Abstract:
This research discusses about Experiential Function. The objective of this research
are to find out 1) The types of process, 2) How are the process used, 3) Why are
the process used. The research on this thesis was carried by using descriptive
qualitative. The data were taken from Maher Zain’s album song lyrics Thank You
Allah. The result on this research show that were five types of process based on
32 clauses in the song lyrics of For The Rest Of My Life, such as Material was
occurred 7 clauses, Mental was occurred 9 clauses, Relational was 9 clauses,
Verbal was occurred 6 clauses, and Extential was occurred 1 clause. This research
found the realization of experiential function was seen from the process wich
determined the participants function and circumstance element that was used in
the song lyrics. The last this research also found the reason why are the process
used in the song lyrics because for special purpose such as Material process is
used in order to express the examples of what the actor had done in the singer’s
life, Mental process is used for explained about the process of sensing, Relational
prosess realize as the process of being (including having), Verbal process is used
for explained about the process of saying or signaling, and This process was used
to describe that something happened. This research was expected to deliver an
introduction about experiential function for the people who read this research