EXPLANATION
1. Social Function
- To explain the processes involved in the formation or workings of natural or sociocultural phenomena
2. Generic Structure
- A general statement to position the reader.
- A sequenced explanation of why or how something occurs
- Closing
3. Lexicogrammatical Features
o
Focus on Generic,
non human participants.
o
Use mainly of Material and Relational Processes.
o
Use mainly of Temporal and Causal
Circumstances and Conjunctions.
o
Some use of Passive Voice to get theme right
o
use of non-human participants (the sea, the
mountains, the computers, the engine)
o
use of action verbs (falls, rises, changes)
o
uses time relationships (first, then, following,
finally)
o
use of cause/effect relationships (then, as a
consequence, so, if)
o
conjunctions (when, then, first, after this so)
o
some passives (is saturated, are changed)
o
Explanations involve the stating of reasons for
an activity or process.
4. Example
Tsunami
Tsunamis occur when a major fault under the ocean floor
suddenly slips. (General Statement)
The displaced rock pushes water above it like
a giant paddle, producing powerful water waves at the ocean surface. The ocean
waves spread out from the vicinity of the earthquake source and move across the
ocean until they reach the coastline, where their height increases as they
reach the continental shelf, the part of the earth’s crust that slopes, or
rises, from the ocean floor up to the land. Tsunamis wash ashore with often
disastrous effects such as severe flooding, loss of lives due to drowning, and
damage to property. (Sequence
Explanation)
A tsunami is a very large sea wave that is generated by
disturbance along the ocean floor. This disturbance can be an earthquake, a
landslide, or a volcanic eruption. A tsunami is undetectable far out in the
ocean, but once it reaches shallow water, this fast-traveling were grows very
large. (Closing)
Catatan :
Social function menerangkan proses-proses yang terjadi dalam pembentukan atau kegiatan yang terkait dengan fenomena alam, dunia ilmiah, sosial-budaya, atau lainnya yang bertujuan menjelaskan.
Closing ini bisa merupakan sebuah kesimpulan dari beberapa paragraf di atas. Ataupun menceritakan secara rinci dari sebuah topik dan rincian tersebut hanya beberapa kalimat saja.
Catatan :
Social function menerangkan proses-proses yang terjadi dalam pembentukan atau kegiatan yang terkait dengan fenomena alam, dunia ilmiah, sosial-budaya, atau lainnya yang bertujuan menjelaskan.
Closing ini bisa merupakan sebuah kesimpulan dari beberapa paragraf di atas. Ataupun menceritakan secara rinci dari sebuah topik dan rincian tersebut hanya beberapa kalimat saja.
Sumber : Diskusi Kelompok
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar