THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEXICO GRAMMAR AND TEXT STRUCTURE OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT NARRATIVE TEXT

Abstract

This study arranged to describe to what extent the Junior High School Students acquire the lexicogrammar and text structure of narrative text and to describe how the acquisition of lexicogrammar and text structure of narrative text by the Junior High School students develops. For the purpose of this study, qualitative narrative research was used to describe and explain the lexicogrammar and text structure of narrative text written by junior high school students The data of this research is Junior High School students‟ narrative writing where the students put their ideas of the lexicogrammar and text structure. The source of the data was the students of SMP N 7 Medan. The subjects were the students of grade 7,8 and 9. There are 15 students chosen as the subject, 5 of the students are grade VII students (labeled as subject 1-5), 5 of the students of grade VIII (labeled as subject 6-10) and 5 students of grade IX (labeled as subject 11-15). There are 3 technique of data analysis, namely data condensation data display and conclusion drawing/ verification. All the components of lexicogrammar, namely, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, and Past Tense in narrative text are all used by the student of Grade 7,8, and 9 of Junior High School in SMP Negeri 7 Medan It is found that the quality of SFL in the students‟ writing is not equal. Most of the students‟ wrote a text without paying atttention to the contextual meaning. Also, the students‟ capability in playing with the words in costructing the texts is moderate. Students‟ use of lexicogrammar and text structure in narrative text, are influenced by two factors, they are, the students‟ cognitive development stages based on age and their language mastery.