A Deixis Analysis of Students’ Writing by the Tenth Grade AKL 1 in SMK Negeri 2 Madiun

Abstract

The aims of this study to identify the types of deixis and to analyze the dominant reference meaning found in the students’ writing at the tenth grade AKL 1 SMK Negeri 2 Madiun. The researcher used descriptive qualitative research. The result of this research showed five types of deixis and the the dominant reference meaning using Cruse’s (2000) theory. Five types of deixis are person deixis, spatial deixis, temporal deixis, discourse deixis, and social deixis. From 30 total data, the researcher found 1.036 deictic words in the students’ writing. 503 or 49% in the person deixis, 360 or 35% in the temporal deixis, 70 or 7% in the social deixis, 69 or 6% in the spatial deixis, and 34 or 3% in the discourse deixis. Therefore, the most dominant deictic words in types of deixis are person deixis I with the 152 total deictic words, temporal deixis was with the 45 total deictic words, social deictic friend with the 24 total deictic words, spatial deixis go and in with the same amount 11 total deictic words, and discourse deixis it with the 19 total deictic words.