiga
komponen utama: konteks situasi, fitur linguistik, dan interpretasi fungsional antara
komponen pertama dan dua. Itu dianalisis dengan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Ciri
kebahasaan termasuk pemilihan kata seperti penggunaan kata ganti, leksikal dan aktif
serta suara pasif. Hasil disajikan melalui metode formal dan informal.
Kata kunci: register, konteks situasi, ciri kebahasaan